I’m going to a little off course here from my original plan as it seems this COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic is going to be sticking around for awhile.

Anxiety is a very natural response your body has to stress, we all need some level of anxiety, after all that’s what has kept us alive for millions of years depending on your beliefs. This stress response is also known as the fight or flight response. It’s when your body’s natural instincts kick in to save your life. It’s designed to help you fight off danger, freeze if necessary or run away (flight).

Depression is often episodic, sometimes chronic, and/or comes and goes. Depression looks different in everyone and there are a variety of types of depression. Typical symptoms of depression include ongoing feelings of sadness, sleeping difficulties (typically over sleeping), loss of interest or pleasure in things you normally enjoy, feeling tired/fatigued daily despite adequate/excessive sleep, weight loss or gain, feelings of worthlessness and/or hopelessness, trouble focusing and being productive and possibly thoughts of death or feeling like the world would be better off without you.

What in the world is with the entire alphabet behind our names? Sometimes I have no idea either and I work in this field. So today I’m going to discuss the difference between all of these job titles, and letters.

What is Therapy Exactly? Therapy is a broad term that can mean a variety of things.

Regardless of whether or not you have a significant other to spend this “holiday” with, I think it’s a good idea to talk about how we can take care of ourselves on this day. Turn V-Day into U-Day by practicing self-care. Here are some ideas to get you going: 

A New Year, A New You?