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Connecting with Your Inner Child for Your Mental Health

By Audrey Gothard Birthdays have always brought a lot of emotions to the forefront for me. As I am presented a cake with an extra…

Domestic Violence: Let’s Break the Silence

Domestic violence is considered to be a pattern of coercive control that one person exercises over another and can include physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, and…

A Survival Guide on Parenting a Teen

By Anna Harcharik Ever struggle to figure out how to get your teen to talk to you? And then when they do talk to you,…

An Invisible Burden of the Holidays: The Mental Load

I love Christmas. But in the last couple of years I’ve found myself overly stressed and burdened by the work of the holidays. After some…

How Introverted Are You?

By Anna Harcharik Solitude matters, for some, it’s the air they breathe.—Susan Cain Do you feel drained sometimes after being in a large group of…

Yucky Thoughts and What to Do about Them

By Anna Harcharik On long car rides when I was growing up, I would ride with my older brother in the back seat of our…

The Power of Unspoken Family Rules

Have you ever been welcomed into someone else’s family? Perhaps you attended a dinner at your friend’s house, traveled with another family for vacation, or…

Why It’s OK to Bah Humbug the Arrival of Fall

“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were…

How Working from Home Might Impact Your Mental Health

By Anna Harcharik, LPC Working from home has become common in the past few years. Many people love the flexibility, freedom, and time it gives…

Understanding Anger

When you think of anger, what comes to mind? Do you think of words like conflict, destruction, punishment, impulsiveness, or “seeing red?” Many people have…