We’ve known for years that the food we put into our bodies plays a vital role in maintaining physical health, but did you know that diet and nutrition can also impact our mental state? We used to think that feel good chemicals, such as serotonin,...
If you’ve ever lied awake at night counting sheep rather than catching ZZZs, you know how utterly frustrating it can be, not to mention how physically and mentally fatigued you feel the next day. Sleep is so vital to our overall health, but according to...
So you’ve decided, or maybe you’re thinking, that it’s time to conquer your depression, anxiety, or fill-in-the-blank-here once and for all and you want to invest in personal counseling. That’s great! But how do you go about finding a mental-health professional who can understand the...
Suspecting I was struggling with a touch of compassion fatigue , my husband recently convinced me to head up to northern Michigan for a few days to stay at our family’s cottage. I was long overdue for some much-needed self-care, so I packed a small...