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Maybe she's born with it.. maybe it's a Personality Disorder
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Dysfuncitonal (or Dissociative) Symptoms
Dysfunction, Dissociation, Psychosis, Oh My!
Apr 15, 20203 min read
Depressive Symptoms
Sadness and depression - what's the cause, what's the name, and how do you help?
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Mood Symptoms
Mood symptoms - disorder or personality?
Apr 1, 20203 min read
Trauma Symptoms
Trauma symptoms and Diagnoses, how to determine the disorder
Mar 25, 20206 min read
Cognitive Symptoms
Cognitive symptoms - stress, mental illness, or a cognitive disorder?
Mar 18, 20203 min read
Mental Disorders - What do my symptoms mean?
This category of articles is mainly geared toward therapists, clinicians, and people with an interest in the mental health field, but...
Mar 11, 20205 min read
What are Disorders and How do you Diagnose them?
Mental Health Disorders Mental health disorders (also referred to as conditions or illnesses) are conditions that affect thinking,...
Mar 4, 20205 min read
What is a Mental Health Condition/Disorder?
"1 in 5 Adults Have a Mental Illness" Most of us have heard the alarming statistics regarding declining mental health in America. I know...
Aug 6, 20194 min read
Night Owls - Have you ever wanted to be a "morning person"?
There are disorders/symptom sets that most people never associate with non-pharmaceutical treatment. One of these is “being a night owl”....
Jun 25, 201911 min read
An Incomplete American History of LGBT from 2000-2019 - A Subject-Based Timeline
To finish up this timeline, we will now cover the significant times in American history for the LGBT community between 2000 and current...
Jun 18, 20196 min read
The Incomplete American History of LGBT - 19th & 20th Centuries AD/CE - A Timeline
19th Century 1800-1899 Significant American LGBT History by Year 1814: The term "Crime against nature" was first used in the Criminal...
Jun 11, 20195 min read
The Incomplete World History of LGBT - 9,600BC/BCE - 18th Century AD/CE - a Timeline
"There weren't people like that in my day!" Wrong, grandma.
Jun 8, 20194 min read
Happy Pride Month!
This month, in honor of Pride Month, I will be writing a series on the LGBTTQQIAP (or LGBTQ) community in reference to mental health. We...
May 7, 20193 min read
Mental Wellness Explored
What is Mental Wellness exactly? The World Health Organization defines mental wellness as "a state of well-being in which the individual...
Jan 29, 20192 min read
Pillar 4: Spiritual Wellness
Spiritual Wellness People who read this section of the blog may think one of the following: "I'm not religious so why should this matter...
Jan 22, 20192 min read
Pillar 3: Emotional Wellness
Emotional Wellness Ok, so emotional wellness and mental wellness are different. Then what exactly is emotional wellness? Emotional...
Jan 15, 20193 min read
Pillar 2: Physical Wellness
Physical Wellness Physical wellness is one of the more well-known types of wellness. When a person hears physical wellness, they may...
Jan 8, 20192 min read
Pillar 1: Mental Wellness
Mental wellness and four steps to help you become mentally well. Mental Wellness "Aren't mental and emotional wellness the same thing?"...
Jan 1, 20195 min read
What are the Four Pillars (and why should I care?)
An intro to the four pillars of wellness, their application to counseling, and how they affect you every day. What are the Four Pillars?...
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