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Diet and Mental Health
Diet and Mental Health It’s hard to make the correlation between diet and mental health. How does what we eat impact our mental health? You might think…our friend’s foods and dessert always look so good and it’s so easy to…
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Honoring the Funk December
Funk. Sometimes it’s a weird smell -other times, it’s a state of being that completely consumes you. As a member of the human race – willing or unwilling – there are seasons of life where we may not feel like…
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The Catch to Happiness
We live in a society where happiness seems to be the goal for everyone. One may occasionally think: How can I be happier? Let us start by considering what happiness means. While the details of the state most likely look…
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How to Fight Suicide Risk
Stress is typically higher during the holiday season. For this reason, mood and the ability to function can be greatly impacted. Children are finishing with their school semester receiving midterm grades. Winter break provides extended time at home where meaningful daily…
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Antidepressant Effects of Exercise: Step 3 to Living Depression Free
The powerful antidepressant effects of exercise are well documented in the research. Stephen Ilardi, Ph.D. includes exercise as part of the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change in his book The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression Without Drugs. Although we…
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Depression: The Role of Sleep /Counseling South Denver
Sleep is extremely important for our bodies. When we don’t get enough sleep most of us notice we feel tired, have trouble focusing, and get sick. What you may not be aware of is the impact lack of sleep has…
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression
This post has some important information if you or someone you know struggles with depression! The focus of this post is on the connection between what you think and how you feel. The connection between thoughts and feelings has been…
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Healing Depression Through Social Connection
We are social creatures who need connection! Isolation is a major risk for depression. In addition, once someone is depressed they tend to withdraw from social interaction even further. In his book The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Treat…
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Struggling with Depression: Sunlight Helps!
My junior and senior years of high school I lived in 20 minutes south of London, in England. It was an awesome experience! It was also when I learned how sensitive I am to sunlight. In England, during the winter…
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