Dec 9, 2024 | Depression + Anxiety, Mental Health
If you’ve been feeling completely drained—mentally, emotionally, and physically—and you’re struggling to keep your anxiety or depression under control, it can feel like you’re stuck in a cycle. Our mood disorders are increasing so fast they will outrank other...
Dec 3, 2024 | Depression + Anxiety, Mental Health, OCD help, Stress
We all know the saying “trust your gut,” but is your gut just a metaphorical source of intuition? Or is it a real player in your mental health? Your gut might be more connected to your anxiety than you realize. Medicine in the past would view the digestive...
Dec 2, 2024 | Lifestyle, Mental Health, Stress
In my practice, we can trace a lot of symptoms back to the effects of chronic stress. And for the month of December- it only increases.Stress levels and body signaling are frequently ignored for years (or decades) before we actually decide to do...
Nov 27, 2024 | Mental Health, OCD help
For me, reaching recovery was so much more than just completing a couple years of ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) therapy. It was also the 100 other little things, like creating a calm home by slowing down, getting into nature more, healing my gut etc. This...
Nov 20, 2024 | Depression + Anxiety, Lifestyle, Mental Health, OCD help
Whether it’s the calming influence of nature, or the stress of a cluttered home, the places we live and work can either nurture or hinder our mental health. Different aspects of self care affect our mood, stress levels, and overall mental health, and what steps...
Nov 12, 2024 | Holistic Nutrition, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Nutrition fundamentals, Stress
The cycle of stress and eating sugar is a common pattern where stress triggers cravings for sugary foods. While consuming sugar can temporarily alleviate stress, it ultimately exacerbates the stress response over time. We’re going to go over the relationship of...
