Have you ever experienced the sudden disappearance of communication from someone you were connecting with? This phenomenon, known as ghosting, can leave us feeling insecure and questioning ourselves. As a therapist, I want to shed light on the brain science behind ghosting and offer strategies to cope with this experience. Brain Science and Confirmation Bias… CONTINUE
Practicing Vulnerability in Your Relationships
by Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Has the word “vulnerability” become so overused that we assume it means sharing everything or even oversharing? Does the word alone give you shivers or pause when brought up in conversation or even a disagreement? Every person deserves to have deep and meaningful connections so what does it actually look like… CONTINUE
Using Distraction as an Avoidance of Emotion
By Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Distractions are sometimes helpful from overwhelming states or times when we need different input or neutral information. When you ramp up at work, for example, instead of acknowledging your feelings of shame by falling behind – you’re avoiding those feelings through distraction and this can lead to burnout and other stress… CONTINUE
6 Mental Health Tips: Practical Steps for Daily Wellness with Depression
by Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Did you know that one-third of U.S. adults have symptoms of depression or anxiety and 47.4% of adults 18 to 29 years showed signs of anxiety or depression? So many of us struggle to make it through days filled with obligations, commitments, and plans. Feeling this way is overwhelming and can… CONTINUE
Recognizing Burnout and the Importance of Work-Life Balance
By Charles Jarvis, LMHC These past two years have been hard for all of us, especially those in healthcare. The patients I see are still in need of help – identifying financial resources, marital discord, or commonly heightened adverse coping as a catalyst for their crisis. I find it difficult to deal with added frustration… CONTINUE
Dear Teen… Licensed Counselor Provides Insight on Heading Back to School – Part 2
By Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Having a hard time believing summer is almost over? I can’t believe it’s time to go back to school! It’s strange how time flies by when you are still recovering from last year and finally had a little time off from the stress of exams and afterschool sports and jobs. It… CONTINUE
Dear Parents of Teens… Licensed Counselor Provides Insight on Heading Back to School – Part 1
By Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW It’s back to school time and transitions are often challenging for the whole family but can also provide valuable information as a parent. Parenting a teen may have also snuck up on you and it’s amazing how fast our littles grown up! So, before they hit the books, let’s look at… CONTINUE
Healthy Competition: A Therapist Take on Comparing Yourself to Others
by Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW In our culture, comparison and FOMO (fear of missing out) are a very real issue. Our “hustle culture” is fueled through imagery which sets us up to think others have “it” figured out and we can have the potential to get swept up in this setup. This pulls at our egoic… CONTINUE
Getting Ahead of Your Anxiety
By Charles Jarvis, LMHC As people, we measure success in productivity and the need to be in motion. Each day I hear people recite all the tasks they wish to accomplish during the day, and will commonly become overwhelmed by the ever growing list. We tend to plan constantly, which sometimes is great – however… CONTINUE
Raising Respectable Children – Am I Parenting the Right Way?
by Charles Jarvis, LMHC Continually I find myself reflecting on this subject throughout my day – and with that comes a continual fear that I may be doing this whole parenting thing wrong. But here’s a secret, there are really no guidelines for this although there are special indications which professionals look for to gauge… CONTINUE
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