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...

Anxiety in the Brain Emotional processing in general takes place in the limbic system in the brain. This is made up of the hippocampus,...

The practice of nature or forest bathing comes from an ancient Japanese practice known as shinrin yoku. The literal translation of this...

Many of us struggle with motivation problems, and having depression really can make this problem a whole lot worse. After all, a lack of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Essentially, a panic attack is an intense and sudden feeling of anxiety. Sometimes they have a very specific reason that you can point...

Irrational thoughts are a fundamental concept in CBT and are at the core of the therapy. They are negative, distorted beliefs or thoughts...

Virginia Woolf is quoted as saying: Without self-awareness, we are as babies in the cradles. This is because self-awareness allows us to...

The term “self-medicating” means using drugs or alcohol to try to cope with painful or bothersome symptoms. In this blog, I am mainly...

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...

Have you ever noticed that when you were feeling particularly emotional and overwhelmed, you suddenly shut down your thoughts, feelings,...

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...

Have you ever wondered if your anxiety is affecting your memory and making you forgetful? Do you find that during times of stress, you...

Do you find yourself putting off doing tasks that are unpleasant to you? Do you wait till the very last minute to start tasks? If you...

Disassociation is a process through which you disconnect from what is happening to you or in the world around you. This can include...

It’s not surprising to hear that doing activities that you find fun or pleasant daily will help to improve your overall mood and sense of...

We all can get overwhelmed by stress in our lives from time to time. How many of the following situations are you dealing with right now?...