Explore how culturally competent relationship counseling can help Black couples navigate challenges, deepen connection, and heal from the layered impacts of racism, identity, and shared history.
Recognizing the signs of love bombing, such as overwhelming gestures of love, rapid relationship progression, isolation, and mood swings, is crucial for individuals to protect themselves from emotional abuse and potential manipulation.
Are you familiar with ‘phubbing’ and its detrimental effects on your relationships? This act of ignoring someone in favor of your cell phone is more than just bad manners; it undermines mental health and personal connections. Today you’ll discover the signs of phubbing, its implications for both your social and romantic engagements, and practical strategies to stop phubbing and reclaim meaningful communication.
You may have heard of the five love languages, a popular concept that often comes up during conversations about relationships. While not yet scientifically proven, understanding your partner’s love language can still be a game-changer. It’s like having a roadmap to their heart, a manual to their emotions. But what happens when that language is less about words and more about actions? Enter the Acts of Service Love Language - a unique, action-oriented approach to expressing and receiving love. This article provides an in-depth explanation to the acts of service love language as well as actionable examples.
Grief is a deeply personal and often unpredictable experience. The "Stages of Grief" model, popularized by Swiss-American Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in 1969, became normalized as a framework to understand this complex emotional journey.
ADHD, or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition marked by consistent patterns of distractibility, excessive energy, and impulsive actions, which often substantially hinder everyday tasks and activities.
Ending a marriage or a long-term relationship is hard, no matter the reason. Often, it can turn your whole world upside down and make it difficult to do things that normally come as second nature. Here’s how to navigate this process so that you can emerge from this experience feeling empowered and ready to tackle whatever comes next.
Let’s be honest; therapy is challenging. It requires you to be vulnerable, welcome discomfort, open yourself up to your most personal feelings, and work through them.
⚠️Trigger warning: This blog post contains information and discussion surrounding eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia, as well as body dysmorphia, body weight, body thoughts, addiction, self-harm, and suicide.
Depression affects millions of people worldwide, transcending geographical, social, and economic boundaries. While most discussions surrounding depression focus on its psychological aspects, there is another aspect to this complex issue that often goes unnoticed: the physical manifestations of depression.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that affects millions across America. The most commonly recognized symptoms are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, which can significantly impair daily functioning and quality of life.
If you are currently dealing with depression or anxiety, you are well aware of how challenging it can be to control the symptoms of the condition. But what if there was a practice that was both straightforward and effective,
Perfectionism is a widespread phenomenon characterized by an unwavering pursuit of flawlessness and an intolerance for mistakes. While pursuing excellence is admirable, going too far with perfectionism can have detrimental effects on a person’s mental health and general wellbeing.
As we welcome the new year, many of us are filled with hope and optimism, setting new goals and resolutions for ourselves. Whether it’s to lose weight, learn a new skill, or advance in our careers,
Mental contrasting is a psychological goal setting and achieving technique. It asks practitioners to use visualization to consider the outcomes and challenges of achieving a goal. Most of the time,
With New Year’s day approaching, many of us start thinking about resolutions or goals we want to set for ourselves. While setting goals can be a great way to make positive changes in our lives, the pressure to make New Year’s resolutions can also be a toxic endeavor.
Give yourself a pat on the back. The year is drawing to a close and you’ve done your best to focus on self-improvement, minimizing stress, and keeping toxic people out of your life. But with the holidays approaching, it’s not uncommon to feel stress levels rise as you anticipate facing difficult family dynamics.
1 in 20 people who menstruate suffer from Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). That’s an estimated 5.5% of women, transgender men, & non-binary individuals of reproductive age.
Whether you have a partner or not, it’s important to remember that you yourself deserve a little extra love this time of the year. So before you spend all of your energy thinking about others and how you can make them happy this Valentine’s Day, here are some simple ways you can practice self-love and self-care.
