Monthly Archives: February 2022

If you have post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), you know how much it can mess with your day-to-day life. But help is available. You can take steps to live well even with this challenging disorder.  PTSD symptoms: difficult, but totally normal Maybe you experience nightmares or flashbacks. The anxiety they bring can show up without warning, like theContinue reading “Living with PTSD”

Many of us struggle to live up to the ideals we see on TV, in advertising and on social media, whether we are in a relationship or not. That’s why days which are supposed to celebrate love and togetherness can highlight how different, alone or low we feel. These feelings may be even more difficultContinue reading “Valentine’s Day and Mental Health”

The year 2021 was one of emotional whiplash. There was anticipation for vaccines, followed by confusing rollouts. Then, we saw some hope as many Americans were inoculated, only to find new variants, a tumultuous news cycle and widespread confusion around the bend. The good news is that people across the country — including experts, public figures and kids — startedContinue reading “How to Be Happy in 2022”

You almost certainly have someone in your life right now who you consider to be mean. And not just mean, but spiteful and hurtful. When you’re around this person, you have to tread ever so carefully so as not to provoke their wrath. Perhaps this is a person you don’t choose to be with butContinue reading “Are You a Mean Person?”