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Diet and Mental Health

Tanja Gorenc
Anxiety, Depression
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 overindulge…. especially during the holidays- but do you ever notice how you feel after…
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Funk

Honoring the Funk December

Michele Flynn
Anxiety, Depression
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 ourselves. Stuck in fog. Feeling numb. The hardest part is not understanding why or feeling…
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Happiness

The Catch to Happiness

Danielle Wahl
Adult Counseling, Anxiety, Depression
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 different for each person, generally speaking, it entails a positive mood and a state of…
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depression

How to Fight Suicide Risk

drstecker
Depression, Teen Counseling
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 activity and structure is disturbed. The weather is getting colder and darker, meaning less time…
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Cognitive behavioral therapy depression

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression

drstecker
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 well researched as part of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the most research…
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Healing Depression

Healing Depression Through Social Connection

drstecker
Depression
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 Depression Without Drugs Stephen Illardi, Ph.D. gives a great example as to why people withdraw…
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Struggling with Depression: Sunlight Helps!

drstecker
Depression
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 months the skies are often gray.  The average amount of light in November is 8…
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