As a mental health therapist, I’ve witnessed firsthand the debilitating effects of test anxiety on bright, hard-working individuals. It’s heart-wrenching to see their talent and effort overshadowed by test anxiety. Many people who struggle with test...
On March 10, we’ll set our clocks forward an hour for Daylight Savings Time (DST). It seems simple: gain an hour here or lose an hour there. But this simple shift can disrupt your sleep more than you think. Research shows this isn’t just about losing or...
Have you ever felt like your mind is stuck on a loop, replaying worries or replaying an event over and over again in your mind. That’s rumination, a common but exhausting mental treadmill where negative thoughts about the past and future consume us. But there’s...
If you’ve been through a traumatic event or experienced ongoing traumatic stress, such as being in an abusive relationship or wartime, you know firsthand how completely overwhelming and frightening this can be. When struggling with acute stress, your sense of...
The holiday season is a wonderful time to connect with loved ones. Yet, for many of us, it also brings a unique brand of stress, especially when it involves family gatherings. Love for our family is often deep, but family dynamics can often be difficult. This year,...