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Teletherapy for Couples: Strengthening Relationships Remotely

Teletherapy for Couples - Strengthening Relationships

Couples today face many relationship challenges. Teletherapy offers a convenient way to address these issues while strengthening their relationship…. The Teletherapy Boom: The Rise of Online Counseling Online counseling has dramatically increased in popularity in recent years. The most significant increase occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, when in-person counseling was drastically curtailed or nonexistent. Since […]

Teletherapy for Specific Mental Health Conditions: A Deep Dive

Can teletherapy help with specific mental health disorders

Telehealth services have become increasingly popular in recent years, with nearly four in 10 Americans reporting that they’ve met with mental or medical health care professionals virtually. Additionally, of those with experience in using telehealth services, more than half said they would use telehealth services for mental health care, and about a third said that […]

How to Embrace Zoom Meetings as Social Opportunities

Socializing on Zoom Meetings

Video or Zoom calls are now a core feature of the business world. Some of us vastly prefer these meetings to the traditional, in-person ones, while others of us find them annoying. Whatever your stance may be, there is no denying that Zoom meetings are here to stay, thanks to recent global events and massive […]

Say Hello to “No”—Knowing Your Limits

Saying Hello to 'No', Knowing your limits

“No” is a complete sentence—and often one of the very first ones that young children master. Toddlers are experts at asserting their will when they don’t like or want something, but for some people, it’s a skill that’s lost over time. Especially if you’re a people-pleaser (and a 2022 YouGov study reveals that 47% of […]

Cortisol: Its Role in Mental Health and Anxiety

Cortisol and impact on anxiety and mental health

You may have heard about cortisol and its association with stress. However, did you know high cortisol levels can interfere with your overall health and mental well-being? Cortisol and Its Function Cortisol is a corticosteroid or glucocorticoid hormone vital to healthy body functions. Your adrenal glands, which are located above the kidneys, produce cortisol. The […]

George Metesky – Understanding the Mental Health Causes

George Metesky - Mental Health Factors

“Con Edison crooks–this is for you.” F.P. This note accompanied a bomb found on a first-floor window sill of the New York City Consolidated Edison plant in 1940. Rudimentary in design, the bomb consisted of a brass pipe stuffed with gunpowder. Detectives believed F.P. planned to ignite the bomb by initiating a chemical reaction within […]

Conflict Averse? How to Stand Up for Your Wellbeing

Conflict Adverse - How to stand up for your wellbeing

For many people, conflict is something to stay away from. You may be willing to put up with some injustices to avoid rocking the boat and potentially upsetting friends, family members or coworkers. However, while compromise is a key component to healthy relationship dynamics, conflict avoidance is profoundly different than this normal give-and-take. It disrupts […]

Mycotoxins, Mold, and Your Mental Health

Mycotoxins and Mold and Mental Health

Your mental health can change dramatically in response to the world around you. Most people know how stress and major life events can affect them, but even factors like diet or how clean their bedrooms are can have some noticeable impacts. But other elements could be influencing your mental health—without you even knowing. Mycotoxins are […]

Reactive Depression

Reactive Depression - What to know

Have you ever gone through a period when you felt unusually down? You may have been experiencing symptoms of the disorder known as “major depression” or “major depressive disorder.” It is also possible that your depressive symptoms were a form of “reactive” or “situational” depression in response to stress, trauma, or a major life event. […]