Executive Functioning and ADHD
Originally posted May, 2022 Guest post by Gayle M. Pape, LCSW Daily life can be both complicated and simple. We might design an architectural blueprint (complex) and get to work on time (simple). The mental skills – executive functioning skills – to do those tasks are typically used without […]
The Therapeutic Power of Pets and Benefits for Mental Health
Originally posted April, 2022 Guest post by Sheri Leasure, LCSW Years ago, long before I would have even considered the therapeutic power of pets, my older sister and her husband had a big goofy Golden Retriever named Daisy Jane. I was a living with them at the time, as I was a poor graduate student […]
4 Ways To Improve Your Body Image and Mental Health
Originally published March, 2022 Guest post by Karen Kuhlman, LSW Remember those curvy Renaissance and Baroque beauties lounging on couches in portraits painted by da Vinci, Rubens and others? Those generously proportioned women were deemed the height of beauty by European society at the time. Fast forward 300-600 years. Now thin bodies are seen […]
How to Manage Your Perfectionism in 5 Steps
Originally posted March, 2022 Guest post by Codie Surratt, MA, LPC, LMT Do you struggle with completing tasks? Do you constantly second guess yourself and look to others for validation? Do you feel the need to be liked by everyone? Do you often find yourself judging others? Have you ever put off going somewhere, meeting […]
Stages of Addiction
Originally published in February, 2022 Contrary to popular belief, there is no real way to predict with full accuracy if you will develop an addiction or substance abuse disorder. This is because addiction, while treatable, is a chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences, according […]