Anxiety is a common experience that affects millions of people worldwide. Whether it's occasional worry or chronic anxiety disorders, the impact on daily life can be significant. Fortunately, there are practical tools and strategies that can help manage anxiety effectively. This blog post will explore various techniques and resources to equip you with the tools you need to cope with anxiety in a healthier way.
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Read MorePet Loss can be terribly traumatic in a way that often friends and family do not understand. Our counselors know from their own experiences how support after losing a pet can be important in recovery from acute grief and post traumatic stress.
Read MoreGuest Bloger Brittany Jesernik, LCSW
Owner and therapist at Healing Hearts of Manhattan (IL)
Shares her article on stress and how controlling your thoughts can help decrease stressors.
You can comment or speak directly to Brittany by using this contact link:
Contact: Contact — Healing Hearts of Manhattan (IL)
Read MoreWe plan to have fun during the holiday seasons. We hope that happens. Sometimes it can be a challenge to manage feelings during the holidays.
Read MoreYou can already picture it. You show up at your family home with gifts in hand, a smiling face, and nerves in your stomach. You’re trying to stay positive, but you also know what to expect based on the previous holidays spent at home.
Read MoreGrowing up, I never would have guessed that three years of my adolescence would be stripped away due to a mental illness that I couldn’t even identify at the time. When I was 12 years old, I decided to watch a thriller TV series with my sister — a series that included themes of suicide, death, depression and paranormal activity. When we began to watch, I had no idea that one scene of a character dying by suicide would soon play on repeat in my mind on repeat for the next three years.
Read MoreEach year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. That is why each year, during the first week of October, NAMI and participants across the country raise awareness of mental illness, fight discrimination and provide support through Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW).
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