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5 Communication Skills to Improve Your Relationship
No matter how much you and your partner love each other, it’s inevitable that your relationship will eventually face challenges. Even an otherwise loving relationship can be derailed by poor communication.
Five Tips for Surviving the Holiday Season
The winter season is almost upon us, and for some, it’s their favorite time of year. But for many of us, it can feel like the hardest time of the year to deal with.
School Anxiety: Causes and How to Help Your Child Cope
No matter how old your child may be, school plays a major role in their lives. For many, it’s the center of their social life—an environment in which they cannot help but compare themselves to others as they try to find their place.
7 Ways to Deal with Depression Minus Medication
When you’re facing depression, it can feel like you’re trapped in the gloom with no way out. You know there’s a world outside that gloom—you can see it and taste and feel it—but there’s this thing keeping you from enjoying it the way others do. Because depression is part of a cycle that feeds on itself, it can be hard to break free from it on your own.
5 Ways to Deal With Depression Minus Medication
Millions of people worldwide live with depression, impacting their personal and professional goals, and preventing them from living life to the fullest. For many, medication provides a valuable lifeline that allows them to manage their depression while living active, fulfilling lives.
Challenges Children Face at School and How to Overcome Them
While some might fondly look back at their childhood experiences with school, many more regard it as one of the most difficult times in their lives. In school, children face pressure not only to perform academically but also to conform socially. Close contact with peers exposes them to other ideas and ways of life that may be unfamiliar to them.
Dealing with Situations Triggering Your Memories of a Sexual Assault Experience
If you’ve gone through a traumatic event, you may find yourself re-experiencing those emotions. At some point, avoiding triggers could become difficult or impossible. In those moments, it’s important you learn how to take care of yourself and prioritize your mental wellbeing.
How to Cope with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a BIPOC
Anyone can experience trauma. It doesn’t discriminate. However, BIPOC may be more likely to experience complex trauma than others. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) can occur when you’ve faced long-lasting trauma, sometimes including traumatic experiences passed down from previous generations.
How EMDR Facilitates Healing from Complicated Trauma
When it comes to healing from trauma, it can feel daunting, exhausting, and impossible. Due to the long-lasting scars that trauma can leave, it can deeply impact an individual’s mental and emotional well-being.
How to Deal with Anxiety on a Daily Basis
Anxiety is a natural part of being human — a warning system that alerts us to potential dangers, uncertainties, and risks. A natural self-defense mechanism possessed by every human, our anxiety is there to keep us safe and out of harm’s way.