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Learn more about topics that we discuss in the therapy setting. These resources are available to help anyone looking for support, education, encouragement to to explore next steps in their therapy or mental health journey.
Why Do Happy Occasions Make Us Sad Sometimes?
Have you ever experienced a situation? Where are you anticipated to be filled with joy and happiness, but for some reason, you were overwhelmed, or taken aback by feelings of sadness?
Dealing with Depression over Money Worries
We all know the phrase that money doesn’t grow on trees, and as you become an adult with more responsibilities, don’t we feel the weight of that statement?
Distinguishing Depression From Burnout
How do we know the difference between depression and burnout? Burnout can be mental and physical exhaustion that comes from feeling stressed, overworking, pushing yourself too hard and disregarding what your personal needs are. But depression is a whole different ball game.
What is Treatment-Resistant Depression?
Take some time to explore what is treatment-resistant depression, and what those who receive this diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression may be able to do in order to work towards better health and wellness and management of the symptoms.
Tips for Optimizing Your Living Space to Improve Depression
Has anyone ever told you that your living space, whether it be a home, an apartment, or a garage studio can be a tool for alleviating your depression symptoms? Sounds wild right? Allow me to explain.
How to Manage Depression through Job Loss
While many of the stress factors associated with the loss of a job are not within the control of the individual who has experienced the job loss, there are a few steps that you can take to manage the impact of job loss on your mental health and wellness.
Can a Pet Help Improve Depression?
Are you an animal person, or have you considered owning an animal? Have you ever considered that animal ownership could be a valuable part of your mental health care and improve your overall mental and emotional well-being?
Coping with Grief During the Holidays
For several of us, the holiday season offers a much-needed break from our chaotic lives at work, school, family activities, etc. It’s a time to enjoy old family traditions and start new ones. But for those who have experienced the death of a loved one, the two-month-long holiday season can be difficult or bittersweet.
Is Working from Home making me Depressed?
Work-from-home employment can have some major advantages including cutting out commute times, greater ability to spend time with family, and greater flexibility with childcare, amongst others. but there are a few drawbacks that need consideration.
Could Burnout be Contributing to your Depression?
Are you lacking motivation in the workplace? Do you find it harder and harder to get up in the morning? Is mustering the motivation to take on another project at work feeling impossible? Have you wondered if you’re experiencing depression?
Resource Review: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Readers will walk through the stages of understanding different types of emotional immaturity, the various responses that children may have when growing up and in mature home environments, and finally basic steps in the healing process.
Talking to your Partner about Depression
Here are 3 things to consider in strengthening your relationships through depression.
What is grief to me?
Some say it is deep sorrow specifically caused by someone’s passing. Some say it’s the powerful emotion of separation to something of importance. And some can categorize it as a gnawing internal pain from your heart that overtakes your body. All of these could be true for anyone.
Depression: How to strengthen and maintain relationships
Depression can negatively impact relationships, but that does not have to be the case. Learn 3 ways that you can work to maintain and strengthen your relationship when depression is a factor.
Depression and Relationships
The connection between depression and relationships is an important one. So let’s unpack 2 questions: How is depression impacted by relationships? And How does depression impact relationships?
Managing Depression: Back to the basics
Learn why eating, sleeping, and movement may be the keys to managing the onset of depression and moving you towards a healthier mental space.
Depression and Pessimism- The same or different?
Are pessimism and depression connected? Read more to explore pessimism and depression and understand the connections and differences.
Depression and Concentration: Why can’t I think straight?
id you know depression can actually impact and impart cognitive function and one’s ability to think clearly, process information, remember facts, and more?
Depression and Eating: Too much or too little
Did you know that changes in eating patterns frequently happen with depression. Learn more about the how and why of depression related eating changes and what you can do about it.
Depression and Sleep: too much or too little
Many people with depression note that they are unable to sleep, experience insomnia, or are unable to stay asleep as a part of their depression experience. There is also a more limited number of depression sufferers that report oversleeping or the desire to sleep all the time as a symptom of their depression experience. This can be confusing, but there is an explanation.