If you’ve experienced trauma, you may find it difficult to seek help. Why? There are many possible reasons why. Let’s explore just a few.

“The king is dead, long live the king!” is a phrase we’ve heard throughout history to announce the death of one monarch and the upcoming coronation of the next.

The German intellectual Goethe is quoted as saying “The dangers of life are infinite, and among them is safety.” How’s that for an interesting paradox?!

Did you grow up in a family that was calm, or one where people second-guessed, catastrophized, fantasized doom and gloom scenarios, or worried about what friends—or even strangers—thought of them?

Sigmund Freud once said: “Anyone who wishes to practice analysis should first submit to be analyzed himself by a competent person.” This is not to suggest that only good therapists go to therapy. However, it does highlight an important concept. Since everyone struggles from time to time, why would a therapist be immune from this reality?

We’ve all vented to a friend from time to time. Whether it is to get something off your chest or to receive some sort of advice and guidance. This is a normal part of relationships.

Anxiety is a normal, inevitable, and often helpful human emotion. Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the world. Yes, these two facts can be true. And yes, these facts alone feel like cause enough to feel anxious! However, understanding your own experience primarily comes down to the degree to which you feel anxiety.

Overworking is far too often considered to be a positive and highly recommended trait. It’s positioned as a factor related to values and ethics. However, it can be a very dangerous trend steeped in both perfectionism and anxiety.

Everyone faces potentially traumatic events. In some cases, these experiences result in trauma which can turn into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. Those struggling with this condition may have to deal with anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, hyper-vigilance, substance abuse, social withdrawal, depression, and thoughts of death or suicide.

We know about the mental toll such people face. In addition, the connection between homelessness and suicide is widely discussed. As terrible as all of this is, it is not the full story. People with PTSD may struggle with a wide array of physical symptoms. This connection is crucial to understand.

If you or someone you know is showing possible signs of PTSD following a natural disaster, professional help is absolutely invaluable. This is not a condition to try handling with self-treatment alone. That said, it most definitely is a condition that benefits from certain self-help efforts.

There are several effective PTSD treatment protocols. However, for women, it is particularly important to factor in the impact their menstrual cycle has on the disorder and its symptoms.

Almost half of women under 44 have never had children. Yet, we still live in a society that equates womanhood with motherhood.

On some level, many of us understand that exercise benefits our mental well-being. Not surprisingly, however, this can be lost in the shuffle of busy schedules and myriad obligations.

“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.”

The holiday season often comes with loads of invitations to attend social gatherings. It also means there will be some gatherings you’d prefer to skip. Why? The reasons are many, yet, this year, you may prefer to say “no” to events based on Covid vaccination status.

It’s not a humiliation to admit you don’t know something. Being humble is a good thing! Admitting that you don’t know something allows you to continue learning.

Resilience can be hard to find without help. It can be hard to sustain without the mental and emotional tools. Like any other characteristic or skill, it can be taught.

Do you need a mask or not? Are vaccines or boosters mandated? What economic help is still available? Can you go to school or work in person? From state to state and city to city, it seems everyone is at odds these days