I walked into my first ever therapy appointment my first year, first semester of graduate school. I had some things to work out but we had also been told “if you haven’t gone to therapy yet, you will need to before graduating so you understand the other side of things.”…

I struggle with anxiety. And I had my first panic attack when I was in my late twenties. I was working 12 days in a row with two days off a week, attempting to make up hours for my clinical social worker license. …

Song lyrics: (Kelsie Ballerini — Peter Pan) Disclaimer: this is a true story that discusses one of my previous relationships. …

The term mental health is often used to mean the absence of a mental health disorder however it encompasses so much more than that. Mental health encompasses the whole being — mental, physical, emotional, behavioral and spiritual. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as “a state of well-being…

Dictionary definition: “the quality of being thankful, readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” The word gratitude seems to be used a lot nowadays along with “Attitude of Gratitude.” But what is gratitude? And did you know that regular practice of gratitude can actually improve your health? So…

I was labeled a “dumb jock” in high school. I made the varsity softball team my freshman year and also played volleyball. I was the first girl in my class to letter in a varsity sport. But I carried the label “dumb jock” around subconsciously for decades. …

I was texting with a friend this past week and we were discussing life and how it has been impacted by COVID (including social distancing, missing friends/family, work stuff, etc). I know I expressed feeling like I was in a funk and feeling uncertain. Their response was that maybe I…