Building an Emotional Fitness Routine for 2026
We’ve all been there: the “New Year, New Me” energy starts to dip by the second week of January. And in 2026, mental health trends show that this year is different. We’ve moved past the era of the hard reset; those aggressive, all-or-nothing overhauls that usually leave us more exhausted than we started. This year,…
Move Beyond Detox: Sustainable Dopamine Management Tips
Lately, I’ve been seeing the term “Dopamine Detox” all over the internet. It usually pops up in my social media feed as a high-stakes challenge: put the phone in a drawer, skip the sugar, and sit in a quiet room until your brain finally “resets.” And as a therapist, I’ve been watching this trend with…
Strategies for Managing “Eco” Anxiety
You are not alone if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by climate headlines. Many feel paralyzed by the thought that they aren’t doing enough for the planet. And while not diagnosable, eco-anxiety is real and is becoming more common, especially in a world where environmental change feels both urgent and unstoppable. But this post isn’t about…
The Ultimate Mental Health Checklist: Everything You Need To Master Self Help
When it comes to your mental health, making self guided improvements is key. In fact, you probably already have self help habits in place that you didn’t even know about! Whether you have a hobby that you love, or a friend that you go to for everything, you are practicing self help. There are a…
3 Simple Steps For Staying True to Yourself in Social Situations
Whether you’re an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between, you probably know what social anxiety feels like. Social anxiety exists on a spectrum, being experienced at different levels of intensity depending on the person. It also varies by day and/or occasion. While it’s safe to say that most people experience social anxiety, it’s not so…
11 Self Care Ideas Guaranteed To Lower Your Stress Levels
Whether you are looking for stress relief from work, school, family, or friends, self care is the best way to get real results! While you may not have a lot of free time in your day to day life, this doesn’t mean that you don’t have time to prioritize your self care. In fact, there…
How to Relax
Relaxation is something that we don’t talk about, or do enough of. With benefits ranging from improving concentration to reducing muscle aches, relaxation is a vital skill. However, trying the many different techniques, only to find that none of them were working for me, was a very frustrating experience. It made me wonder, who else…
The Mental Approach to a Sustainable Lifestyle
Living a sustainable lifestyle looks a little different depending on who you are and what you have access to. This is because sustainability focuses on a lot of different things. Things like repurposing, reducing waste, and reusing resources, are just a few among many popular sustainable lifestyle practices. One sustainable lifestyle practice that isn’t as…
Understanding & Navigating Seasonal Affective Disorder
Living somewhere that has unpredictable seasons every year has taught me some things. And when I look at the snow outside, knowing that a couple days ago it was 60°F, I think about Seasonal Affective Disorder. What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Affective Disorder, otherwise known as SAD or Seasonal Depression, is a kind of…
Mental Health on Instagram; My Top 5
Social media and mental health don’t always go hand in hand. And when it comes to stuff like self-esteem, anxiety, and depression, it is no surprise that Instagram makes the top of the list for most toxic social media platforms. But social media doesn’t have to have a negative effect on our mental health. In…
The Ultimate Guide to Conscious Decision Making
As I am learning about creating a healthy mind and body, I am hearing more and more about the importance of conscious decision making. When I first heard about conscious decision making I didn’t really think anything of it. I figured I was already making plenty of conscious decisions, and brushed it off. Eventually, as…
Guided Meditation
I want to share with you guys a few meditation podcasts and playlists that I really enjoy. 1. Natural Meditation Podcast Stephan Wormland is a clinical psychologist trained in Gestalt Therapy and teaches Buddhist meditation in Europe. I love his podcast because the voices are always very soothing and the topics are unique. 2. Ten…