Mental Health Care for Deaf Community
The deaf community faces unique challenges when it comes to health care. Many people struggle to access appropriate care, including help for mental health problems.... Read more.
Understanding Weaponized Incompetence
Weaponized incompetence is doing tasks poorly to avoid responsibility: Often used to shift burdens in relationships Can be conscious or unconscious Address through... Read more.
Understanding and Addressing Trauma Bonding
Trauma bonding is a strong emotional tie to an abuser: Fueled by cycles of abuse and reward Creates confusion, guilt, or dependency Healing starts with awareness... Read more.
How to Practice Effective Communication
In the middle of a mental health crisis, it can be difficult to talk about your thoughts and feelings and even harder to reach out to others for help. While more... Read more.
What is Conflict Resolution Therapy
This therapy teaches skills to manage and resolve disputes: Focuses on communication and emotional regulation Helps couples, families, and individuals Often used... Read more.
The Importance of Nonverbal Communication
A whole conversation can happen without anyone saying a word. A quick glance, a change in expression, a gesture or two and both parties know exactly what comes next.... Read more.
How to Find Motivation When Feeling Directionless
If you’re feeling stuck or unsure about your path forward, you’re experiencing something deeply human and may need some motivation tips for your personal... Read more.
Understanding Limerence and Addressing it in Therapy
Limerence is intense infatuation marked by obsessive thoughts: Feels like love, but driven by fantasy Can cause anxiety and impaired judgment Therapy explores unmet... Read more.
Addressing Jealousy in Therapy
Jealousy — not to be confused with envy — rears its head when we think something we value is going to be taken away. Envy is wanting what someone else has, but... Read more.
Recognizing Projection as a Defense Mechanism
Projection means attributing your feelings to others: Common in anxiety, shame, or conflict Often unconscious Therapy builds self-awareness and emotional ownership... Read more.