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Supporting Women in Navigating Love, Identity, and Well-Being
Therapy is just one part of the journey—real growth happens in the moments in between. Our blog is here to support you with insights, practical tips, and reflections to help you navigate life, deepen self-awareness, and continue learning beyond the therapy room.
The Weight of Blame: How Self-Blaming Thinking Impacts Women and How to Shift It
If women earned frequent flyer miles for self-blame, most of us would have enough for a round-trip to burnout and back. From assuming responsibility for everyone’s feelings to mentally rewriting every awkward conversation on loop, self-blaming thinking can sneak in wearing the disguise of humility, responsibility, or being "the bigger person. In this post, we unpack how self-blame becomes second nature for so many women—and why it's time to break up with it (nicely, of course).
The Art of Expecting Disaster: How to Overcome Worst-Case Scenario Thinking
Do you ever find yourself mentally preparing for disaster before it even has a chance to happen? Worst-case scenario thinking is a sneaky habit that can leave you stuck in a cycle of anxiety and unnecessary stress. In this post, we explore why our brains are wired to expect the worst, how it impacts our daily lives, and—most importantly—how to break free from catastrophic thinking. With practical strategies and a bit of humor, you'll learn how to shift from expecting disaster to embracing a more balanced perspective.
The Anxiety-Relationship Loop: Understanding & Overcoming Common Challenges
Anxiety can seep into relationships in both subtle and obvious ways, like overanalyzing texts, fearing abandonment, or struggling to trust even when there’s no reason not to. By recognizing these patterns and implementing healthy strategies, you can break free from anxious cycles and build stronger, more fulfilling connections.
Breaking Free from Black-and-White Thinking to Manage Anxiety
Black-and-white thinking, also known as all-or-nothing thinking, is a cognitive distortion that sees the world in absolutes. It's when things are either perfect or a complete disaster, you're either a success or a failure, and situations are either good or bad with no middle ground....
Understanding Anxiety
Introduction Anxiety is one of the most common mental health challenges, affecting millions of people globally. While it is a natural response to stress and can sometimes serve as a helpful motivator, chronic or overwhelming anxiety can significantly impact a person's quality of life. This...
Worst-Case Scenario Thinking: What It Is and How to Manage It
We’ve all been there—anticipating the worst possible outcome in a given situation, even when there’s little evidence to support it. You’ve sent an important email, and within an hour of not receiving a reply, your mind has jumped to "They must have hated it" or...
Navigating Anxious Attachment Style in Dating
Attachment styles play a crucial role in our relationships, influencing how we interact with partners, handle conflicts, and perceive intimacy. Anxious attachment, one of the four primary attachment styles, can significantly impact dating experiences, often leading to feelings of insecurity, fear of abandonment, and a...
30 Common Signs of Stress
Stress is a reaction that occurs when someone feels pressured or threatened, and while some amount of stress can energize you and motivate you to complete tasks, too much of it can negatively your mental and physical health. Even if you regularly experience stress, you...
What Causes OCD to Flare Up?
You’ve probably heard of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a condition that causes someone to have recurring, unwanted thoughts and urges (obsessions) and/or repetitively perform certain actions (compulsions). But did you know that certain things can cause OCD symptoms to worsen? Here are four potential causes of...
What Are the 5 Stages of PTSD?
You’ve likely heard of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that can cause someone to experience anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, and other symptoms after living through a traumatic event. But did you know that the mental health community commonly divides PTSD into five stages?...
How to Support a Loved One With OCD
Has one of your friends or family members been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Below, we explain what OCD is, and we also offer tips for what you can do to support your loved one as they deal with this condition. What Is OCD? Obsessive-compulsive...
Managing Anxiety in the Workplace
Anxiety can affect every aspect of our lives, including our employment. And if workplace anxiety isn’t properly managed, it has the potential to negatively impact our careers. For example, if a promotion would require you to interact more with clients, give more presentations, or take...
Stress Baking: How Baking Can Help Relieve Anxiety
If you’re often overwhelmed by worry, you’ve probably looked into steps you can take to relieve your anxiety, and you might have come across something known as “stress baking.” Does baking really help reduce anxious thoughts? For many people, it does! Here are a few...
Understanding Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Everyone worries from time to time. But if you find yourself worrying on most days for at least six months, you may have a condition known as generalized anxiety disorder. People with this disorder often worry excessively about everyday issues, such as their: Health Family...
Understanding Social Anxiety Disorder
Also known as “social phobia,” social anxiety disorder causes someone to intensely fear normal social interactions. This is more than shyness or a fear of public speaking—someone with social anxiety disorder excessively worries about being judged during everyday situations such as making eye contact with...
OCD Behaviors: How do They Manifest?
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects millions of people in this country from all walks of life. If you or a loved one suffers with OCD, you know the symptoms typically include developing strict routines or avoiding specific objects or situations. But what is the root...
5 Ways to Stop Panic Attacks
If you’ve ever experienced a panic attack, you know firsthand the name is apropos. Within seconds you can go from feeling quite well and “ordinary” to experiencing absolute dread and fear. And often with no obvious trigger. It’s a horrible way to live. But you...
How Counseling Can Help With Big Life Changes
They say there are only two things in life you can count on: death and taxes. I would add a third: changes. Every person goes through changes in life. And some of those changes can be significant. Whether you are graduating, starting a new job,...
Here’s How Social Isolation Affects Your Health
Many of us experienced social isolation during the recent pandemic. And none of us will deny that those days and weeks were very hard. Thankfully, the pandemic is over, and life for the majority of us has returned to normal. But for some people, social…
Types of Anxiety Disorders
At some point in our lives, most of us will experience anxiety. It’s actually a natural reaction to many stressors such as starting a new job, taking final exams, and becoming a new parent. Now for many people, the anxiety will subside once the stressor...