Do you often find yourself feeling overwhelmed, anxious, irritable, or walking around with a know in your stomach? If so, chances are your life is being affected by chronic stress. While feeling stressed occasionally is normal and natural, having extended periods of...
If your loved one, a close friend, or a romantic partner struggles with a mental health issue, chances are your relationship might be incredibly stressful, draining, and simply difficult at times. Even if you have their best interest at heart, it can often feel like...
The Impact of Trauma on Memory Function Traumatic experiences can have a profound effect on memory function, often leading to memory loss as a coping mechanism. Ingrid Waichler, LCSW, and Maria Simbra, MD, from Choosing Therapy, highlight the negative impact of trauma...
We’ve all experienced a sleepless night or two in our lives, full of tossing and turning or worrying about an important upcoming event. The next day you might have felt groggy, irritable, and drained energetically. However, when the struggle with sleeping...
Setting healthy boundaries is an essential skill to have in life, useful in managing relationships and creating an optimal environment that supports our well-being. Yet, boundary-setting is a lot easier in theory than practice. We all people struggle from time to time...
Robbie Busch and Sharon McCarthy at the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Critical Perspectives on Mental Health wrote that evidence-based practice (EBP) is a framework that assumes the incorporation of clinical expertise and patient characteristics with established evidence...
Psychedelics, such as psilocybin, LSD, and DMT, have been used for centuries for their mind-altering effects. In recent years, there has been renewed interest in their therapeutic potential for various mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD....
According to Tom K.J. Craig, Ph.D., the prevalence of serious mental illness is higher in homeless people compared with those housed, and there are higher rates of personality disorder, self-harm, and attempted suicide. Peter Tarr, Ph.D., answered the following...