Mental Health Blog
Mental Health Blog
How to Hold Space For Others While Holding Space For Yourself
When it comes to caring, there are always two extremes of givers and takes. Learning the art of minding others as you mind yourself is not always easy to master. You can either love yourself too much and neglect others or vice versa.In therapeutic settings, the phrase...
Is Online Therapy For You? What to Consider Before Logging On
Online therapy or teletherapy may be a helpful treatment option for you if you're looking for psychotherapy for stress, relationship issues, grief, depression, anxiety, or another mental health issue. Here is everything you need to know. Technology has changed how...
Why is it important to identify your strengths and growth areas as a couple?
Everyone craves a picture-perfect relationship where the couple takes care of each other, works together for mutual goals, and mainly respects each other. This cannot happen on a whim because a strong relationship comes after a lot of hard work, perseverance, and...
Holiday Self-Care Tips: 4 Steps To Peace
Last week we spoke about coping with difficult family dynamics during the holiday season, this week we’ll speak to general self-care practices that would benefit you in any situation. Although these strategies are sure to help you adjust to last-minute changes,...
Dealing with Difficult Family Members During The Holidays
It's the most wonderful time of the year…unless you have challenging relatives. In which case you can practically cue the mayhem. Since December is National Stress Free Holidays Month, we thought we’d share a few tips to help you manage difficult family dynamics...
People Pleasing – More than Kindness
Have you ever met someone eager to please others, sometimes at their own expense? Sometimes their gestures don’t come off as kindness but as a desperate attempt to be accepted. They are willing to make extreme sacrifices to ensure that others have a pleasurable...
NO TIME FOR SELF CARE – Tips on Prioritizing Yourself
Let's challenge this idea that there's "no time." I'll ask you if there is no time or an issue with making time? Self-care does not come easy to everyone. Sparing time to focus on yourself in a busy world with limited resources is not necessarily everyone's cup of...
3 Ways Black Couples Counseling Restores Relationships in Atlanta
Most of us know the feeling of being in a new relationship – you talk on the phone for hours, think of them day and night, and sparks fly everywhere. It feels amazing. Eventually, the honeymoon phase ends, you might also find yourselves getting on each other's nerves...
Mental Health in the Black Community & the Holidays
Stress and depression are frequent uninvited visitors during the Holiday season, a period beginning around Thanksgiving (November) lasting until the New Year (January). Which makes sense. The duties around the holidays can be overwhelming; the cooking, shopping,...