Decision Fatigue: Why Making Too Many Choices Leaves You Mentally Exhausted
Ever reach the end of the day and realize you don't want to make one more decision, even about dinner? That's where decision fatigue comes in. Let's explore why everyday choices can feel so exhausting and how creating a few simple defaults can make life a little easier.
Why Your Brain Feels Overloaded: Understanding Cognitive Load in Everyday Life
I want to start by saying that this is not a post to complain.
Even as I sit here writing it, part of me worries that it might sound that way. And while I am a therapist and mental health advocate, I am certainly not exempt from being human.
This past summer was probably one of the hardest seasons I've experienced when it came to simply being a capable human being. And that is saying a lot because I pride myself on being capable, even if sometimes it's more like chaotically capable.
Ending the stigma with Minding Your Mind
Minding Your Mind is an organization that provides educational programs that inform the community at large about mental health in order to remove the stigma. Their programs provide vital information on symptoms and services for mental health disorders. This moves the focus on prevention instead of intervention which can be crucial when dealing with mental health.
Unfreezing Memories: The Power of EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy or EMDR. This therapy involves using the brain to help heal itself and move forward from life experiences.
Navigating Therapy for Mental Well-Being and Why Therapy is for Everyone
The topic of therapy can be an interesting topic of conversation. Many people hold strong feelings regarding this topic and sometimes they can misunderstand what is therapy.
Understanding the Intersection of Exercise, Mental Health, and Therapy
There are many benefits to exercising and moving your body. Nowadays, fitness culture is so widespread and covers every inch of social media. Activewear has become daily wear, and going to the gym has a certain aesthetic to achieve. We have all checked in to the gym or done the obligatory gym selfie.