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Strengthening Blended Families: Why Divorce Therapy Matters
Breaking apart a family—especially a blended one—can be as emotionally complex as it is legally challenging. Living in Texas, you might...


6 Ways to Transform Rage into Your Mental Health Ally
Listening to rage—not fearing it—can turn a wildfire into a guiding flame. Rage signals broken boundaries, unmet needs, or silenced...


A Personal Method for Emotional Regulation
Anger with an expiration date. Emotional dysregulation can have profound consequences at home and at work. Anger is often a natural...
Joe Navarro
Jul 25


Understanding the Benefits of Comprehensive Mental Health Care
Mental health care is a crucial part of overall health, yet many individuals overlook it. Comprehensive mental health care involves...


Are You Tired All the Time?
More rest isn’t always the answer to your exhaustion. Fatigue is not just depletion, it’s intelligent communication. There are at least...


A Simple Acronym for Feeling Safe During a Panic Attack
Panic creates a sense of danger. A simple acronym can help restore a sense of safety. Simple and easily implementable strategies can stop...
Phil Lane, MSW, LCSW,
Jul 21


Managing Conflict at Work
Why leaders should structure productive conflict and how to do it well. Leadership is about encouraging strategic debate between team...
Laurence J. Stybel
Jul 18


How Play Therapy Benefits Your Child's Emotional Well-Being
Why play therapy may be more beneficial than talk therapy for kids. Child therapists and parents are eager to utilize mental health...
Azmaira H. Maker Ph.D.
Jul 16


Trauma and Mental Health Issues Are Not 'Just in Your Head'
Psychological issues have been found to live in our bones, brain, and cells. Trauma impacts the whole body, not just the mind, altering...
Jason N. Linder, PsyD
Jul 14


Recovering From Cynical Depression
Cynical depression is a dark veneer, and more common than we think. Cynical depression is hard to detect as it takes on masks of...
Steven Stosny, Ph.D.
Jul 11


Bipolar II or Bipolar Too?
Difficulties with accurate Bipolar II symptom identification. There is a lot of web-based information that assists people in identifying...


Redefining Success in the Fertility Treatment Journey
Shifting perspective when fertility treatment outcomes don’t match your effort. Society often links effort directly with success, deeming...


How Gay Men Learn to Hide—Even After Coming Out
Subtle messages teach gay men to stay small, but healing helps us to expand. Many gay men grow up learning that acceptance comes with...
Chris Tompkins
Jul 4


Repairing Family Patterns in Romantic Relationships
How to repair, instead of repeat, family relationship patterns. There is a transformative power in understanding relationship dynamics...


How to Cope With Physical Pain
Differentiate between physical and emotional pain. Apply the dichotomy of control. Don't demand a perfect solution. Apply the...


C-PTSD: What Is Complex PTSD?
Making sense of differing descriptions of C-PTSD. Complex PTSD refers to different things for different people. Among clinicians, C-PTSD...
Shauna H Springer Ph.D.
Jun 25


Hey Moms, It's Time to Stop People-Pleasing
Personal Perspective: Start prioritizing your well-being by learning how to say "no." Many moms don't prioritize their mental health, and...
Lisa Sheinhouse, M.A.,
Jun 23


What Are Grief Surprises?
Knowing what grief surprises are helps you and your child. There is no one right way to grieve—we all do it our own way, but some...
Elena Lister, MD,
Jun 20


The Risky Business of Regular Cannabis and Alcohol Use
The troubling realities and research on habitual cannabis and alcohol use. New research links cannabis usage to numerous serious physical...
Monica Vermani C. Psych
Jun 18


A Teen Sleepiness Paradox
New discoveries upend the conventional wisdom about adolescent sleep. Teen sleepiness has been described as a critical health problem....
Phil Lane MSW, LCSW
Jun 16
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