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Mental Health
10 Strange Things Stress Can Do to Your Body
Your body can react to stress in ways you may not have realized. What’s your body telling you?
What Is Love Bombing?
If you think your new relationship is too good to be true, you may need to look for red flags associated with love bombing. This form of psychological and emotional abuse is often disguised as excessive flattery. Here’s what to look for, how to stop it and how to recover from it.
What To Do When You’re (Literally) Sick With Grief
Grief, like other kinds of stress, can affect both your mental and physical health. A psychologist helps explain why and offers strategies for living with grief.
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Peter Pan Syndrome May Have You Saying, ‘I Don’t Want To Grow Up’
Peter Pan syndrome describes an adult who has difficulty growing up, often meaning handling responsibilities, like with commitment, employment, chores and relationships. Here’s how to identify Peter Pan syndrome, as well as his enabling pal, Wendy syndrome.
What Is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?
While we’re all sensitive to certain things, being a highly sensitive person (HSP) means you’re deeply affected by certain physical, emotional or social stimuli. And that’s OK.
Worried About Someone’s Mental Health? How To Help
People who are troubled may have no idea that mental illness has anything to do with their difficulties. A psychiatrist explains how to talk to a teen, adult, friend or coworker who has you concerned.
How To Heal From Trauma
Trauma can stem from many different experiences. And even though your brain holds onto it, there are ways to heal from emotional trauma.
What Is Conscious Parenting?
Parenting takes a lot of work, but we often forget how to reevaluate the kind of parents we are — and the kind of parents we want to become. A psychologist helps explain the importance of conscious parenting and why it matters.
Everything You Need To Know Before Starting Therapy
Whether you’re on the fence about starting therapy or ready to jump right in, there are some things to consider before your first session.
