Here in Michigan, it’s hard not to notice the days getting shorter and shorter. It’s dark when you go to work, and for many of us, it’s...

Catastrophizing is one of the common cognitive distortions that people use in which they automatically assume the absolute worst-case...

Shame and guilt are very similar emotions and can often become confused with each other. However, shame and guilt are two very different...

We all have family members that we have difficulty dealing with from time to time. This is problematic at the best of times, but...

The use of visualization to help anxious people calm down has been around for a really long time. I remember as a young, idealistic...

Doomscrolling is defined as the practice of scrolling through bad news stories on the internet one after another and continuing to do so...

Intrusive thoughts are by their very nature thoughts or images that come out of nowhere and can cause you distress. They can be sexual in...

One of the basic concepts of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the concept that you can change your feelings by changing your...

When you think about depression, I’m betting that you think of someone who is sad, down, tired, crying, and has no energy. And while this...

I like to think of anxiety and stress as being closely related to each other. After all, both are related to various hormones being...

Sometimes when people are coping with a trauma in their past, they will turn to drinking or using drugs to help them through the pain....

So, the question that prompted this blog is if and how depression affects a woman’s sex drive. Sadly, the relationship between depression...

People will often try to build up their perceived weaknesses, but I would challenge you to instead build on your strengths! People who...

As I’m sure you can guess from the title of this blog, this week (and month!) is designated as National Suicide Prevention Week. I...

Have you ever wondered if you were codependent? Or maybe someone told you that you were, but you weren’t sure what exactly that meant....

Let’s face it, we all make mistakes. Let me repeat that- we ALL make mistakes. I like to tell people that we make mistakes because we’re...

We can all use a boost to our self-esteem from time to time. Maybe we had a hard day at work or we just had an argument with our family...

Bipolar is one of those words that has crossed over into our everyday lives and our everyday language. However, the term is misused and...

Anger can be a difficult emotion for anyone to deal with, but can often be paralyzing for an abuse survivor. As an abuse survivor, you...

If you have anxiety, chances are you’ve experienced racing thoughts! Racing thoughts are often thoughts that occur rapidly and...