September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As of 2017, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death in the US and second for people ages 10-34. Those numbers Read More
Getting ready for your first counseling session can be nerve-wracking whether you’ve tried therapy before or you’re starting with a new counselor. What will your counselor be like? Read More
My obsession with crime stories started as a young child, watching reruns of the original Law and Order. Part of it may have had to do with the Read More
In 1992, a pair of anthropologists set out to survey 166 of the world’s societies about their particular experience with romantic love. They found that 147 expressed very Read More
What is your greatest fear? Is it making a speech in front of a large audience? Is it appearing incompetent? Is it a phobia of heights or spiders? Read More
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” as the saying goes. But just a few years ago on the popular science show Mythbusters, the literal meaning of Read More
After the brain has been through psychological trauma, there are obvious remnants. Trauma has been defined as the inability to cope with overwhelmingly stressful and/or dangerous situations. As Read More
In our society and in many others around the world, myths about mental illnesses and those affected, persist. Everyone has unconsciously been exposed to news, media, and social Read More
Summer provides the perfect seasonal landscape for plenty of gratifying socially engaging activities. There always seem to be plenty of weddings, family reunions, parties, holiday vacations, and a Read More
Out with the old, and in with the new. We all know that spring cleaning is a great way for us to declutter and freshen up our homes Read More