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Pets Contribute to Good Mental Health

Pets Contribute to Good Mental Health

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,...

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Six Tips to Boost your Mental Health

Six Tips to Boost your Mental Health

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,...

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No Contact with a Toxic Family Member

No Contact with a Toxic Family Member

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,...

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Using Distress Tolerance to Cope

Using Distress Tolerance to Cope

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 important...

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Mental Health Resources Outside of your Therapist

Mental Health Resources Outside of your Therapist

Seeing your therapist once a week or every other week can be beneficial and exactly what you need. However, sometimes waiting a few more days for your scheduled appointment might seem impossible if your symptoms have become intolerable and not manageable. Sometimes,...

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Struggling with Motivation? Read This!

Struggling with Motivation? Read This!

Are you feeling stuck, down, or unable to complete the tasks that normally feel easy to you? If you’re struggling with motivation, know that there are many reasons that you might be feeling this way. Our environment, our personal challenges, and the weather all have...

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Coping with Chronic Illness

Coping with Chronic Illness

Coping with Chronic Illness in a Society that Doesn’t Understand For so many, chronic illness is something that affects every aspect of their life–from energy levels and sleeping habits, to necessary accommodations, and even mood stability. Unfortunately, a fast paced...

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It’s Okay to Start Over

It’s Okay to Start Over

As we age, we start to take a closer look at the life we’re currently living and evaluate our environments, choices, and relationships. By doing this, we hope to understand if we’re on the path of a truly satisfying life. With the way society is, especially in the...

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Finding Yourself Outside of Work

Finding Yourself Outside of Work

Our work can sometimes seem like the biggest part of our identity, especially because so many of us spend so much of our time working. However, this can cause issues when it comes to understanding the other parts of our identity other than viewing ourselves solely as...

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Four Tips When Making a Life Transition

Four Tips When Making a Life Transition

If you’ve been thinking about making a change in your life, this might be the time to start thinking about what that change might be. Significant life transitions, such as moving, obtaining a new job, graduating, or getting married can be exciting. But they also...

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