Anxiety…it’s common and treatment is important
Anxiety disorders are very common and therapy can be an effective way to help eradicate symptoms.
Both partners sharing childcare promotes more happiness
Childcare sharing leads to happier marriages and improves sex lives of couples.
Sexualization of girls contributes to eating disorders
Sexualization of girls can lead to lots of problems including eating disorders, mood disorders and low self-esteem.
Friendships help people feel happier :)
Friendships=happiness. Do you have loyal and trustworthy friendships? Connection with others is something we all crave. People usually do and feel better with connected relationships in their lives.
PTSD doesn’t have to last a lifetime.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Research shows that talk therapy helps. PTSD is something I specialize in.
Women who do it all and loneliness can be the cost.
Great article about the pressures women face to balance and juggle being a mom, taking care of a home, working and more. Often women get left feeling lonely because their social life gets placed on the back burner. Women and loneliness
Utah controlled substance addiction on the rise.
Utah pill addiction and overdose related deaths on the rise. Utah doctors prescribe controlled substances at a higher rate than many other states. Utah’s predomintately religious culture views taking illicit substances different from taking controlled substances with a prescription. Are they different? Are people looking for doctors to validate their drug use/abuse? You decide.
It takes courage to let people really know you.
Great Ted Talk about the courage it takes to open up and “come out” of any “closet.” It takes courage to go to therapy and commit to really working on yourself.
The Sin of Being Perfect.
I found this article to be interesting as there is so much perfectionism in Utah culture. Perfectionism