Tiny Steps, Big Change: The Kaizen Method For Your Mental Health Goals
Kaizen is a Japanese business concept that asserts that significant positive results may be achieved from the tiniest of movements in the direction of our goals. Kaizen is more than just a business strategy. Kaizen is a mindset: a way of thinking that values small but achievable progress toward our goals rather than striving for [...]
Applying Alchemy to Your Mental Health
Alchemy isn't just old magic or pseudoscience—it's a rich symbolic system that mirrors the inner journey of transformation. Jungian psychology, in particular, embraced alchemical ideas to describe the process of individuation, or becoming whole. In mental health terms, alchemy becomes a process of taking the “lead” of negative thoughts, trauma, fear, and insecurity and transmuting [...]
Understanding Binge Eating: What Therapists and Clients Need to Know
Binge eating is far more common than most people realize, yet it often hides in shame, secrecy, and self-blame. Whether you’re a therapist supporting clients through this struggle or someone personally trying to make sense of your relationship with food, understanding the psychological, emotional, and biological layers of binge eating is essential. Binge eating is [...]
From Headbanging to Healing
When you hear the name “Sebastian Bach,” your mind might conjure two very different images: a powdered wig and Mass B in Minor on one hand, and wild hair and power ballads on the other hand. While both Bachs knew how to stir emotion, it was the original Johann Sebastian Bach — the Baroque master [...]
The Importance of Breakfast
The alarm goes off, and it’s a rush until you get out the door. If your mornings are busy with getting the kids ready for school, getting yourself ready for work, or getting your pets ready for the day, chances are you’ve experienced difficulty getting in breakfast at some point. From the time we wake [...]
Building Healthy Habits: How to Maximize the Benefits of Your Psychiatric Medications
Prioritizing one's mental well-being can be challenging, particularly in today's climate. Between 2019-2020, 20.78% of American adults were experiencing mental illness (Mental Illness America). That's approximately 50 million Americans. Studies have shown combining psychotherapy with medication is more effective than either treatment alone. In addition to these interventions, there are action steps you can take [...]
Self-Love: Beyond Bubble Baths and Pedicures
Gestures of self-love can be helpful when we’re emotionally depleted or feeling down. Whether or not we have people in our lives extending love and support our way, self-love and caring for ourselves is important when we’re feeling low or stretched thin. While relationships with others are referred to as interpersonal relationships, the relationship we [...]
Successful Grocery Shopping in Eating Disorder Treatment
Seeing diet messages posted on packaging, hearing comments about food as we pass by strangers, and navigating large crowds, grocery shopping can overwhelm and trigger those struggling with an eating disorder. In 2022, the average grocery store carried 31,530 items. With this many items to choose from, eating disorder urges and thoughts of food can [...]
The Difference Between a Nutritionist, a Registered Dietitian, and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
If you are looking for nutrition advice, you might see the terms nutritionist, Registered Dietitian (RD), or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and wonder what the difference between the three is. While all can give nutrition advice, Registered Dietitians are considered the experts in food and nutrition. In 2013, the Commission on Dietetic Registration added the [...]
Practicum, Pre-Licensed, Licensed – Therapist Titles Explained
If you are seeking a therapist, you will likely encounter a variety of titles and acronyms to explain that therapist’s level of licensure. Some may disclose that they are in practicum. Other therapists might disclose that they are “pre-licensed.” So what exactly does all of that mean? This blog will explain the difference so you [...]
Somatic Skills for Effectively Managing Anxiety
When anxiety strikes, it can be sudden and severe. One moment you are resting peacefully on the beach of life, and the next, a tidal wave comes crashing over you enveloping you with racing thoughts, fear, and a racing heart rate. When this happens, there are ways to manage anxiety that do not involve therapy [...]
The Journey Through Pet Loss and Grief
Our pets are a part of our family. When their time comes to cross the rainbow bridge, it can feel like a part of our heart and our family is now missing, much like a human member. Unfortunately, our friends, family, and community members who are either not animal people or have never had pets [...]
