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 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...
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...
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...
Trauma affects us all. Until recently, we thought of trauma as an individual experience. But sometimes, the traumas of our parents, grandparents, and even ancestors still affect us in ways we might not realize. These patterns then translate into behaviors that become...
Being a teenager is hard. They’ve got pressure on all sides: school, parents, friends, jobs, crushes, and extracurricular activities. Their bodies are changing while they’re learning independence and making future plans. It’s normal for them to be secretive and...
