With the upcoming inauguration and the recent presidential election, you may be experiencing some pretty serious political anxiety surfacing. Political anxiety is anxiety or fear about a new incoming administration or how your life may change as a result of the...
The Growing Childfree by Choice Movement
Making the decision to forgo having children is not new. However, some people are now more vocal about why they have decided to live child free by choice. Regardless of the reason, a person’s decision around having children is deeply personal and connected to personal...
Desire & Disability: Understanding Sex and Disability
There is a common and damaging belief that individuals who live with disabilities do not or cannot experience sexual pleasure, desire, sexual functioning, intimacy, or build healthy sexual relationships in the same ways as their able-bodied peers. These beliefs are...
How to Navigate Sex and ADHD
Neurodiversity can refer to one’s difficulty with organization, memory, concentration, time direction, perception, and/or sequencing. Neurodiversity refers to disorders including Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Tourette’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),...
New Years Resolutions: Setting SMART Goals
Setting a New Year’s resolution is easy, but keeping it is much harder. Many of us find ourselves energized about making a change for the new year, but the motivation can quickly drop off if you don’t see the success and results you desire. Why People Struggle...
Exploring LGBTQ+ Identity During Pride Month
For many individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, Pride Month is a source of joy, connection, validation, fun, and so much more. For those who are still figuring out their queer identity, have not come out, or who do not see their LGBTQ+ identity as primary, Pride Month...
Hangxiety: Why You Feel Anxious When You’re Hungover
Most people who drink alcohol socially have had the experience of over indulging and paying the price for it the next day. The physical symptoms of a hangover are well known. However, many are unaware of the psychological effects that alcoholic beverages can have on...
Midterm Anxiety & When to Take a Social Media Break
With the Midterm elections quickly approaching and the volume of ads and content surrounding candidates, their positions, and what is at stake can be completely overwhelming. Watching and interacting with the content can be addicting and anxiety provoking. It is...
How Dating a Narcissist Changes You
In order to understand narcissistic abuse and how dating a narcissist changes you, it might be helpful to first understand narcissism. A person who meets criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, according to the DSM 5, exhibits a pattern on grandiosity that...