Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues facing our modern world today. In the United States alone, anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults each year. While anxiety is incredibly common, its symptoms can truly detract from an individual’s quality of life. Because of its commonality, many people assume that anxiety symptoms are normal, but that simply isn’t … Read More
Putting You First: How To Show Up For Yourself In A Relationship
When you start a relationship, it’s easy to get caught up in your partner’s interests, wants, and needs. You want to make yourself readily available to them to show your interest, care, respect, and love for them. In most relationships, even healthy ones, people can sometimes lose sight of themselves, their own goals, wants, and needs. This doesn’t always mean … Read More
4 Ways To Engage In Healthy Conflict For A Better Relationship
Fighting is usually associated with being a negative thing. It typically implies that there’s a conflict or a disagreement of some sort. When you hear the word “conflict”, you may immediately think of yelling, screaming, fighting, or punching. Although conflict is more likely to be associated with a negative interaction, it doesn’t always have to be that way. There is … Read More
Breaking The Curse Of Generational Trauma
The experiences you go through are what make you into the person you are today. How you were raised, the people you interact with, and the choices you make each and every day. You receive a lot from your parents and family members. You may have your father’s eyes, your mother’s hair, or your grandfather’s height. Think about the traditions … Read More
Signs A Woman May Be Dealing With PTSD
For some reason, in the world today, there is still a big stigma against mental health, especially some mental health conditions like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD for example. This stigma can cause a lot of beliefs that aren’t necessarily true to circulate and misinform individuals who may actually be suffering from PTSD of their own. Anyone who experiences a … Read More
How To Deal With Political Threats Against Women
As a young girl, your parents taught you that you could be anything you wanted to be. You played dress-up almost daily and decided to act out various roles. Doctor, teacher, mother, veterinarian, coach, and lawyer. You never felt like you couldn’t be or do anything. But then you grew up and realized that life isn’t as easy for people … Read More
Spotting Depression In Women: What To Look For
You want the best for them. No matter if it’s your partner, sister, mother, grandmother, niece, daughter, co-worker, or any other female influence in your life. You want to be there for them, no matter what. Through the good times and the bad times. You want to be able to show up for them like they always seem to do … Read More
What Are Common Anxiety Symptoms In Women?
As a woman, you’re often told to be more cautious compared to men. You’re told to pay attention to your surroundings, listen, and not be distracted. You may feel pretty safe and secure, but you can’t help to be a little concerned due to what you’ve been taught. You often have this feeling that something’s wrong, whether it is or … Read More
Childhood Trauma And Healing From It
As you may know, all of the experiences from your past helped make you into the person you are today. The good times and the bad times help shape you. When you experience an injury like a cut, you may first notice it because it stings and it bleeds. You’ll spend time rinsing it, sanitizing it so it doesn’t get … Read More
Recovering From Emotional Trauma Is Possible, Here’s How To Do It
No matter what type of trauma you experience, it’s still a trauma. Trauma, no matter if it’s physical or emotional, can affect you, your body, your mind, and your actions and behaviors. You may feel like the trauma you experience has attached itself to you. It’s part of your life now. It’s who you are. You can’t just shake it … Read More