Emotional Intelligence
What is emotional intelligence? According to Kendra Cherry, MSEd, at Very Well Mind, emotional intelligence (EI or EQ for “emotional quotient”) is the ability to perceive, interpret, demonstrate, control, evaluate, and use emotions to communicate with and...
Understanding Psychiatric Medication Management
Treating different mental health conditions focuses on talk therapy or counseling and taking medication that can help you achieve chemical balance in your brain. However, when using such drugs, it’s vital to do so under professional supervision. Why? We all have...
What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Mainstream media often paints an inaccurate picture of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as pretty eccentric individuals who need to keep their environment clean, wash their hands excessively, and worry just about anything. While this stereotype has a...
Conversion Disorder – Functional Neurologic Disorder
What is conversion disorder? According to the National Library of Medicine, conversion disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by signs and symptoms affecting sensory or motor function inconsistent with patterns of known neurologic diseases or other medical...
How to Make a Positive Change in Your Life
Humans are creatures of habit, whether they support or hinder our mental health. We love our routines, like making coffee in the morning, ordering our favorite meal, or going on a run at a specific time. However, we also have a plethora of unhealthy tendencies like...
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence: Common Issues & How To Deal with Them
Teenage years are often looked back on with bliss and nostalgia. It’s a particular developmental stage when one is not a child anymore but not quite yet an adult. Many perceive adolescents as rebels and trouble-makers, always moody, ready to fight, or overly...
Memory, Forgetfulness, and Aging
According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), many older adults worry about their memory and other thinking abilities. For example, they might be concerned about taking longer than before to learn new things, or they may sometimes forget to pay a bill. These...
Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation
According to the Center for Suicide Prevention, self-harming behaviors continue to be a major issue. This is especially true for young people, whose self-harm rates far outnumber those for adults. Self-harm can sometimes be associated with increased suicidality....
What Is Parental Alienation & How To Cope?
Parental Alienation (PA) Did you know that 38% of all marriages end in divorce in the US alone? The newest statistics even tell us that 11-15% of high-conflict divorces lead children to parental alienation. What is that? Parental alienation (PA) is a specific family...Contact us
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