Thanksgiving Dinner Stress: 3 Conversation Skills to Reduce Anxiety Thanksgiving is a time where family and friends get together to celebrate, reflect on the year, and give thanks. For people who suffer from social anxiety, the holidays can be a time of stress and anxiousness. If you know that you’re going to be in a
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7 Coping Strategies for the Upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday The holidays are a time for joy and celebration, but for many people they can also be a time of stress and anxiety. The Thanksgiving holiday is often a particularly difficult time, as it can be a reminder of all the things we’re grateful for but also
Living with Dementia: Caregiver Grief and Loss From the time a person is diagnosed with dementia, their loved ones are thrust into an unknown and uncertain space where they are no longer sure what the future holds. This uncertainty creates a unique type of loss, known as ambiguous loss. Ambiguous loss is difficult for caregivers
Knowing the Facts: Eating Disorders in Young Children Though eating disorders have long been perceived as illnesses affecting only adults, they are becoming increasingly prevalent in young children. According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), one in four people battling an eating disorder is under the age of 18. Among young people, eating disorders
Therapy as a Family: What is Family Therapy All About? Families are one of the most important aspects of our lives, but they can also be one of the most complicated. When issues arise and dynamics shift in the inner workings and culture of a family, it can be difficult to conceptualize what the problem
Vagus Nerve Part 2: Promoting Calm through Vagus Nerve Stimulation In our day to day lives, we encounter numerous cues from our environment that our bodies then process and make determinations on our level of safety and security in our environments. Our bodies may perceive an interaction with an angry coworker or an upcoming SAT
Vagus Nerve Part 1: The Connection Between the Vagus Nerve and Anxiety Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health conditions in the world, affecting an estimated 40 million adults in the United States. Anxiety can be about anything – from everyday concerns, such as money and relationships, to more serious problems, such
When Energy Reaches an All Time Low: Effective Strategies for Managing Fatigue Fatigue is a feeling of tiredness and lack of energy that can be caused by physical or mental activity and exertion, a lack of sleep, or extensive stress. Fatigue can also be a symptom of certain medical conditions and a side effect to
Understanding the Role of Disgust in Complex Trauma: Part II As explored in a previous blog post, disgust is a core emotion that functions to promote survival and prevent contamination with a harmful source. There is a significant amount of research that has been conducted on the relationship between disgust and complex trauma. Interestingly, there
Processing Disgust Part 1: How It Relates to Our Sense of Wellbeing What is disgust, and why do we feel it? Disgust is one of the six basic human emotions, along with happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and surprise. Disgust is a very complex emotion, with a wide range of functions. Disgust is an emotion that
DBT and Dialectical Thinking: Balancing Opposites as a Way to Promote Healthy Coping Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment that was originally developed to treat borderline personality disorder. However, it is now used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. Within DBT, there are different modules
