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Understanding Impostor Syndrome: A Barrier for Women in Their Careers
Impostor syndrome is a pervasive psychological phenomenon that affects many individuals, particularly women, across various stages of...
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26 minutes ago4 min read


Feeling Stressed Out? Let's Talk About How Counseling Can Help Ease Chronic Pain
Learning the fact about chronic pain can help Chronic pain can feel like a relentless storm that disrupts your life. When stress enters...
jeankussnyder
6 days ago4 min read


Got a friend with chronic pain? Here's how to be the support they need without being annoying
Chronic pain can be a lonely and challenging experience. For those affected, daily activities can feel monumental, and their mental...
jeankussnyder
Apr 154 min read


Understanding Chronic Pain: Definition, Origins, and Theories
Chronic pain is a complex and often misunderstood condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It can be debilitating and has a...
jeankussnyder
Apr 145 min read


How To Build Resilience
What is Resilience? I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of resilience, but it can be an essential skill to have. At its core, resilience is...
jeankussnyder
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Anxiety, the Brain, and the Body: the effects anxiety has on your body
Anxiety in the Brain Emotional processing in general takes place in the limbic system in the brain. This is made up of the hippocampus,...
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Jul 21, 20245 min read


The Use of Nature Bathing for Depression
The practice of nature or forest bathing comes from an ancient Japanese practice known as shinrin yoku. The literal translation of this...
jeankussnyder
May 25, 20243 min read


Motivation and Depression: What the Research Tells Us
Many of us struggle with motivation problems, and having depression really can make this problem a whole lot worse. After all, a lack of...
jeankussnyder
May 6, 20245 min read


Tips to Help Overcome Test Anxiety
I t’s that time of the year again when students everywhere are bombarded with finals. For many, this is simply a stressful time to get...
jeankussnyder
Dec 2, 20235 min read


The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda’s of CBT and What to Do About Them
Have you ever thought to yourself, “If only I would have done that differently”, or “I could have done that better”, or how about “I...
jeankussnyder
Nov 18, 20234 min read


7 Ways to Support Someone with Severe Depression
If you know someone who suffers from severe depression, then you understand how difficult it can be to know what to say or do to try and...
jeankussnyder
Oct 21, 20234 min read


Quotes to Help You Cope with Depression
I thought it might be helpful to put together a list of quotes to help people cope with depression. For those times when you are having...
jeankussnyder
Sep 8, 20234 min read


What are Panic Attacks and How can I Stop Them?
Essentially, a panic attack is an intense and sudden feeling of anxiety. Sometimes they have a very specific reason that you can point...
jeankussnyder
Aug 19, 20235 min read


Irrational Thoughts: What are They?
Irrational thoughts are a fundamental concept in CBT and are at the core of the therapy. They are negative, distorted beliefs or thoughts...
jeankussnyder
Aug 9, 20234 min read


20 Questions to Ask Yourself for Personal Growth
Virginia Woolf is quoted as saying: Without self-awareness, we are as babies in the cradles. This is because self-awareness allows us to...
jeankussnyder
Jul 31, 20233 min read


6 Signs You Are Self-Medicating Depression with Drugs or Alcohol
The term “self-medicating” means using drugs or alcohol to try to cope with painful or bothersome symptoms. In this blog, I am mainly...
jeankussnyder
Jul 16, 20234 min read


10 ways to Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills
Problem-solving is something that we use in pretty much every area of our lives all the time. Of course we use it at work, but think of...
jeankussnyder
Jun 15, 20234 min read


Why do I Shut Down Whenever I Get Overwhelmed?
Have you ever noticed that when you were feeling particularly emotional and overwhelmed, you suddenly shut down your thoughts, feelings,...
jeankussnyder
May 24, 20235 min read


ABC Model of CBT
One of the basic ideas of CBT therapy is the ABC model. At the time he devised it, Albert Ellis’s model was ground-breaking stuff! Prior...
jeankussnyder
May 10, 20233 min read


Can Anxiety Cause Memory Loss?
Have you ever wondered if your anxiety is affecting your memory and making you forgetful? Do you find that during times of stress, you...
jeankussnyder
Apr 19, 20234 min read
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