Mental Health

Source: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock It can be difficult to find a therapist—let alone parse the different labels, from therapists and counselors to psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and coaches. Each type of clinician undergoes a different form of training, and each has a slightly different focus and approach to helping their clientele. Understanding a few key differences can […]

Source: John Hain/Pixabay In a world that appears to be changing at an ever-increasing rate, it is no wonder why so many people feel lost and stressed. However, it is important to recognize that when we search out and discover the authentic meaning of our existence and experiences, we discover that life doesn’t just happen […]

Source: Nuthawut Somsuki/iStock A leading automobile manufacturer claims in its advertising that it relentlessly pursues perfection. While this sentiment may help build better cars, it’s a prescription for personal misery when applied to yourself. Relentlessly pursuing perfection is akin to having a monkey on your back that never budges. Perfectionism is linked to many mental […]

The twists and turns of life have a peculiar way of revealing themselves to you over a lifetime. Pay close attention to the patterns that show themselves in your life, as those are usually the things that will either heal or challenge you. I have a lifelong friend who I have known since we were […]

Source: Wikimedia Jack had just returned from his 50th law school reunion. “I felt like the black sheep,” he told me. “I actually left early.” The trouble with academic milestones, like the one that Jack had just passed, is that they’re insidious little hotbeds of invidious comparison. You look at one of your erstwhile classmates, […]

Source: etonastenka/Shutterstock Psychology Today offers a wide variety of mental health professionals—including, but not limited to, psychologists, psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, art therapists, and occupational therapists. While every Psychology Today professional provides legitimate mental health services to members of the public, many have an additional seal on […]

Sora Shimazaki/Pexels Most research on the link between occupation and suicide focuses on health professions. However, many of the highest rates of suicides occur in those with other occupations, such as construction workers and lawyers (Peterson et al., 2018). Many lawyers who contemplate suicide report their work is detrimental to their mental health and increases […]

In Part 1 of this series, I examined what it feels like to need your partner’s approval in order to feel okay about yourself. Here, I’ll address some of the many complicated conditions that lead to this dynamic and some guidance for outgrowing this draining and disempowering relational paradigm. As I stated in the previous […]

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with epilepsy, you are probably curious about what rescue treatments can be used in an emergency. An epilepsy emergency can occur when a seizure lasts longer than usual, lasts longer than five minutes, or when a person has multiple seizures in a row without regaining consciousness. […]