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The Effects of Social Media And How To Prevent It: The health consequences of social media and ways to practice boundaries with your virtual world.

The “Reward” of Social Media It is no mystery that social media and mental health struggles are correlated for many of today’s population. Yet many of us still find ourselves very connected and coming back for more from this virtual world. Why is that? There are many factors but to highlight a few: -Social media […]

Getting Creative with Self-Care

When I talk about self-care some people are hesitant, having seen self-care reduced to simplistic, and often expensive, ideas about how we can treat ourselves. The four quadrants model was developed by Dr. Jennifer Middleton–this variation asks that we consider how we can care for ourselves in an ongoing and day to day way, but […]

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Did you know, in addition to it being Stress awareness Month, every April is also national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)? Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. The statistics are overwhelming, but it’s important for us to acknowledge and examine to empower survivors and educate people about who is most at risk. Each […]

10 Things Your Therapist Hopes You Learned During a COVID Centered Year (Part 2)

This month marks the one year anniversary of “let’s all stay home for two weeks help to flatten curve.” I certainly don’t say that to minimize the importance of doing so but I doubt many people predicted the 12 months that followed. It’s been an interesting ride (similar to being stuck on a malfunctioning roller […]