Our Mental Health & Wellness Blog

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Read our therapists’ latest thoughts on a variety of mental health topics including blogs on anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, and more!

girl grieving during the holidays

Grief During the Holidays: How to Navigate Grief in a Season of Joy

Are you experiencing a loss and struggling to find joy this holiday season? Read this blog to learn about grief during the holidays.

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holiday shopping

Holiday Budgeting Tips: How to Enjoy the Season Without the Financial Stress

Do the holidays make you more stressed than merry? Read this blog to learn holiday budgeting tips to reduce your financial stress.

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race-based trauma and body image

5 Ways to Heal Body Image From Race-Based Trauma [Video]

This video blog explores the long-term effects of race-based trauma on body image and how we can begin to heal.

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Beyond the Bedroom: Nonsexual and Physical Touch in Relationships

Physical touch in relationships does not always have to be sexual. Learn how nonsexual touch can strengthen your relationship.

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women practicing healthy eating

Food & Your Mood: How Healthy Eating Boosts Your Mental Health

Did you know there is a connection between food and your mood? Read this blog to learn about how healthy eating can improve mental health.

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From Guilt to Shame: The Hidden Cost of Hurting Someone We Love [Video]

This video blog examines how holding onto guilt and shame after hurting someone you love can widen the gap between you.

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Marijuana Leaves

Marijuana and Mental Health: Finding Balance and Wellness

Have you ever wondered the impact marijuana has on your mental health? Read this blog to explore the benefits and consequences of marijuana.

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Do I Have ADHD? How to Recognize the Signs

Do you ever find yourself asking, "Do I have ADHD?" Read this blog to learn about the signs of ADHD and what to do if you think you have it.

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childhood emotional neglect

Invisible Wounds: How Emotional Neglect Shapes Mental Health [Video]

This video blog explored how emotional neglect in childhood impacts adult mental health and how we can move toward healing.

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women experiencing misconceptions about bisexuality

5 Common Misconceptions About Bisexuality

Bisexuality is a commonly misunderstood sexuality. This blog explores the misconceptions about bisexuality and its stigma.

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kink community using toys

Where Are All the Kinky People? How to Find Your Kink Community

Curious about kink but feel like you’re the only one? Discover how to find supportive, like-minded people and build your kink community.

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learning how to focus

On Task and On Time: How To Focus in a Distracted World

Do you find yourself getting easily distracted? This blog teaches us strategies for how to focus and improve concentration.

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man getting a dsm 5 diagnosis

The DSM-5 Explained: What Your Diagnosis Really Means

Have you received a mental health diagnosis and wondered what it means? This blog explains how the DSM-5 defines mental health disorders.

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woman in aedp therapy

What is Therapy Like With an AEDP Therapist?

Curious about what is AEDP therapy? Learn how Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy helps people have deeper emotional connections.

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person aging well holding a clock

Aging Well: Tips for Maintaining and Improving Self-Worth as We Age

Do you fear getting older? This blog shares how we can age well and gracefully in a way that increases our self-worth.

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Dating Red Flags

Five Dating Red Flags [Video]

Five Dating Red Flags [Transcript] Hindsight is 20/20. It is easy to identify problems in a relationship after break-up. You might ask yourself, ‘how did I not see that coming?’ So with that in mind, I’ve gathered five top dating red flags that might help you

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Sober Living

Sober Living: 6 Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle

When struggling with alcohol or substance abuse, all aspects of your life are impacted. You may lose confidence and become self-critical. You may tend to isolate yourself from others and find companionship in alcohol and drugs. The substance addiction can preoccupy you to the point

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Practice Self-Love

Practicing Self Love: 5 Ways!

Often when people express feelings or thoughts of being unattractive, unloved or unworthy, they are struggling with the inability to practice self-love. If we unpack those feelings, what will we discover? Most times we find that those feelings are manifestations of internalized feelings, thoughts and

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How to be an activist

How to be an Activist Without Losing Your Mind [Video]

How to be an Activist Without Losing Your Mind [Transcript] No matter what your political beliefs are, it can be easy in today’s climate to feel confused or overwhelmed. Today we are going to talk about three easy tips that you can follow in order

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breathing

Slow Down Your Breathing to Feel More in Control

There are numerous benefits of slowing down your mind.  When we slow down we feel more grounded and regain a sense of control in stressful situations.  One way to slow down under pressure is to take a few moments and intentionally slow down our breathing.

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Being Vulnerable

How Being Vulnerable Makes You Stronger

In one of the most touching moments of André Aciman’s novel (and Luca Gaudanigno’s achingly beautiful film) Call Me By Your Name, Professor Perlman advises his heartbroken son Elio: “if there is pain, nurse it, and if there is a flame, don’t snuff it out,

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Psychotherapy

3 Ingredients for an Effective Psychotherapy Experience

Entering psychotherapy (especially if it is a new experience) is similar to attempting a new recipe you never tried before. It can be intimidating, and you might feel uncertain or anxious about how things will turn out. Will you achieve your goals? Will the end

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Six Steps to Becoming an Engaged Listener [Video]

Becoming an Engaged Listener Becoming an engaged listener may come naturally for you. If it doesn’t, try the following steps, and with practice, you may feel more satisfied in your relationships and more connected. Being an engaged listener can help deepen existing relationships and help

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How to make friends in NYC as a Gay Man

Starting an Open Relationship? 5 Things to Ask

Along with more positive attitudes toward sex and sexual exploration in our culture, relationships seem to be “opening up” at a more rapid pace than ever before. The concept of an open relationship may seem both exciting and intimidating at the same time. But they

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how to decrease anxiety

How to Decrease Anxiety Using Somatic Experiencing [Video]

How to Decrease Anxiety with Somatic Experiencing (Transcript) Somatic experiencing is a form of therapy that is a mindful skill set in tracking sensations in the body. The way to do that, accompanied by mindful breath work, is to initially get yourself grounded in a

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What is trauma

What is Trauma? [Video]

What is Trauma? [Transcript] What is trauma? Trauma is both a psychological and physiological experience. It occurs as a result of a severely distressing event, or a series of such events, that exceed a person’s normal capacity to cope. Trauma comes with a shock to

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sex communication

Let’s Talk About Sex! 4 Things to Improve Sex Communication

Good sex is a multi-sensory experience that brings connection, closeness, pleasure and intimacy between two or more consenting people. When you think about sex, the physical act is usually what comes to mind. Sex that is portrayed in movies, on television or in porn suggests

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do i have an eating disorder

Do I have an Eating Disorder? 5 Questions to Ask [Video]

Do I have an Eating Disorder? 5 Questions to Ask [Transcript] Have ever found yourself asking the question: Do I have an eating disorder? The first thing you should know is that an eating disorder is a very specific and significant thing that impacts your

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trust your instincts

Trust Your Instincts: Using Feelings as a Guide

Understanding how to use feelings as a guide may be the key to unlocking a more fulfilling life. It sounds like a simple task: to notice what you are feeling, use that information to identify your needs, and take an action toward getting your needs

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