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This week we have focused on trauma. In this blog post, I want to direct our attention to this video by The School of life "What Is "Trauma" - and How to Cope With It". This video gives a semi-detailed explanation of how trauma is created and how to overcome it. Though watching this video won't magically help existing mental...[ read more ]

Many people around this time tend to say “New Year New Me.” This is a good mantra to have if you are deciding to better yourself and move into the New Year as a better and more aware version of yourself. However, for many, we use this mantra and don’t follow it, or we will go to the extreme of...[ read more ]

Starting this week students all over the world will be heading back to class and adults to work, and even for some both. I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season no matter what holiday they choose to celebrate and follow and I hope for a successful and fruitful New Year to our readers. For many, the New Year tends...[ read more ]

In this last blog post I wanted to highlight some videos I personally have greatly benefited from on the topic of mindfulness. The first Ted Talk I’m going to share is by Richard J.Davidson. Dr. Davidson focuses a lot on how our brain function can be changed through mindfulness and gives a beginner's exercise on how to practice mindfulness.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBfCW67xT8...[ read more ]

This is the second part of a three-part series about Burnout. In this action, you will read about my own tips on how I'm able to prevent burnout in my own life whilst also juggling being a full-time student, a part-time intern, and a part time assistant researcher. With multiple stressors that come with the closing of the year, it...[ read more ]

As the holiday season begins to roll around, specifically Thanksgiving, many of us all across the United States will take time to reflect on what and who we are thankful for. This could be loved ones, family members, friends, and even mentors. However, many people during this time forget all the hardships they have faced and overcame this past year....[ read more ]

In my previous blog post, I talked about the recent election that has exasperated this country’s self-concept and group concept, and how these two theories work together to cause distress and division within the United States. In this post, I want to focus on political partisanship on how this relates back to the two theories I mentioned in the other...[ read more ]

On November 3rd, 2020, and the days that followed we have all become apart of our nation’s history. With President-elect Joe Biden with an astounding 77,926,591 votes and counting and President Trump with 72,612,622 votes. In this election, we have seen voter turnout reach numbers never before seen. With Biden now surpassing President Obama in most votes received in our...[ read more ]

In my last post, I talked about the realities of Telehealth learning and the need for everyone as a whole to show empathy to others. Due to this, I wanted to talk a little bit about empathy and why we should all practice being empathetic.  In the 5th October issue released by the Australian Psychological Association, Dr. Adam Gerace describes...[ read more ]

Many men and women feel scared to start couples counseling. The root of this fear is often in the assumption that “I will be blamed for all the problems in our relationships”. Or, even worse, my partner and therapist together will unite against me. Fears like this keep couples from taking actions. John Gottman's research found that in the United...[ read more ]