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There are whole parts of the psychology community dedicated to positive psychology. Research, Ted Talks, Articles , and tons and tons of data on positive psychology.  Last week I introduced the series on happiness due to the good feedback I wanted to actually implement this as an actual series!  In this series, I will focus less on my own viewpoint...[ read more ]

As we close off this week's post on happiness I wanted to leave everyone with the Ted Talk found below. It is important to realize though one can find happiness the healthiest form of happiness one can have is one that is created. To find happiness in a person or thing suggest that it can be lost or taken away....[ read more ]

Creating boundaries is an important skill to have especially as a teen and young adult. In a previous blog post, I have touched on the topic of saying no and the actual freedom that can come from writing down, mentally or physically, your boundaries, knowing what you have hard lines against. However, boundaries are not only set when you are...[ read more ]

Below is an article by Psych Guide that focuses on symptoms and causes and effects of trauma. This is an amazing article to help better understand the causes of trauma! Check out the article below to get a more informed view on trauma and how to tackle it in your life and others! https://www.psychguides.com/trauma/

As we are now in August the new school year is now upon us. Students of all ages will be heading back to campus, logging in online, and meeting new teachers. Learning and education have taken on many forms over this last year. The article below is from John Hopkins University, and it is centered around getting children back into...[ read more ]

The Benefits of a Private Pay Practice The decision to choose between private pay or insurance can be tricky to navigate. While using health insurance may seem like a good decision at first, here are three benefits of being a private pay client at a counseling practice versus an insurance-based counseling practice. You are in Control When you are a...[ read more ]

In this blog post, I wanted to share another Ted Talk on skills for building a healthy romantic relationship. This goes hand in hand with the other two blogs for this week which focused on dealing with past relationships and the benefits of having a significant other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh5VhaicC6g

For today's part of the Relationship Advice Series, we are focusing on Narcissist personalities in relationships. Narcissism in itself is viewed as "excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance.". However, in more medical terms it is usually seen as an increased view of self-importance. Below is an article that focuses on how to deal with a...[ read more ]

In the next few weeks, we will be focusing on topics that pertain to relationships  and toxic attributes in relationships. Some of the topics we will be focusing on include narcissism, gaslighting, intrusive thoughts, and many more. So be on the look put for our upcoming blog post!

This week we focused on how to overcome habits. We started the week by introducing an article by Healthline that focused on what causes habits and how to break them. The next blog post centered around a Ted Talk from Judson Brewer where he introduces the idea that there is a connection between mindfulness and addiction. Dealing with any habits...[ read more ]