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What Is Grief Counseling?
Grief counseling, also known as bereavement counseling, is a specialized form of support that helps individuals cope with the profound emotional, physical, social, spiritual, and cognitive responses to loss. While most commonly associated with the death of a loved one, grief counseling can also address other significant life-altering losses, such as divorce, job loss, chronic illness, or major life transitions.
Is It More Than Moodiness? How to Tell If Your Teen Is Depressed
You've been waiting for these years to come. Your friends and family members warned you about this. You knew how you raised your kids, and you thought that they'd be different.
4 Signs of Unhealed Attachment Trauma
The earliest trick we learn in life is how to ask for help, and that’s through tears. Infants don’t only cry when they’re hungry. Sometimes, they want warmth, closeness, social attention, safety reassurance, and other emotional reassurance.
How to Manage the Fear of Same Sex Marriage Being Outlawed
For a long time, same-sex relationships have been shunned, looked down upon, and outright banned. Those of the LGBTQ+ community have long felt too afraid to be their true selves and have hidden away their thoughts and feelings out of fear of how they would be perceived or treated by others.
When Women Get Interrupted: How to Command a Listening Ear
You're in a meeting, making an important point, when a male colleague cuts you off mid-sentence. Or you're out with friends telling a story when a guy you don't even know jumps in to interrupt you. Sound familiar?
Healing the Mother Wound and Its Impact on Men’s Self-Esteem
"Mother Wound"—a complex constellation of emotional and psychological impacts stemming from a less-than-nurturing, or even overtly damaging, relationship with one's primary maternal figure. It's crucial to state upfront that this concept is not about blaming mothers, who are often products of their own unhealed wounds and societal pressures.
How Do Sleep Patterns Influence Depression?
When it comes to depression and sleep, the relationship tends to mimic a chicken-and-egg situation. It can be difficult to tell which one came first and which one followed.
What If You Can't Remember Trauma In EMDR Therapy?
Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) has become increasingly popular over the last few years. It’s a safe, effective, and unique form of therapy that can be especially helpful for people who have experienced trauma.
Digital Age Anxiety—How Technology Affects Our Mental Well-Being
Have you noticed your anxiety levels dropping when you have the chance to step away from technology for a few days? Maybe you feel especially calm when you are hiking or camping.
How Can You Tell What Is and Isn’t Normal in Your Child’s Development
As a parent, your list of worries and concerns really never ends. You might want to snap a photo and praise your child whenever they reach a new milestone, but what if you’re wondering whether they should be doing more at their age?
What Is the Role of Communication in Successful Couples Therapy?
During the length of any relationship, there are going to be ups and downs, trials and tribulations. Life will try to throw a lot of challenges at you. How you respond to your partner in these instances can make or break your bond.