Today, March 31, is known as International Transgender Day of Visibility. It is a day to raise awareness of the transgender population and the many challenges they face. A Pew Research study released in June of 2022 found that approximately 1.6% of U.S. adults are…
If you’ve ever experienced a panic attack, you know firsthand the name is apropos. Within seconds you can go from feeling quite well and “ordinary” to experiencing absolute dread and fear. And often with no obvious trigger. It’s a horrible way to live. But you…
If we’re honest, most of us would admit we look at some form of digital screen more than we do the face of our friends and loved ones. From our phones to iPad, laptops and flatscreen TVs the size of an entire wall, screen time…
Life has been beyond challenging for most of us the last couple of years as we’ve dealt with a global pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. And just when we thought we were all out of the woods and life was back to normal, we now find…
We are constantly exposed to the news and events going on in others’ lives through social media, phone applications/notifications, and television outlets. This almost constant exposure to negative/bothersome information is hurting our mental health. In fact, it has become so common that this type of…
Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are serious psychiatric illness, not unlike anxiety and depression. Individuals who suffer from one of these disorders use food in unhealthy ways to cope with difficult emotions and life situations. Sadly, eating disorders have now become an epidemic…