Connection and Depression, Part 1
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter and hormone that is involved in the functioning of multiple organ systems in the body. Commonly, it is known as the happy chemical. There is a strong correlation between low levels …
March Awareness Month
If you google March Awareness Month/Week, you will discover a plethora of things to be aware of! It’s Red Cross Month, Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and Brain Injury Awareness Month to name a …
Is Work Affecting My Mental Health?
Aside from home, work is typically a place that us working adults spend a lot of our time. Because we spend so much time at work, the quality of our environment can play a major …
Fighting Fairly
If you are a sibling, have had a good friend, or ever been in junior high, you know all about insults. You know when someone insults you, you insult them right back. And not just …
Do Kids Kill Marriages?
In my experience as a marriage and family therapist, few things rock a relationship like having a child together. All of a sudden, you’re no longer free to do as you please, when you please, …
Overcoming Codependency
Relationships are like a dance, with visible energy racing back and forth between the partners. Some relationships are the slow, dark dance of death. – Colette Dowling It is natural to want to protect our …
