Body image is the combination of thoughts and feelings you have about the way your body looks. It’s normal for the way you feel about your body to change throughout your life and even vary from day to day. Maybe one day you feel good about your body's appearance and...
Experiences that people have as children, whether they are experienced as good, bad, or neutral, can have a significant impact on individuals' lives as adults. Inner child work is one way to nurture those fragmented parts of yourself to help you thrive and have...
Eating disorders (ED) are common and complex mental health conditions. Recovery from an eating disorder can be even more complex, but it’s not impossible. Eating disorders are one of the deadliest mental illnesses, so if you or someone you love wants to...
Substance abuse and difficulties around intimacy often go hand in hand. Intimacy oftentimes changes as you get sober, there is no doubt about that. Active addiction may be associated with secrecy and isolation; however, active recovery is the opposite of that. Active...
There is some research that states that romantic love can be literally addictive, according to the National Library of Medicine. Love addiction is a topic that is controversial and highly debated due to there being many opinions in this area. Love addiction is...
Shame can be the primary drive and stressor in sexual compulsion. Shame can turn into a cyclical pattern, and people who experience shaming messaging around their sexual behaviors, desires, and interests may feel overwhelmed from this shame, causing the individual to...
In mainstream depictions of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), the condition is usually presented as someone who is preoccupied with organization, cleanliness, and order. Many people aren’t aware there are many different types of OCD such as harm OCD, relationship...
Our brains can sometimes naturally recover from traumatic memories and events without therapeutic intervention. However, if the traumatic memories are not processed and stored properly, these experiences can continue to cause distress in the present moment and for a...
Dissociation is a mental process that creates a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memory, and sense of identity. Dissociation is a natural and protective trauma response when the full recollection of the traumatic event can be too excruciating for the system,...