Mental Health

Postpartum depression, also referred to as postnatal depression (PND), is very common with new moms. It’s not surprising really given all the challenges new moms face. Your body has just been through a lot of intense changes, the birth of your baby may have been traumatic, your hormones are fluctuating …

Writing is therapeutic, and many people engage in expressive writing as a part of therapy for a variety of issues. This type of writing often speeds recovery, helps with clarity during therapy sessions, and can even inspire others to share their experiences. There are many therapy blogs out there, but …

Signs of depression in children often get ignored because the tendency is to think that the problems of children are not as grave or as significant as that of adults. Needless to say, this underestimation makes little sense to the child because from his/her point of view, their problems are …

We all know that you need to take care of yourself physically to be healthy. But, did you know that proper mental health care is also essential to your physical health? Yes, it is true, a healthy mind is a big help towards a healthy body. You can work out …

There’s a lot of focus pulled toward providing treatment to addicts, helping them stay sober, and overall better understanding of the whys and hows of addiction, but the families of addicts often get the short end of the stick in the matter. More often than not, they don’t get enough …

It is extremely rare to find an individual whose alcohol or drug use has not impacted negatively on family or loved ones. Chemical dependency is identified by the loss of control over an addictive substance. It is an illness that strikes randomly throughout the population. It happens to people at …

Mental health is a real and serious issue faced by many of societies youth; up to 10% of adolescents are diagnosed with a mental health disorder, and an even higher 20% experience mental health issues without diagnoses or intervention in any given year. As a parent, seeing your child struggle …

It’s no secret that being around your children all day can be quite exhausting. This is especially true for stay-at-home moms who don’t get a break from this daily duty. When you’re chasing after your kids every day, you typically don’t have more than a few minutes to yourself, and …

Drug addiction is such a common topic of discussion because all of us have been affected by it at some point in our lives – either you have a loved one or a friend who has taken drugs before, or you have been in the throes of an addiction. Despite …

Addiction, break-ups, depression, anxiety… these are the main reasons why people end up on a therapist’s couch. Of course, there will always be a stigma of people going to therapy. Some people will judge and conclude you have a severe mental debilitating illness. But how true is that? Not true …

Music can be termed as an art. An art that is timed organized with elements like sonic qualities pitch and rhythm whose medium is sound. As a tool of art, music has the power to impact on our daily life as a whole. In our day today’s society, stress is …

If there is a woman in your life who’s been through childbirth recently, then there’s a high chance that she’s going through postpartum depression afterwards. This type of depression can take a serious toll on her quality of life, which is why she should always be on your mind and …

Postpartum depression affects approximately 10 percent of new mothers, according to the Mayo Clinic. Postpartum depression should not be confused with the “baby blues”, a period of anxiety and depression that affects many women in the days after childbirth. While the baby blues resolve on their own, postpartum depression symptoms …

If you continually find yourself stressed out, consider giving coloring pages a try. Many of us associate coloring with children, but it can actually be very helpful for adults too. There are tons of benefits associated with coloring, from relaxation to creativity. In fact, many psychologists actually recommend it to …

When you realize that you have a mental illness it can be a very scary time. I remember the moment that I realized my own truth [I am a drug addict and an alcoholic] and one of the things that went through my mind was what will people think of …

It is the strangest thing still to think of myself as a non-smoker even though I have not smoked a cigarette for nearly 2 years. I smoked from the age of 14 years old until 36 years old – a total of 22 years of smoking. Scary isn’t it? Now …

Being married to a narcissist is not easy and it may be a little while before you realize your predicament. The term narcissist is quite often used loosely by a lot of people to describe someone that is full of themselves and egotistic. However the definition of narcissism is not …

As the name implies, depression is a time when you feel really down. Feelings of sadness and loneliness take over you and in such a case, you will be affecting your newborn child as well because you will not be able to take proper care of him. So it is …

When I think about massage I immediately think of a pamper session, which no doubt it most definitely is! Let’s face it there is nothing better than getting a good massage. I remember getting a pregnancy massage when I was 6 months pregnant and honestly it was one of the …

If you want to maximize the chances of your being fertile through the all-natural way, traditional Chinese medicine can help you a lot. In a seminar held in Brooklyn, New Yark, Alexander Goldberg,who is an acupuncturist and natural fertility specialist, emphasized the role of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) in reversing …