Mental health
Mental health is just as important as physical health. Allow our contributors to give expert guidance and tips on steps you can take to improve your mental well-being. Learn about different therapeutic approaches and self-care practices that can support your mental health.
Suicide – The Prison of Isolation in the Age of Digital Perfection
Diego smiled for the camera. Phone balanced on his knees, the dim glow highlighting his flawless grin. Caption, “Life is amazing, I am blessed”. To the world, he looked happy, thriving, invincible. Yet behind...
A Holistic Health Perspective on Functions Of Behavior in Autism
The four main functions of behavior in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) are: attention, escape, access to tangibles, and sensory stimulation. These four functions are often used to describe the reason...
What is Ecotherapy? A Return Home
Burnout. Anxiety. Chronic Stress. Disconnection. We try to navigate them with more thinking, more doing, more control. But what if healing doesn’t begin in the mind but in our body, and in our relationship...
Why I Built a Nervous System App as a Therapist
I didn’t plan to build an app. For years, I sat across from clients who were doing everything right. Showing up to therapy. Reading the books, doing the exercises, writing in their journals. They understood...
Affordable Grief Support Doesn’t Mean Watered Down
Grief is already expensive. Not just in the obvious ways funeral costs, time off work, travel, paperwork, childcare, medical bills, the “I didn’t plan for this” expenses that show up like uninvited guests...
Why Most TMJ Treatments Fail, and What Actually Works for Long-Term Relief
If you’ve tried mouth guards, physio, or massage but your jaw pain keeps returning, you’re not alone. Most TMJ treatments focus on symptoms, not the root cause. In this article, we break down why...
Why Psychodermatology Is the Missing Link in Modern Skincare
Psychodermatology offers a crucial understanding of how our emotional and neurological states directly impact skin health. By integrating this approach, professionals can enhance their treatments...
The 5 Ways to Show Gratitude to Your Health Caregivers
At times, professional home health caregivers can be an essential part of any individual’s life. Healthcare caregivers assist and provide a wide range of healthcare services to individuals who are...
Nurtured Nature and the Truth About Survival, Identity and Being Human
I am a predator. Any anthropological analysis of my cranium, perhaps hours or eons from now, would reveal a set of two eyes positioned to the forward-viewing, front of my head. Four canine-style incisors...
Mastering Mindset Over Madness for Lasting Mental Clarity
Mental health is crucial, yet it is often overlooked when it comes to our mindset. We take pride in caring for our physical bodies, but neglect the very thing that drives them, our minds. If we are not...
PANS and PANDAS When Infection Triggers Sudden OCD, Anxiety and Eating Disorders
A child who was thriving suddenly refuses to eat. Within days, they are overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts, extreme fear, or relentless hand washing. They may develop motor tics, explosive rage, crippling...
Why Journaling Alone Doesn’t Lead to Self-Awareness and What Actually Does
For years, I believed journaling meant I was reflecting. Whenever something stressful happened, a difficult decision, a frustrating work situation, or a moment of uncertainty, I would write about it...
How a Recovery Coach Prevents Relapse and Supports Lasting Addiction Recovery
Personalized support, real-world strategies, and accountability can make the difference between relapse and lasting recovery. Relapse is one of the most common and often misunderstood...
Ever Felt Better After Laughing Out Loud? Explore the Health Benefits of Laughter and Hypnosis
You’re in a bad mood, and life sucks! But, all of a sudden, your dog or your cat does something funny… It cracks you up! Maybe you don’t have a dog or a cat, but most of us have an Instagram or...
From Bully to Bullied A Personal Reflection from a Counselor’s Point of View
“Sticks & Stones can break our bones, but names can never hurt us,” they said. It was the biggest and most painful lie I was told when I was just a little boy. And, boy! Was I little! In fact, up until the...
