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 […]
By Dr. Irene Rubin In light of recent national events, I thought it might be helpful to offer some suggestions for coping with exposure to emotionally traumatic events. When something horrible happens on a national level, it can be difficult to process our own thoughts and feelings about it while also being almost constantly in […]
Alyssa Malehorn is a spiritual teacher, intuitive channel and psychic medium based in Austin, TX. I had the pleasure of spending time with her recently, and have been reading her book, “How Old is Your Soul?”. All together it’s been an enlightening and educational experience. I am now on her email list and recently received […]
“Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries” Astrid Alauda By Sarah Wylde Whether it’s because of school, work or financial reasons we all have some level of stress in our lives. Carrying around that extra tension can damage our long-term physical and mental well being. […]
The use of prescription anti-depressants is on the rise. It’s a trend that’s been tracked since 1999. Today, 1 in 6 Americans reports taking some type of psychiatric drug, mainly anti-depressants. I myself am a former anti-depressant user. More on that experience another time. I set out on a research mission, and found a number […]
