by Amber Schneider | published Nov 1, 2024 | Depression, Mental Health
With the transition from summer to fall comes the beginning of the holiday season. Although it’s supposed to be the most magical time of the year, that’s not always the case. For many, the holidays bring feelings of joy, warmth, and excitement. For others, they bring...
by Jordie Vander Wal | published Aug 9, 2024 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Trauma, Wellness
In recent years, the therapeutic benefits of journaling have gained considerable attention. This simple, yet profound, practice involves regularly writing down thoughts, feelings, and experiences. While it serves various purposes, from enhancing creativity to...
by Krista Kopchick | published Oct 17, 2023 | Mental Health, Trauma
Have you ever noticed that sometimes your body takes over and responds for you without your awareness, consent, or permission? Sometimes it saves our lives and other times it can be very confusing or frustrating. I’d like to offer a brief overview from a...
by Kahlin Kelly | published Jul 26, 2023 | Anxiety, Children, Depression, Mental Health, Parenting
What is adolescence? The period of growth and development between childhood and adulthood that occurs between ages 13 and 19, although both the physical and psychological changes that take place often start even earlier, between ages 9 and 12. Adolescence can be a...
by Desiree Andersen | published Jan 15, 2021 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Trauma
We all have had something upsetting or disappointing happen, and sometimes we get frustrated at ourselves or others. We wish things could be different. Our interpretation of events plays a large role in how we experience them. For example, someone at work or home left...
by Dave Thornsen, PsyD | published Sep 14, 2020 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Stress Management
The issue of control is a topic that comes up frequently in therapy sessions. It can be a complicated and confusing topic for people while they are struggling. When a person senses they are losing control they often begin to feel anxious. The other side of the coin is...
by Sarah Ingram | published May 18, 2020 | Depression, Mental Health
Ask anyone (particularly in Michigan) when they believe the highest suicide rates are during the year, and we’d probably all say January or February. Those dark, dreary days where the sun blends in with the darkness, leaving a pale gray weariness dipped in sludgy ice...
by Sarah Ingram | published Apr 27, 2020 | Mental Health, Wellness
What a strange, exhausting, frightening month it has been. Our rhythms of life have been fully interrupted; a day in the life of quarantine can move from panic to boredom, contentment to grief, anxiety to depression, and yes, joy to gratitude… only to rinse and repeat...
by Abraham Bilyeu | published Apr 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Stress Management
As we move into the second week of Michigan’s stay-at-home order, many of us are feeling the stress of schools and daycares closing, job loss or job uncertainty, all while continuously checking our news feeds to see the latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. During...
