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Feeling Blue During the Holidays? Discover These Three Evidence-Based Strategies!

November 09, 2024

Hearing about gratitude and joy can sometimes deepen your feelings of gloom, especially if you’re facing emotional and mental health challenges. You may find yourself asking: “Why do others seem so happy? Why do they…

Faith Crisis and Scrupulosity OCD

October 07, 2024

After Sally’s clinician conducted a comprehensive assessment of her clinical condition, she said, “Your symptoms suggest that your challenges are linked to religious scrupulosity OCD.” Sally’s immediate response was, “I’d rather have a faith crisis…

Is Rumination Getting You Stuck in the OCD Cycle?

September 16, 2022

Rumination is what cows do when they rechew their food (cud) to digest it. They spend about eight hours every day doing it. We humans also ruminate. We can spend minutes, hours and even days…

Having Courage and Living a Meaningful Life Despite Fear

May 26, 2022

“Decisions are constantly before us. To make them wisely, courage is needed—the courage to say no, the courage to say yes. Decisions do determine destiny.” –Thomas S. Monson You are most likely familiar with stories…

Adversity is part of the journey

April 16, 2021

“Additional tutoring and suffering appears to be the pattern for the Lord’s most apt pupils. Our existence, therefore, is a continuum matched by God’s stretching curriculum.” Neal A. Maxwell1 Society’s Influence Our society has come…

10 Things I’ve Learned as a Therapist and a Mom about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

June 11, 2019

By Allyson Guilbert, LCSW View original article published in Psych Central– I’ve been a mental health therapist for over 10 years and in the social work profession for more than 20. I have been pregnant…

What Are the Signs of Depression in Teens?

March 31, 2017

Quite often, parents misunderstand their adolescents’ symptoms of depression with “just being in a bad mood,” or “personality issues,” or “the time of the month issues,” etc. Yes, we all have those kinds of days.…

4 Essentials To Help You Enjoy the Holidays

November 28, 2016

View original article published in Psych Central– The holidays give us great opportunities to continue existing traditions or establish new ones. We reconnect with friends and family. It is supposed to be the most wonderful…

When Your Loved One Has Body Dysmorphic Disorder

April 07, 2015

[View original article published in Psych Central here. Aaron was a senior in high school, and his grades had begun to decline. He wasn’t interested in hanging out with his friends. He seemed depressed. He’d…

3 Steps To Take When Life Gets Foggy

October 20, 2014

[View original article published in Answers.com here] What is your first thought when you wake up in the morning? “I’m ready to take on the day!” But maybe you had a restless night and couldn’t…

What’s the Best Treatment for Hair-Pulling Disorder?

September 14, 2014

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Happier Life

June 05, 2014