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As we celebrate Pride this month, it is important to remain safe. So, we will be going through different ways to stay safe during parades and protests alike. Pride Safety Dress for the weather, and wear sunscreen if you will be outdoors. Bring water and stay hydrated! You can’t have fun if you’re having heatContinue reading “Pride and Protesting Safety”

Having a child, be it through birth or adoption, can be a wonderful and exciting experience for parents. But sometimes it is not so wonderful, your baby might have colic and won’t stop crying, your toddlers are constantly fighting, the house is always being torn apart, or you might even be experiencing symptoms of postpartumContinue reading “Postpartum Depression”

Finding the right counselor can be a challenge, especially if it’s anxiety inducing to meet new people and open up. But know that it is the job of the counselor to approach you warmly, without judgement. If you do feel judged or criticized, perhaps that person isn’t the right fit. Ideally, you should be ableContinue reading “Finding the Right Counselor”

For this edition of the Mental Health Blog, in recognition of the month of April, we’re doing something a little different. Because I myself have Autism Spectrum Disorder, I’m going to be providing a little background information about autism and then write about my own personal experiences with it. I hope that my experience canContinue reading “Autism Acceptance”

For women’s history month, I took the time to interview women and AFAB (assigned female at birth) people in my life to gain perspective about what it means to be a woman and have a female identity. I also wanted to show the many different ways women experience the world of mental health and counseling,Continue reading “Women’s History Month”

An Interview with LaNita Jefferson and Ashley Waddington             In recognition of Black History Month, this issue of the Mental Health Blog looks a little different. In order to gain perspective on black mental health from a counselor’s lens, I interviewed LaNita Jefferson and Ashley Waddington, the founders of Carolina Assessment Services. Counseling different culturalContinue reading “Black Mental Health”

While the holidays can be a joyous time for many, they also come in bearing many unique stressors. Oftentimes, it is our family who know how to push our buttons the best. The expectations of the holidays means that tensions are high, and with tension comes anxiety, fatigue, and sadness.1 If you feel guilty forContinue reading “Getting Through the Holidays”

Defining Grief and Loss Though grief and loss are universal experiences, they are not experienced or perceived in the same way among individuals. Sometimes there are cultural differences surrounding grief and loss. Many cultures and religions have their own take on death and some form of afterlife. However, grief and loss do not always haveContinue reading “Loss and Grief”

When going through a tough situation, what keeps us going? How do we bounce back continuously from the stressors of life? Resilience is our ability to more easily adjust to and accept change, even if it is negative change. Situations that can put people at risk for developing unhealthy patterns or mental health problems includeContinue reading “Resilience”

There are many ways we can take care of ourselves and engage in self-care. It takes many forms, and the concept of self-care has been made more common through popular culture. It can also be helpful in managing our levels of stress.  The American Psychological Association published a list of evidence-based methods to deal withContinue reading “Self-Care”