Stress

  Living with dissociation is no way to live.  This type of disorder leaves you feeling like your environment, people and even your own identity are not real.   Instead of being present in the moment you’re in, your brain dissociates and provides a “safe haven” to protect you from stressful events, current and/or past trauma. …

Imagine one day of having a feeling that everything around you is not real.  Your environment.  Your family and friends.  And even you own body doesn’t feel real. This sense of detachment from one’s body, thoughts, and surroundings is known as dissociation. Dissociation occurs for a variety of reasons and is often triggered by past …

  The holiday season comes with joy, family and plenty of holiday spirit. But for many people this busy time of the year comes with holiday stress. Whether you have preexisting mental health struggles or experience seasonal depression, the holidays are a hectic time due to a multitude of different factors. From gift shopping, parties …

  Kids can be downright jerks sometimes! There, I said it! Children can really try your patience and your sanity. But no child deserves to be hit or screamed at out of anger. Many parents find themselves close to “losing it” wit their child. As the world is struggling with the pandemic, job loss, financial …

  For some, trying to conceive a baby is not easy.  Many couples get pregnant within a year of trying to conceive.  But as the months of negative pregnancy tests go by, you may start to think you have a reproductive issue. It’s commonly believed that many of the issues with trying to conceive are …