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Life before the baby came was so different. You were cleaner. You ate out more often. And the hours and hours of sleep you used to take for granted!If you’ve recently had a baby and are having a hard time getting enough rest each night, you’re not alone. According to a study by PLOSone, new parents, particularly new mothers who are...[ read more ]

Several research studies put our social media consumption for 2020 at an average of 3 hours per day - that’s 1,300 hours per year – spent passively watching other people’s lives.  Most have some awareness of the pitfalls of too much screen time, but a good number will still hit follow. Most swear social media is how they communicate, a...[ read more ]

Affecting nearly 40 million adults in the United States, anxiety is one of the country’s most common mental health disorders. Sleep disturbances such as insomnia are highly prevalent amongst those who suffer from an anxiety disorder. If you have trouble falling asleep, it may heighten or trigger your anxiety, and vice versa. While it can be difficult for an anxiety...[ read more ]

For many, childhood is the most wondrous and exciting time in a person’s life. But even when a child is growing in a loving and stable family environment, they can feel fear and anxiety.Think back on your childhood. Everything new was something to be not-so-sure of. It was easy to feel a bit anxious on the first day of school...[ read more ]

For some people, working from home is a normal routine. This is, after all, the gig economy, and many people have been freelancing, making a living from their home office for many years now. But for others, working from home is a completely new phenomenon brought about by the global pandemic.For this second group of people, working from home has...[ read more ]

Check out this personal account from Made of Millions of a personal empowerment while working through the challenges of living with OCD. Lessons OCD Has Taught Me Lessons OCD Has Taught Me By confronting my disorder, I uncovered new truths about myself. Written by Heather Nelson Heather is a writer, runner and dog lover, who’s learning to cope with OCD through...[ read more ]

Check out this helpful article from Sheppard Pratt on navigating the pandemic. Due diligence or perfectionism? by: Molly Schiffer, LCPC People have been asking on a regular basis how my clients are managing during the pandemic. Their question is usually followed by, “it must be really difficult with all the handwashing and wearing masks.” Their well-meaning but misguided assumption is that...[ read more ]

One of our own was interviewed regarding the effects of uncertainty during COVID-19.  Check out what Chris Mayo has to say in this article by the Georgia Health News, Living with anxiety amid fallout from a pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis could have a detrimental effect on some people already struggling with anxiety, Mayo said, because they see other people’s reactions...[ read more ]

On January 1st, if someone had predicted by springtime, our environment would be so dangerous I could not take my children to a movie, I would not have believed them.  But, here we are living the stressful COVID-19 reality and wondering how long it will last. This week, I left home to forage food for my family at a local...[ read more ]

If you’re like most people, you are doing your best to stay calm during COVID-19 pandemic. But that can feel incredibly difficult at times. When not worrying about friends and loved one’s health, there’s also the conflicting information provided by the media and the economic ramifications of the virus that have people on edge.Signs of Emotional Distress and 6 Ways...[ read more ]