Often clients ask if a particular event in their life would be considered traumatic. It seems as though trauma and traumatic events are not well defined in our day-to-day lives. The basic definition of trauma is the lasting emotional response that commonly appears...
More often than not, we forget to take care of ourselves. We put ourselves on the back burner and focus on everything else going on around us. I am sure you have heard the saying, “You cannot pour from an empty cup,” or if you have ever flown before, you...
Throughout conducting research and writing articles on various topics from psychology and counseling, this is by far the most loaded of topics. Most people, when they hear “Let’s talk about feelings,” cringe or internally curl into a ball. Why is it...
Throughout history, all psychologists and even philosophers have theorized about dreams. Sigmund Freud started the study of dreams as having a specific purpose, but even today, researchers have yet to uncover the underlying nature of dreaming while we sleep. Freud...
Burnout is a term that is thrown around a lot, but what does it mean? Burnout is a term that was coined regarding the shift to experiencing apathy or anxiety towards your job. Burnout can appear in many different ways, it can start as a lack of satisfaction about your...
Depression tends to be generic term for a plethora of symptoms and an intense degree of severity. Depression is a mental health illness that impacts the way you feel and the way you think and act. Depression has deep roots into not only our minds, but our bodies as...