Nature and Mental Health What is Ecotherapy?We often hear doctors recommend that you go for a walk when you’re dealing with depression or anxiety. But the practice is not as modern as you may think. Eastern Medicine has long recommended meditation in nature to calm the mind and restore inner peace and balance. Indigenous people
September 4, 2020
Escape into alcohol The alcohol “feel-good” mythWe’ve all seen the media and social references to “having a drink” when something bad or stressful happens in someone’s life. There are numerous times someone turns to alcohol, to make their situation better. This illusion paints having a drink as a beautiful escape from whatever problems are going
August 28, 2020
Caregiver depression and caring for someone Spiraling from caregiver into caregiver depressionCaring for someone else can be the most rewarding thing you do in your life. But no matter how much you love them, it can also be the hardest thing. Some of you are caregivers professionally. You go to work each day to help
August 21, 2020
Experiencing senior depression and aging Senior depression and the forgottenWhen I was in high school, I volunteered as a Candy Striper at the local hospital. And if you’ve never heard of a Candy Striper, they are hospital volunteers who work directly under the nurses. We helped restock any of the carts with linens and other
August 14, 2020
When being tired is not just a lack of sleep Am I tired or is this exhaustion caused by anxiety?We all lead very busy lives these days. We are multitasking more and have higher work demands. In addition, we have more social obligations (although perhaps less so during these quarantine days) and less free time.
August 7, 2020
Learning to set boundaries The anxiety alert system for lacking boundariesWhen I first got help for my anxiety, I was surprised to learn that one of the most important things I had to do in order to fight my anxiety was learn to say NO. It turns out that I was perpetuating a cycle that
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