by Ali Barnum | Apr 13, 2023 | Awareness, Parents, Relationships, Support, Therapy
Dealing with an Emotionally Unavailable Parent In times where you’ve needed emotional support from your parents, did they make you feel unimportant, unheard, and invalidated? Living with a lack of emotional support from one or both parents, due to their inability to...
by Ali Barnum | Apr 13, 2023 | Coping, Culture, Happiness, Mental Health, Support
How Pets Contribute to Good Mental Health The bond between humans and their pets are unique, undeniable, and strong. Everywhere you look, there are people spoiling their pets and treating them like they are human babies. Despite their cuteness and companionship,...
by Ali Barnum | Apr 12, 2023 | Coping, Meditation, Mindfulness, Skills, Tools
Life is complicated and busy. Everyone has their own responsibilities, schedules, and expectations we place on ourselves or which others place on us. It is easy to get stuck in a rut, or in a pattern we may not fully enjoy. Once we recognize we want things to change,...
by Ali Barnum | Apr 11, 2023 | Parents, Relationships
Why it’s okay to go no contact with a toxic family member If you have a family member who has caused chaos in your life for any amount of time, you may be thinking about ending your relationship with them. When individuals are truly disruptive to your mental,...
by Ali Barnum | Apr 11, 2023 | Coping, Mental Health, Skills, Tools
Distress tolerance is a dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) skill. It refers to an individual’s ability to tolerate and manage distressing (anxious or upsetting) emotions that result from situations that are out of one’s control. Distress tolerance is an...
