It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog. I have been writing blog posts this past week to try to help educate people on holding space for their mental health through the tragedies individuals may be facing during this pandemic. I was prepared to talk about topics such as...
Currently our nation is going through a traumatic experience. We are feeling the loss of control and helplessness while we are put on strict probation. Our world has seemed to change overnight, and we are now left to navigate this new world. On a positive note, because our world has...
Milestones are an important thing to celebrate and graduation ceremonies are the traditional sendoff here in the community we currently reside in. This year we have had an abrupt shift occur in our school system. This means our high school kids have unfortunately missed out on many...
During the COVID-19 mandated shelter-in-place many people are feeling dysregulated while they are finding peace with their new normal. As we know humans are social creatures and we crave connectivity for survival. During times like this when we are forced to stay indoors, we feel the...
Time has not stopped, even though it may feel it has slowed down. Although our world looks different and our community support is felt and seen differently, we are still able to connect to one another. With the length this shelter-of-place is occurring there will be milestones that we go...
Let us talk about the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder in eating disorders. After all, we know eating disorders do not exist in a vacuum. In fact, it is highly common for eating disorders to co-occur with a variety of mental health disorders and conditions – generalized...
With almost everyone sheltering in place, working from home, or not working at all, it can be easy to lose focus on the relationship with your spouse. Maybe the two of you were close before and now there is a lot in the way, or maybe you were already living individual lives, and this has...
With all the changes that have been occurring in our environments our minds have entered survival mode. As our community is placed in shelter-in-place, families across the board have had to quickly adjust and get acclimated to many new challenges like working from home, sharing...
The use of social media platforms have skyrocketed within the last decade. It is important that we understand the effects that using social media has on people. Almost all age groups use social media to connect to one another. This use of technology is affecting the way we communicate to...
Stress and anxiety can have an effect on our mind and body. Normally, we sense these emotions somatically through stomach pains, headaches, jaw tightness or other bodily ailments. However, there are many ways we can feel stress and anxiety affecting our mind that is seldom spoken about...
