Anxiety is a normal emotional reaction we all get when faced with situations we find challenging. When the anxiety feeling becomes continuous, that is when it can lead to an anxiety disorder. It causes our neurochemistry to become imbalanced when our “fight-or-flight” is in constant use. There are multiple types of anxiety disorders like generalized […]
By Shannon Franz I goofed off with some different ways to make turmeric milk and came up with this simple and delicious drink. It’s versatile to fit all seasons – you can warm it for cooler weather or throw some ice in it on hotter days. The black pepper helps with absorption of the curcumin […]
Foods That Can Help Anxiety: These days when you hear people talking about food, it does not necessarily mean it is because of weight loss. It goes deeper than that, what we eat and put in our food not only affects our stomach health but our brain health as well. How? Believe it or not […]
Mindful Relaxation Breathing Have you noticed that when we are anxious or stressed our breathing changes as well? Breathing becomes quick, short, and shallow that make us dizzy, creating more feelings of anxiousness. Building a toolkit to help in those moments is essential with managing anxiety and ride out the emotions. Like anything, it does […]
To start to understand what it is like to have social anxiety, let’s first look at what it is. Anxiety is a normal aspect of life, going for a job interview or the first day of school it is expected to feel anxious. It is not normal to have it consistently, to feel fear when […]
A Blueprint When Feeling Blue: How A Mental Health Diagnosis Can Be Empowering By Ashley Santangelo When First Impressions are the Worst Impressions The first time you ever heard the term “mental illness”, what did you think of? I can tell you what I thought of. I was in the beginning of high school the […]
Green bean casserole, football, stretchy pants, and discount holiday shopping. Thanksgiving day can bring up a certain mix of modern Americana imagery. Do you know what thanksgiving means? I actually had to look up the definition of the word, “thanksgiving”. Here it is: thanks·giv·ing /ˌTHaNGksˈɡiviNG/ noun 1. the expression of gratitude, especially to God. “he […]
Hello everyone, I’m going to be honest with you. This is going to be raw, and most likely peppered with horrific grammatical errors and incomplete thoughts. You see, I simply don’t know how to articulate the complexity of emotions raging through me. Yesterday, November 8, 2018, I woke up to a series of push notifications […]
