My mother once told me that we have different friendships throughout the different seasons of our lives. As I grow older, I have found this message increasingly true. From childhood to adolescence to adulthood, our social circles evolve alongside us. But at a certain point, making friends becomes more difficult

Valentine’s Day is a day of love - regardless of friends, family, and lovers, know that you always have the option to make it a day to love yourself.

Couples therapy is often surrounded by myths that discourage people from seeking help. Let's debunk some of these common misconceptions and destigmatize couples therapy.

Empathy can be a skill and, like many skills, it can be used as a weapon. So is it good or bad to be an empath?

Anger is an elemental human emotion tied to basic survival much like happiness, sadness, and fear and can be defined as “an emotional response to an external or internal event perceived as a threat, violation, or injustice” (Berkeley UHS).

But as the days turn into weeks and weeks into months, it's not uncommon for those resolutions to fade into the background. So, why do we continue to set New Year's resolutions, and why do they end up as fleeting aspirations rather than concrete changes?

Somatic therapy combines psychotherapy and physical therapy with mindfulness to address the mind-body connection and promote holistic healing.

It seems like more and more these days, we hear about adult children going “no contact” with one or both of their parents. This decision is often deeply challenging and emotionally charged

Resilience is defined as the ability to cope with and recover from difficulties. Many factors contribute to resilience, and an individual's perception of the world, availability and quality of social resources, and specific coping skills may enhance their resiliency

Fetishization is the act or thought of making someone an object of desire based on some aspect of their identity. Racial fetishization is thus the act or thought of making a certain race or ethnicity the object of desire.

Trauma-informed care is an essential aspect of mental health counseling, especially when it comes to serving the diverse needs of BIPOC communities. Trauma-informed care seeks to acknowledge the role trauma plays in people's lives and the impact it has on their health and well-being.

Gratitude includes not only increasing positive emotions but also managing negative emotions and reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. This may be helpful to note not just in fostering gratitude but also in experiencing Thanksgiving Blues.

Self-validation is important for emotional resilience. Learning to validate yourself can help you navigate life with greater emotional stability because you’re less dependent on external circumstances to feel good about yourself.

Before getting into the bidirectional relationship between sleep problems and mental health issues, it is important to understand how sleep directly affects one’s mental health. Sleep is important to a plethora of brain and body functions necessary in processing daily events.

In today's politically charged world, it's not uncommon to find family members with different political beliefs. These differences can lead to tense gatherings, heated arguments, and strained relationships.

Vicarious trauma (also known as secondary traumatization, insidious trauma, secondhand trauma, or secondary traumatic stress) is the effect of being exposed to someone else’s trauma, either directly or indirectly and often cumulatively

Coping with these intense feelings is vital, not just for our individual well-being but also for the collective resilience of our society. When the news becomes overwhelming, it is important to consider ways of coping to protect our mental health.

The truth of the matter is that menstruation and mental health are closely linked - menstruation often influences one’s mental health and one’s mental health often affects menstruation.

Mindfulness is the act of being fully present in the moment, with open awareness and without judgment. It involves actively paying attention to thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surroundings without trying to change or evaluate them.

Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress.