by Sally | Oct 19, 2020 | Anxiety, Mental Health
When living with anxiety, any moment can become one that creates a slow rising feeling of panic. Life feels normal one second, and then the next, chest tightens, and heart began to race. Hyper-focus on events in the future seems to dominate thinking, and you find...
by Sally | Sep 21, 2020 | Grief, Mental Health
When Will I Start Feeling Better? Thoughts Around Grieving For The First Time One of the most devastatingly painful experiences we can go through is grieving the loss of a loved one. Although we know that we will all die, no amount of information can prepare us for...
by Sally | Sep 7, 2020 | Mental Health
Anger is perhaps the emotion that we find the most difficult to live with. That is most likely because anger has marked differences from other emotions. It is our fight mechanism which is essential for our survival, but it can have such damaging effects on our...
by Sally | Aug 31, 2020 | Depression, Mental Health
Being close to a loved one who is suffering from depression is incredibly difficult. All we want to do is help. When it becomes clear that you can’t take the pain away, it is easy to become frustrated. Try to keep in mind that your loved one is dealing with an...
by Sally | Aug 24, 2020 | Mental Health, Trauma
Many of us as kids were told explicitly or implicitly that we should be seen and not heard. While the purpose of this statement may have been to keep the household volume down, it could also have had negative ramifications. Worse still, many children suffer from...
by Sally | Jul 27, 2020 | Couples & Relationships, Mental Health
Society seems to condition us always need to appear calm and in full control of how we feel no matter the circumstances. Suppressing emotions may seem like an excellent way to prove that you are healthy and doing well, but hiding how you feel can have a detrimental...