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While the holidays can be a time of joy, celebration, and togetherness, they can also feel stressful, overwhelming, or lonely. You might be dealing with packed schedules, financial pressure, or family tensions that can negatively impact…
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 Quick Summary Divorce can be preventable when couples focus on communication, friendship, respect during conflict, and keeping intimacy alive. Common divorce triggers include lack of commitment, infidelity, and unresolved…
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Quick Summary Naming your emotions helps reduce their intensity and gives you clarity. You don’t need to wait for a crisis to strike. Connecting early with trusted friends or family is a courageous act of self-care that…
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Quick Summary Eldest daughter syndrome is an informal term describing the pressure firstborn girls often face to act as caregivers, mediators, and role models from a young age. These expectations can lead to strengths like…
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Homelessness isn’t always black and white. In fact, for most unhoused people, it doesn’t look like the images we see on the evening news at all. It might mean couch-surfing with a friend after getting kicked out of the house or sleeping…
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Does it ever feel like some days you’re on the same wavelength as your partner, and others, you’re living parallel lives under the same roof? The subtle signs of emotional distance in a relationship don’t mean your relationship is…
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Any form of assault can cause deep, lasting scars, but the consequences of sexual assault can be particularly devastating. Survivors often must deal with challenges that negatively impact their mental, emotional, and physical…
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Marriage is a journey of love, partnership, and mutual growth. Whether you’re newly married or have been together for decades, there’s always room to improve your relationship and strengthen your connection. No one is perfect, but…
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Preparing for an upcoming military deployment can be stressful. Getting ready to leave can cause a range of emotions and anxiety about the military, especially if you haven’t done it before. Whether you’re being deployed for the first…
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Tips on How to Build Mental Resilience  So, how do you build mental resilience? “Healthy habits are key to mental resilience. Good sleep habits, eating well, meditating or praying, volunteer work, maintaining friendships and…
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) are two therapeutic approaches that can help you improve your mental well-being. Both have unique approaches to addressing mental health concerns, but they operate…
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Every mother is a working mom, but raising children while maintaining an outside career can be an incredibly daunting and isolating experience. If you’re juggling a job, child care, and trying to find time for yourself, learning how to…
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What to Do if You Feel Trapped Caring for Elderly Parents Given all these challenges, it’s easy to see why feeling trapped is a common experience among caregivers. However, it’s important to recognize that these feelings don’t have to…
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Healthy co-parenting is a critical component of your child’s well-being — it offers stability and support, especially during the formative years. When done well, co-parenting can significantly help separated, divorced, or unmarried…
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Why is Being a Mom So Hard? Motherhood is commonly portrayed as a magical, wondrous, fulfilling time, when you see the world through your child’s eyes and have a new sense of purpose. While all that can be true, it’s also true that…
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1. Professional Diagnosis The National Institute of Mental Health reports that 22.8% of adults in the United States experience what they refer to as “Any Mental Illness (AMI).” However, still so many people go undiagnosed. Getting a…
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Alternative Medications to Abilify People might want to make changes to their medication or antipsychotic treatment plan for a variety of reasons. Fortunately, there are multiple alternatives to Abilify for depression, bipolar disorder,…
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Published on: 15 Dec 2023 Growing up today is tough. Many teens today feel overwhelmed with academic pressures, sports, friends and social circles, and navigating the digital world. Even before the pandemic,…
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Published on: 30 Nov 2023 Paxil and Prozac are different types of antidepressant medication in the class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Even though both these drugs treat…
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How to Manage Lithium Side Effects To maximize the effectiveness of Lithium therapy, it’s important to understand and manage its potential side effects.  Here are 7 tips for managing the common and serious Lithium side effects long…
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