Are you Celebrating? Mother’s Day is being celebrated all over the United States. We send cards, flowers, chocolates and more to our mothers. We take them out to breakfast, brunch, dinner and more. Some mother-children relationships are mutually loving and nurturing. So, it’s easy to look ...read more
Helping Your Aging Parents With Depression
As our parents age, we want to treasure them for as long as we can, so we look for ways to help them stay healthy and active. But many older people suffer from depression, a condition that is not always easy to battle.According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, depression affects more than ...read more
8 More Tips on Coping with 4 Types of Stress Part 3
This concludes the discussion on coping with 4 types of stress (encounter, anticipatory, situational and time). Stress is a part of life and provides opportunities for growth and resilience. When not adequately managed stress affects health and wel-being. 4 Tips to Cope with Situational Stress ...read more
The Pretzel and DBT Self Soothing Skills
A major departmental store in Omaha is sadly going out of business as part of a nationwide closure process. It’s been a loved fixture in that mall. As I walked by the mall stores on my way to that store, I noticed the pretzels. I couldn’t help it. It called out to me. I could smell the cinnamon, see ...read more
8 Workable Tips to Help Cope with 2 Types of Stress (Part 2)
This continues the discussion on coping with the 4 types of stress (encounter stress, anticipatory stress, situational stress and time stress). Stress negatively affects health and well-being. Stress is “how the brain and body respond to any demand.” Coping with stress would include changing ...read more
5 Important Relationship Questions You Need to Answer
You’ve probably heard this a thousand times, but here it is again: Relationships are tough and they require constant work. You and your partner have to be ready to put in the work every single day, and one way to do this is through constant evaluation of your relationship. Here is a list of some ...read more
The What, How and the 4 Types of Stress. Part 1
April is Stress Awareness Month What is Stress? The National Institute of Mental Health defines stress as "how the brain and body respond to any demands." This suggests that the cause of stress is probably not your significant other, not your job, not your family, not your pet, not the clerk ...read more
4 Ways to Change Your Thoughts and Relieve Depression
Did you know that on most days, the average person has between 25,000 and 50,000 thoughts? That’s an impressive amount of thoughts. But when happens when the majority of these thoughts are negative? Imagine the impact on your psyche and your life if you had thousands and thousands of negative ...read more
3 Ways Therapy Helps You Address Anxiety
Millions of people deal with stress and anxiety on a daily basis. Whether it’s a result of phobias, depressions, or post-traumatic stress, anxiety can take a toll on our mind and health. If you deal with anxiety you most likely have looked into ways you can help calm your emotional rollercoaster. ...read more
Why People Misunderstand Anxiety
Did you ever play the game called “telephone” growing up? One kid whispered a secret message into the ear of the kid next to him. That kid then whispered the “same” message into the ear of the kid next to her. On and on each kid would whisper the message around the circle until you came to the last ...read more