Life with any invisible illness can often feel incredibly isolating and lonely, and mental illnesses are no exception. Their nature means that it’s impossible for anyone else to experience them exactly the way you do. This can be made worse when your loved ones and the people around you frequently misunderstand your mental illnesses, either…

It’s virtually impossible not to feel lonely from time to time, but if you’re feeling especially lonely at home or work, it can be hard to cope. Feelings of loneliness can be especially acute during the holidays, periods of stress at work, and whenever you just haven’t socialized in a while. Additionally, with the increase…

Everyone deals with stress, but not all stress is easy to mitigate or solve. As Stress Awareness month comes to a close, it’s important to take time to reflect on what causes unwanted stress in your own and loved ones’ lives to better understand how to change things for the better. Since April of 1992,…

Was my childhood traumatic?   Many people ask themselves this question over the course of their lives, and it can be a real puzzle to try and sort out. Most people’s knee-jerk response is to assume that as long as they weren’t beaten or overtly abused, the answer is no. However, in many cases, the…

Podcasts have become more popular in the last few years than ever before, and it seems that for every subject you can think of, there’s someone out there with a microphone talking about it. This is great news for commuters, workout fiends, and pretty much anyone who likes to have some background noise throughout their…