Helpful Tips

Do you have a history of "yo-yo" dieting?  Are you tired of being a slave to thoughts about food, to your negative body image or to your embarrassment, discomfort or shame? If you have a history of dieting and are fed up with the results - READ ON!...

Sleep hygiene is a routine of different practices that are necessary to have normal, quality nighttime sleep and full daytime alertness.  Good sleep hygiene increases the quality and consistency of your restfulness.

Here are some tips for creating a great sleep hygiene routine...

Have you ever promised someone that you would keep a secret only to regret it later?  Perhaps your curiosity made you promise and you didn’t consider the potential consequences or the emotion bind you might end up in.  Keeping secrets can strengthen relationships but it can also cause the secret keeper a range of emotions from guilt, to worry, to shame.  Here are a few rules of thumb when deciding whether to keep a secret...

Did you buy yourself a card?  Did you treat yourself to flowers or your favorite candy?  Did you get yourself a gift certificate to your favorite spa?  If so, you are practicing loving and taking care of yourself – good for you!  If not, then you might need some practice.

Here are a few simple tips for loving yourself:

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems today.  There are many medications on the market that can be effective in alleviating some of the symptoms of depression as well as numerous self-help strategies.  The following are some things you can do for yourself to reduce the symptoms of Depression:

As we head into the Fall, there is a lot of anxious excitement over the beginning of the school year. Whether you are going into middle school, high school, college, or you are a parent of a child entering school, this time of year can cause stress.

Psychotherapy is notoriously helpful when you are experiencing a crisis of emotions, mood or behavior. Therapy helps you explore, identify and understand the underlying internal and external factors that contribute to the crisis, as well as help you adopt healthy coping strategies and mechanisms. This model is how therapy is traditionally known and valued.

Stress is essential in life for survival. Without stress, we would lack the “flight or fight” necessary to prompt us to act quickly in threatening situations. We cannot live without stress.

Spring is a time for renewal and reawakening. I am especially grateful that Spring has arrived after the long and difficult winter we just experienced. I, too, was feeling a little blue when the sky was dark and the temperature cold.

Most of us can attest that when we smile or laugh, we feel better.

Have you ever made a promise to yourself as the new year approaches – about how you will change this or that about yourself, absolutely and without question starting January 1st? Join the club! “New Year Resolutions” lead us to proclaim such things as “in 2015 I will drop 20 pounds by joining the gym and working out every day.”  Or “This is the year I will stop smoking for good.”  Much of the time we start out strong, but over time our resolve diminishes and we revert back to our old habits.