Proven Ways to Cope With Seasonal Depression
Do you get the winter blues? Is it difficult for you to get out of bed or find joy in your work and social life during winter? If so, you may suffer from seasonal depression, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It’s a form of depression that occurs at...
Grief During the Holiday Season
Grief is always a hard experience, but grief during the holidays can feel even more complicated. For a lot of people, the holiday season is a time of family gatherings, forming new memories, and returning to traditions. If you had a special person die (whether it was...
What Is Hyperfixation in ADHD?
Perhaps due to its name, people primarily associate ADHD with a lack of attention and hyperactivity. While it’s true that people with ADHD may have trouble focusing or feeling easily bored, it’s much more than that. ADHD is actually a dopamine deficiency disorder,...
The Reality of Hidden Male Grief
Everyone experiences loss in their lives. We can’t escape it, and it doesn’t target or exclude men or women. Loss leads to grief, and that’s normal and healthy. The grieving process is important for healing, understanding, and accepting loss. Unfortunately, we still...
Children and Divorce: How to Help Kids Cope
Children need stability in order to thrive. Divorce is one of the biggest upheavals a family can go through. If you and your partner are no longer functioning as a couple, you might be asking yourselves whether it’s better to stay together for the kids. While their...
Understanding the Teen Brain: What’s Going on at This Age?
Being a teen is hard. At that age, they’re coping with pressures at school, part-time jobs, family, friends, and their newly changing bodies. They’re learning to take on more responsibilities while discovering who they are. As a parent, you’re probably wondering how...
Understanding the Stages of Grief
Grief is part of the human experience. It’s incredibly personal, complicated, and certainly non-linear. That said, therapists generally speak of grief as having five stages. These five stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. As you grieve a...
Why Children with ADHD May Experience Anxiety
If your child has ADHD, you’re probably wondering how best to help them cope. Anxiety is a common comorbidity with many mental health issues. Roughly 3 in 10 children with ADHD also have anxiety. Because they’re so similar, they can be difficult to tell apart....
4 Critical Ways Adults Can Help When It Comes to Teen Mental Health
The teenage years are when young people explore their independence and develop a sense of personhood. However, teens these days are under a lot of pressure from school, extracurriculars, social norms, political strife, and more. Rates of depression and anxiety in...
How DBT Helps You Better Manage Anger
Having strong emotions can be a great thing: you can feel intense joy, happiness, and excitement. The flip side of this is that you may also feel negative emotions intensely as well, including sorrow and anger. No one is immune from an occasional fit of rage, but if...
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Understanding, Preventing, and Addressing Childhood Bullying
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