The need for mental health counseling can be difficult to discuss, but it is a great help to people dealing with a wide variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties. Talk therapy is included in the category of mental health counseling. Talk therapy creates an environment of open and honest communication about issues that may
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When thinking about the way the COVID pandemic has shaped and altered our world over the past year most people don’t think about how this may have a direct result on eating disorders and those who struggle with them, but the impact is huge. There is a complicated relationship between food and individuals with eating
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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, now is a good time to reflect on all the relationships in your life. Maintaining relationships over the past year was made challenging by the request to spend more time at home for the health of the nation. We have had to re-evaluate all of our interpersonal interactions and
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Everyone needs someone, especially victims of human trafficking. What is human trafficking you may ask? In short, human trafficking is modern-day slavery. The Polaris Project defines human trafficking like this, “Human trafficking is the business of stealing freedom for profit. In some cases, traffickers trick, defraud or physically force victims into selling sex. In others,
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Thanks to MENTOR National Health and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, January became National Mentoring Month in 2002. National Mentoring Month has three focuses: to raise awareness of mentoring and the need for mentors, to recruit individuals to mentor, particularly in areas where there is a waiting list, and to promote
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The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, right? Unfortunately, that is not true for everyone. Grief is a common but complicated emotion that can appear during the holiday season. It encompasses a wide range of feelings including denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Grief is not just experienced at the death of
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Wednesday November 4th is recognized as National Stress Awareness Day. This day of awareness gives everyone an opportunity to take a close look at things that may be causing stress. Unmanaged stress can become chronic stress and lead to serious health consequences such as increased blood pressure, a suppressed immune system, and an increase in
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Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and the theme of the holiday is all about gratitude. So much so that November is also labeled National Gratitude Month. This year, it feels extraordinarily difficult to express gratitude, even for just the holiday, but taking the time to list what we are thankful or joyous for is extremely important
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It’s not just ADHD Awareness Month (hyperlink with blog link for ADHD blog), October is also home to OCD Awareness Week. The second full week of October is acknowledged every year as OCD Awareness Week. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder characterized by recurring or unwanted thoughts that drive individuals to do something repetitively.
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October is a well-known awareness month for many social causes, but did you know it is ADHD Awareness Month? Affecting both children and adults, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most diagnosed mental disorders. There are many warning signs that there might be an issue with ADHD including difficulty paying attention, being
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