Beating Procrastination at its Own Game

I’m willing to bet that everyone has a “procrastination story.” That one time where they put off an important task until the last minute, only for it to come back and bite them in the butt. Maybe your procrastination story involves school…

Great question!  The dictionary defines stigma as “a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.” Many of us have been taught from a young age not to talk about our mental health, that this is shameful and embarrassing….

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a specific type of depression that follows a pattern corresponding to the seasons. This form of depression usually emerges during fall and winter when daylight hours are shorter. Those affected might experience symptoms like a low mood,…

Intense levels of anxiety often feel like a giant pit in the stomach and a loss of appetite.  Now, imagine gripping your stomach in pain as it roils with nausea and three people enter the room. The first person plops down a…

What comes to mind when you think of an eating disorder? My guess is that a lot of the common myths about them appear and work to create a picture for you. Instead of talking about that, let’s take a minute to…

What is Therapeutic Gaming? It’s a familiar scene, a few friends or strangers sit around a table surrounded by dice, books and perhaps snacks. But in this session, something different is happening than the regular shenanigans of tabletop gaming – therapy. In…

Where did summer go? I feel as if I blinked and school is starting again. Do you feel the same? Summer was always my favorite time of the year. No school, no bedtime, being outside all the time, running around with no…

If you have listened to your car radio at any point over the past year, you likely have heard the wise words of Taylor Swift singing out “It’s me, hi. I’m the problem, it’s me.” Not only is this phrase catchy and…

“The thing about chaos is that while it disturbs us, it too, forces our hearts to roar in a way we secretly find magnificent.” CHRISTOPHER POINDEXTER, Remington Typewriter Poet Do you ever feel like your life is out of control and you…

”What’s the worst that can happen?” This is a question we probably all have heard at some point in our lives, and may have given a lot of thought to, or maybe not much at all. While evaluating the consequences of events…