“Gaslighting” is a great word because it so vividly describes the feeling one has when on the receiving end. It’s as if there is a match repeatedly being struck under you but then blown out to leave...
Category - Emotional Health
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Depression and Anxiety Can Be Intertwined
Many are undulating through waves of worry and sadness as we experience the effects of COVID-19. Our lives look very different from how they did 6 months ago. Dr. Richard Nicastro, PhD looks at the connection between...
Richard Nicastro, PhD
Find the Good News
For those who feel swamped with bad news. Rick Hanson, PhD discusses the brain’s negativity bias and the importance of being able to recognize the positive things too. Why find the good news? “Tell the truth.”...
Rick Hanson, PhD
How Positive Emotions Can Benefit You Starting Now
Linda Graham, MFT, breaks down of the research-backed benefits of positive emotions; what they are and how they can help you. Our response to any emotion can become a gateway to resilient action. Anger fuels our fight...
Linda Graham, MFT
From Pain to Empowerment: Rethinking Mental Health
I recently was invited to partner with Samantha Foster, President of the nonprofit organzation, Rethink Mental Health Incorporated. She was looking for mental health advocates to help support her in her mission to...
Living in a Time of Threat
If you would have been asked a year ago if you were concerned about a global pandemic grinding life as you know it to a halt, you probably would have raised your eyebrows and laughed. There is no doubt that the world...
9 Mental Health Resources for the Black Community
We’re suffering a collective trauma, but members of the Black community, who are already inherently raised alongside that trauma, are getting hit the hardest. While mental health resources have historically been out of...
Creating Normalcy with a Chronic Disease During Covid-19
Christine Fallabel, living with type 1 diabetes since 2000, shares her thoughts about managing this chronic disease during the pandemic, especially with concerns around it making her higher risk with COVID-19. These...
COVID-19 Mental Health Impact on Families
We may be in it for the long haul with our unwelcome guest, COVID-19. No one knows much about anything regarding how this pans out but what we do know if there has been a massive impact of families across the globe as...
Trauma and Psychological Risks of the Pandemic
We are in unprecedented times. The impact of the pandemic is significant on multiple levels, including psychological, as it contradicts what is familiar and expected in the world leading to confusion and uncertainty. ...
