If you’re like me, it may feel like everything in the world is terrible right now. You turn on the news and every story is negative. You scroll on social media and it’s nothing but hopelessness, despair, and terror. For some reason, you can’t stop going down this...
My favorite Christmas song has long been “Please Come Home For Christmas,” by The Eagles, and “Blue Christmas” by Elvis Presley is a close second. As someone who suffered from depression for many years, it’s no surprise I’m drawn to songs about having the holiday...
Having a bad day sucks. Maybe you spilled your coffee on your clothes in the morning, perhaps someone was rude to you at work, or you could have just woken up on the wrong side of the bed. Whatever the reason, bad days are, unfortunately, unavoidable. When they...
You know that feeling when you’re so tired of the constant negative thoughts in your head and you just want them to stop? Does it ever seem like the more you struggle with them, the more they seem true? Negative thoughts, worries, emotions, etc., tend to feed on...
Mental health vs emotional health are two concepts that are often used interchangeably. Both involve how we think and feel. While mental and emotional well-being are both important, they’re not the same thing. Mental health refers to how someone thinks, feels, and...
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just snap our fingers and stop being sad, depressed, angry, or heartbroken? Society conditions us to think this is possible. When you were little, your parents probably told you to “stop crying,” “cheer up,” or “calm down.” If you were...
