What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
Schizoaffective disorder is a chronic mental health illness that affects thoughts, emotions, and actions. Those with schizoaffective disorder often experience both psychotic episodes and mood instability. An accurate diagnosis relies...
Recovering From Childhood Trauma
Childhood trauma is a traumatic event that happens at the age of 17 or younger before you become an adult. Your body is remarkably resilient and can make heroic attempts...
Managing your Mental Health on Valentine’s Day
Many of us look forward to celebrating the love in our life on Valentine’s Day. Others dread it. Valentine’s Day can bring feelings of happiness and joy for those in...
Can Delusions Be Cured?
Delusions are defined as “strongly held beliefs that are not amenable to logic or persuasion and that are out of keeping with their holder’s background. Although they need not necessarily be...
Insensitive Comments: Ideas on how to respond
Let’s face it: some people have the ability to play dumb, socially. In other words, their abilities to filter what comes out of their mouth is little to non-existent. Reacting...
The Power of Music on Your Mental Health
Music has been widely studied and revered throughout human history for its ability to both entertain and heal. Experts have investigated how listening to music can potentially have therapeutic effects...
What is Postnatal Depression?
Postnatal depression is a type of depression that many parents experience after having a baby. It’s a common problem, affecting more than 1 in every 10 women within a year...
Overcoming Alcohol Addiction
Drinking alcohol is largely accepted as a social activity and a way to cope with stress. It might even be a remedy for insomnia or anxiety. If you experience mental health issues, you might...
Effective Ways to Set and Reach Your Goals
Goals give you something to look forward to. Working toward and reaching goals can be instrumental in improving your attitude, which can be beneficial in all phases of mental health recovery....
How to Build Connections with Others?
Human beings are social animals, and our relationships and connections with other people matter to us. Relationships help build a sense of belonging and self-worth. There’s also evidence that wellbeing...
How to Build Trust with Your Teen?
Being a teen these days is filled with many ups and downs. Teens experience pressure in many aspects of their lives, and they need support from their parents. In order...
Is Your Child a Picky Eater?
Picky eating in children can be caused by a variety of things, including mental health disorders such as anxiety, developmental and behavioral disorders, sensory sensitivities, having bad experiences with food,...
Importance of Communication in Marriage
Effective communication is the key to a successful marriage. It is the art of talking about and listening to what your spouse says. Most marriages go through rough times. And...
What To Do To Stop Having Nightmares?
Nightmare disorder is a sleep disorder in which frequent disturbing dreams interfere with a person’s ability to function well during the day or cause emotional distress. Nightmares typically occur during...
Managing Test Anxiety
It is normal to feel a bit worried about exams, especially if you’re under pressure from school or family. Test anxiety can cause you to feel anxious or depressed, and this might...
Tips To Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is often used to describe a trade-off. You balance the time spent on work projects versus time spent with family, friends, and personal interests. Having more on your...
How to Improve Your Body Image?
Body image is a mental and emotional reflection of what you think you look like, feel when you see yourself in the mirror, and react to your body. Body image...
5 Tips to Improve Your Time Management Skills
Life is not getting less busy, and definitely not slowing down any time soon, on the contrary. Not having the proper time management know-how to deal with the struggles of...
Healthy Ways To Express Your Feelings
Repeatedly avoiding discussions about our feelings negatively impacts our physical and mental health. Plus, it can affect our ability to develop healthy relationships. You need some time alone to reflect...
Common Myths about Mental Illness
The lack of awareness and common stigmas surrounding mental health have led to a number of misconceptions and myths about who can benefit from therapy and what mental wellbeing really...
