Podcasts are great for commutes, road trips, etc. Here are some podcasts with mental health themes that clients have really enjoyed:
10 Percent Happier
Good Life Project
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Emotional Badass
Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations
I have been talking more and more about self-compassion with my clients as of late. Self-compassion can often times be more helpful than self-esteem. You are not helping yourself by being mean to yourself once you make a “mistake.” Self-compassion is necessary for combatting that guilt and shame. Dr. Kristin Neff is the self-compassion guru. Check her out!
Men have strong feelings and emotions. Many in our society believe that men are not allowed to have these as they are supposed to be “men.” Ignore this. Seek out help if you are going through something! It is not helpful to suffer alone.
Teenagers are on emotional rollercoasters during the teen years. What can you do as a parent to be supportive of and helpful to your kids during this time?
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to treat trauma, both single incident and reoccurring. The process uses bi-lateral stimulation to enable the right hemisphere to work with the left. Trauma is housed in the body as sensations, and EMDR is geared toward decreasing those feelings and emotions.
Here is more information regarding EMDR:
Here are 10 reasons why people avoid going to therapy. Asking for help can be difficult. But, you will never know what could happen if you don't take that risk.
Why People Refuse To Talk To Therapists
Friends are so important to our mental and emotional health. But, how do we make them when we are adults?
Emerging Adults are those in their 20's and 30's. There IS such a thing as a quarter-life crisis.
There's evidence to support that there is a link between smartphones and depression in teens.