by Lindsay Sanner | Jun 17, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Therapist
What are intrusive thoughts? Do you ever have thoughts that disturb or upset you? Ones that are completely unwelcome, and not something that you would ever choose to think or act on for yourself? These are called intrusive thoughts. They can be violent, sexual, or...
by Brice Sanner | Sep 10, 2020 | Anxiety, Couples, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Quarantine, Social Media
Making Friends as An Adult (In a Pandemic-and Other Times) As summer comes to a close, it can feel like the start of a new year. Even as adults, that back-to-school feeling still seems to linger every September. Unfortunately, unlike for kids and teens starting new...
by Lindsay Sanner | Aug 22, 2020 | Anxiety, Couples, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Quarantine, Social Media
The Importance of Setting Boundaries What does the word “boundaries” make you think of? Do you think of boundaries you’ve set? Does it remind you of times when people have crossed your boundaries? Does the word make you feel tense and uncomfortable, or safe and...
by Amy Schreffler | Aug 14, 2020 | Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health
The Science of Addiction For many years it was thought that people with addictions simply had a failure of willpower or were somehow morally bankrupt. Unfortunately the stigma of addiction still makes this the case among many people. But with more scientific research...
by Brice Sanner | Aug 12, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Quarantine
What is mindfulness? We’ve talked a bit about mindfulness before, but if you’re new here let’s go over the basics again! The basic idea of mindfulness is to focus on the present moment. According to PsychCentral, the act of mindfulness is “paying attention in the...