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When To Seek An Assessment With A Mental Health Professional And How To Get The Most Out Of It

Erin Hoffman

Oct 19
2 min

When To Seek An Assessment With A Mental Health Professional And How To Get The Most Out Of It

October is National Depression Screening and Mental Health Screening Month. As the winter months approach, now is a great time to check...

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Erin Hoffman

Sep 15
2 min

Suicide Awareness

Suicide is among the leading causes of death in the United States. This is true among ALL age groups. Suicide is an issue that affects...

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3 Different Areas of Self Care That We Might Not Think About

Jeana Frazier

Aug 25
2 min

3 Different Areas of Self Care That We Might Not Think About

Self-care can be simply defined as ‘what we do for ourselves to take care of our health and well-being’. When we think about self-care,...

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Having Friends Is Important For Your Mental Health

Jackie Harvel

Aug 18
3 min

Having Friends Is Important For Your Mental Health

Have you ever noticed you can go weeks or even months or years without really connecting with a friend, but when you see one another it...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Aug 10
2 min

Starting Therapy: What can I expect?

We all have some idea of what therapy looks like based on what we have seen in movies or on TV. Also, it’s likely that at some point...

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How to Tackle Poor Sleep Quality and Insomnia

Suzanne Muirheid

Mar 8
3 min

How to Tackle Poor Sleep Quality and Insomnia

As we discussed in our previous blog about insomnia; a lot of people have difficulty with sleep. Sleep issues are often the common...

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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Suzanne Muirheid

Feb 15
2 min

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a form of talk therapy that has been around since the 1960s. The main premise is that our...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Jan 25
2 min

Mindfulness: The Power of Non-Judgment

The concept of mindfulness has become popular in recent years, along with “self-care” and “meditation”. But what really is mindfulness?...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Jan 11
2 min

The Ins and Outs of Insomnia

Can’t sleep? You may be surprised why… First, the facts: According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s ICSD-3 manual, insomnia is...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Dec 28, 2020
3 min

Managing Emotional Burnout in 2021

Let’s do a quick check-in: Are you feeling exhausted and/or more irritable? Are there times when you feel that you are useless or...

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How to Make the Holidays Happy When Times Are Hard

Suzanne Muirheid

Dec 20, 2020
2 min

How to Make the Holidays Happy When Times Are Hard

It’s the most wonderful (bittersweet?) time of the year… Every year when the holidays roll in, we are flooded with TV commercials, store...

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Keeping things in check: How to maintain balance when uncertainty and anxiety loom

Suzanne Muirheid

Dec 7, 2020
2 min

Keeping things in check: How to maintain balance when uncertainty and anxiety loom

We all have a feel good favorite whether it’s a favorite drink, delicious treat or even an activity we can escape in. But how can we...

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Walking in a COVID Wonderland: Holidays in a Pandemic

Suzanne Muirheid

Nov 22, 2020
2 min

Walking in a COVID Wonderland: Holidays in a Pandemic

The holidays always tend to bring a special kind of stress into our lives: Increased time with family members, seeing people you haven’t...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Nov 9, 2020
3 min

Your Brain on Trauma

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects about 10% of women and 4% of men over their lifetimes (1). Trauma is a response to a...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Oct 14, 2020
2 min

Navigating the Storm: Your Child and the New Era of E-Learning

Back-to-school anxiety is common in both parents and children. From dealing with new challenges to new teachers and classes, list goes...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Sep 28, 2020
2 min

Recognizing Warning Signs of Suicidal Thoughts in Children and Teens

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and we should be attention paid to this issue all year long, this month provides a more...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Sep 14, 2020
3 min

Tools for Battling COVID-Related Depression

Have you found that your mood has taken a dip recently, or that you haven’t been feeling like yourself? You’re not alone. Dealing with...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Aug 20, 2020
3 min

Strategies to Help Support Your Anxious Child

Our last blog post discussed some unexpected signs that your child may be experiencing anxiety. If you notice your child having any of...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Aug 3, 2020
2 min

Unexpected Signs of Anxiety in Children

Close your eyes and think about what an anxious person looks like, or what they might do. A lot of us will imagine someone who worries a...

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Suzanne Muirheid

Jul 20, 2020
2 min

Building Self-Compassion with RAIN

We always hear and talk about self-esteem and how it’s important for us to build up our self-esteem in order to live happy, meaningful...

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