Self-Esteem and Its Relationship To Mental Health
One common goal for therapy that clients often share with me in their first session is “I want to work on improving my self-esteem.” What is self-esteem? At its most Read More …
Category: Anxiety
10 Tips To Manage Anxiety
I’ve written several articles on how to manage anxiety and panic symptoms; this goes into greater detail on how to apply this to your life as well as provide you Read More …
How an Anxious-Preoccupied Attachment Style Can Affect Your Relationship
Within a relationship, seeking connection and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable actually builds intimacy and helps us feel more secure with our partner when it is met with compassion Read More …
How Childhood Trauma Affects Adult Relationships
Childhood experiences are crucial to our emotional development. Our parents, who are our primary attachment figures, play an important role in how we experience the world because they lay the Read More …
Helping Someone You Love Who Has Anxiety
For those living with some form of anxiety, daily life can be a challenge. However, we sometimes forget that it can also be a struggle for their loved ones. If Read More …
“Why Can’t We Be Friends? “ Understanding the Struggle of Social Anxiety and Taking Steps to Overcome It
Something my friends chuckle about is how excited I get when I meet a person that I like. I talk about how great this new person is; I say things Read More …
Self-Care: The Act of Acknowledging You Are Worthy of Caring, Love, and Respect
If you’ve been around any shrinks, you’ve probably heard a bunch of us preach on the importance of self-care. Self-care. What is that? I’ve heard clients tell me ways Read More …
How To Get Through a Sucky Divorce and Find Your New Beginning
I’ll say it again: divorce sucks. It’s probably one of the most devastating tragedies anyone can go through. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard newly married couples say Read More …
Perfectly Imperfect: The Detrimental Effects of Perfectionism and the Art of Self-Acceptance
Striving for success in life is a trait we find desirable in others, something we would like to think we do in our own lives. We embrace hard work, reward Read More …
6 Steps On How to Cope With Panic Attacks
Panic attacks have to be one of the most terrifying things to experience. If you’ve never experienced a panic attack, you may initially think that you are experiencing a Read More …