Awake again at 3am
Why does this happen like clockwork? The answer may surprise you. You wake suddenly from deep sleep. You feel alert yet confused. Is it morning? …
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Simple ideas for gratitude practice
Gratitude practice helps you shift focus from pain to peace, hopelessness to joy. As the adage goes, what you focus on grows. Daily life often …
Is your teen at risk for suicide?
Learn the factors that make a young person more or less likely to attempt suicide and what you can do to help a struggling teen. …
7 thinking errors that can harm your mental health
Cognitive distortions can fuel anxiety, misery and self-loathing. Oh my! We all fall into the trap of a cognitive distortion from time-to-time. We might relive …
Living in slow-mo? Psychomotor retardation in depression explained.
Psychomotor impairment is a common but poorly understood symptom of clinical depression that can make everyday tasks feel impossible. Your child (or partner or best …
The dangers of co-rumination
Sometimes it’s better to stop talking about your problems. Lots of us do it. Something happens that confuses or upsets us, and we rush to …
Sadness is useful. Depression is not.
Learn to spot the difference so you can embrace sad moods but seek help if they turn into depression. In our race to “hack” happiness …
Does winter darkness get you down? Light therapy may help.
For some of us, the end of daylight savings time earlier this week blew the lid off a creeping seasonal depression that started so small …
Ten Surprising Mental Health Stats for 2022
It’s been a wild year (or two or five). Many of us have felt anxious or depressed, and these issues may have started when we …
How to get your depressed partner to seek help.
Loving someone with untreated depression can feel worrisome to downright aggravating. Here’s what you can do to encourage them to get treatment. Your partner can’t …