by hanj | Feb 14, 2024 | mental health
“I can’t.” “I don’t feel ready yet.” “This won’t work anyway.” Sound familiar at all? If any of these statements are bouncing around in your mind, you may be indulging in what’s called self-sabotage. The basic definition of self-sabotage is holding yourself back,...
by hanj | Sep 19, 2023 | mental health
Terry woke up with kind of a vague feeling that something wasn’t quite right. It wasn’t anything she could put her finger on, but her energy felt lower, and so did her mood. She wasn’t experiencing anything she would call feeling sick, but she wasn’t feeling all...
by hanj | Jul 19, 2023 | mental health
How are you feeling today? Have you taken a couple of minutes to be aware of your emotions? And if not, why? Don’t think you need to? Too busy? Well, how about adding a healthy morning ritual to your list? If you’re not aware of your emotions, then you’re that...
by hanj | Jun 19, 2023 | mental health
Grace is not much fun to be around tonight. She knows that. And so does her husband, Carter. When he started to suggest something, they could do together this weekend, Grace quickly cut him off. “I don’t think that sounds like a great idea at all. First, how do you...
by hanj | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Terry woke up with kind of a vague feeling that something wasn’t quite right. It wasn’t anything she could put her finger on, but her energy felt lower, and so did her mood. She wasn’t experiencing anything she would call feeling sick, but she wasn’t feeling all...
by hanj | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
You’ve been here before. A loved one, a healthcare professional, a friend, even a stranger, says something, does something, looks at you a certain way… BAM! You’re off to the races. Wow, are you ever angry! Your anger might take the form of blowing up, or walking...
by hanj | Jan 19, 2023 | mental health
Angry? Or Is there Something Else Going On? By Gary McClain, PhD You’ve been here before. A loved one, a healthcare professional, a friend, even a stranger, says something, does something, looks at you a certain way… BAM! You’re off to the races. Wow, are you ever...
by hanj | Dec 8, 2022 | mental health
What are your holidays looking like so far? Past memories, good ones and not so good ones. Demands, some realistic and others not realistic, some coming from you, some coming from others. Your schedule, maybe too much going on, or maybe not much at all. Where is the...
by hanj | Dec 8, 2022 | mental health
What are your holidays looking like so far? Past memories, good ones and not so good ones. Demands, some realistic and others not realistic, some coming from you, some coming from others. Your schedule, maybe too much going on, or maybe not much at all. Where is the...
by hanj | Sep 12, 2022 | mental health
My colleagues in the mental health profession have often lamented the lack of emergency mental health assistance available to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. We have had to rely on services available through 911 which, while they are able to respond...