What Are We Really Afraid Of? It’s the season for scary things. Ghosts. Witches. Haunted houses. Horror movies. Things that go bump in the night. We seek out fear for fun this time of year. We dress it up, decorate our houses with it, and sometimes even pay someone to jump out of the darkness […]
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Looking Beyond Weight Loss GLP-1 medications have changed the conversation around weight and metabolic health. But what do we know about their relationship with mental and emotional well-being? If you’ve heard about GLP-1 medications lately, chances are the conversation has focused on one thing: Weight loss. Medications in this class have become increasingly familiar as
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Alternative Mental Health Treatments: Exploring Your Options Therapy and medication are important tools in mental health care, but they aren’t the only ways we can support our well-being. When people think about mental health treatment, psychotherapy and medication are often the first things that come to mind. For good reason. Both can play important roles
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Your Experience Matters World Mental Health Day 2026 is about real voices and real change. And a reminder that understanding mental health begins with listening. Have you ever tried to explain what you’re going through, only to feel that someone wasn’t really hearing you? Maybe they offered advice before you finished speaking. Told you to
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When life changes, our sense of self can change, too Significant changes in life, such as a loss of a loved one, a shift in relationships, or a change of jobs or homes, can affect our sense of identity. A parent whose children have grown may wonder who they are outside of caregiving. Someone who
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Let’s Talk About the Grief No One Sees When we hear the word grief, most of us think about death. But some of the losses that affect us most deeply don’t come with funerals, sympathy cards, or casseroles. The end of a friendship. A divorce. A child leaving home. Losing a job or retiring from
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There are moments in life when you know something has changed, but you don’t quite know what comes next. Maybe you’ve left a job but haven’t figured out your next chapter. Your children don’t need you in the same way anymore. A relationship has changed or ended. You’ve moved somewhere new. You’ve retired. You’ve lost
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You’ve probably heard a lot about nervous system regulation lately. Take a deep breath. Meditate. Slow down. Relax. Calm yourself. However, nervous system regulation doesn’t actually mean being calm all the time. Your nervous system is supposed to become activated. You need that activation to get out of bed in the morning, tackle a challenging
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