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How to Know if Therapy Is the Right Decision for You

How to Know if Therapy Is the Right Decision for You

Unfortunately, in today’s world, there is still a relatively large stigma toward individuals receiving therapy and mental health treatment. For a lot of older generations, seeking the help of someone else to deal with personal problems can be viewed as weakness, and an inability to deal with your own issues. My goal in writing this is to help break some of those barriers that tend to keep individuals from seeking treatment, for fear that they are weak or might be scrutinized by those around them.

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Born To Flourish: How Internal Family Systems Therapy Heals Trauma

Born To Flourish: How Internal Family Systems Therapy Heals Trauma

If you’ve ever pondered, “Why, is this happening to me?” you may notice how different voices in your head start to speak up. One voice says, “It’s your fault.” Another blames your spouse, friend, or boss. Another tries to avoid the debate by suggesting ways to escape—”Watch Netflix. Get a drink. Stay late at work!” The voices don’t mean you’re crazy, it means, like everyone else, you’re made up of “parts” that each have needs, fears, and something they want you to know.

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From One Concussion Recovery Patient to Another

From One Concussion Recovery Patient to Another

Concussions are no joke. I’ve repeated that phrase countless times in the last couple of years. A traumatic brain injury can disrupt the body’s command center, the central nervous system. The once effortless pathway from one neurotransmitter to the next can be severed. Imagine this like a highway; cars are zooming down the road until one day, a big sinkhole appears. The road is then closed and detour signs are posted. The vehicles along this route will likely still make it to their destinations, only with more twists, turns, and time. 

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