In this article, we’ll discuss the roots of time anxiety, the harms of hustle culture, and how reclaiming your time might be one of the most underrated acts of self-care.

As therapists, we know that the holidays aren’t a joyful time for everybody. For some, the holiday season might be the first one spent without a loved one. For others, the holidays bring back memories or feelings from a dysfunctional home in the past. These emotional flare ups of heaviness, sadness, and anxiety are holiday grief - your body’s signals of mourning for a lost loved one or a healthy childhood you didn’t have.

Many of us struggle with being our own worst critic. We have no problem feeling empathy, understanding, and sorrow for our friends, but when it comes to our own suffering, we tend to be cold and unsympathetic friends to ourselves. This is a deficit in self-compassion, or the ability to empathize with, understand, and comfort yourself. In this article, we’ll go over a few therapist-approved exercises to help you cultivate self-compassion.

Considering how much time we spend at work, it’s no surprise that workplace conditions can have a major impact on our mental health. In this article, we’ll go over three domains of common mental health concerns in the workplace and how you might address them. 

 In this uncertain environment, knowing about local food resources becomes even more important—so you’re reading this post at exactly the right time. Please read on to view a list of local food resources provided by Kensington Church and consider sharing to your networks. 

Whether you are in therapy or not, life’s challenges have cunning ways of finding our weak spots. When these problems arise, it’s helpful to have solid coping skills to lean upon. Building coping skills might be a goal of counseling, or maybe it’s something you’re working through on your own. Either way, it’s a great idea to build a coping skills ‘toolbox,’ whether metaphorical or literal, to help you through tough days.

Feeling uncertain about the world and your future is normal, and it can be scary. However, change and volatility are never going away, and fortunately, the ability to tolerate uncertainty can be strengthened just like any other skill.

Therapy is an excellent first-line response to mental health concerns; however, it’s not the only resource out there. Group therapy, peer groups, coaching, community resources, and many other activities and resources are excellent complements to therapy that can help you build a fulfilled, supported life.

Fall and winter can be a dark and moody time, especially here in Michigan. Even if you are not experiencing clinical depression, it's pretty common to feel the winter blues. Read on to learn some of our best tips for combating seasonal sadness.

If you’ve ever been on PsychologyToday or even scrolled through our Team page on this website, you’ll notice that therapists always have some acronym following their name, whether that be LP, LPC, LLPC, LMSW, or LMFT. All these acronyms can be confusing, and you might be wondering what sets each credential apart and if it matters in your search for a therapist. In this article, we’ll go over the major types of credentials in mental health in Michigan and why they might matter. 

Daily life is filled with innumerable decisions such as what to wear, what breakfast to have, how to respond to that email, what route to take home, what show to watch - and that’s just for starters. Decision fatigue is a real phenomenon that can contribute to burnout, stress, and relationship troubles. Read on to learn more about decision fatigue and gain some tips on how to combat it. 

The hardest part of therapy often is stepping through the door for your first appointment. Therapy can feel intimidating and mysterious, especially if it’s your first time seeking services. In this article, we’ll go over your first session from start to finish so you can know what to expect and hopefully, feel more confident stepping through that office door. 

If you’ve been alive and on the internet in the past few years, you’ve likely witnessed the rise of optimization content and culture. This is the type of content that shows us “the 5-9 before my 9-5,” “my 3AM morning routine,” and “how to romanticize your life.” Optimation culture is an insidious drain on our collective mental health as a culture - let’s talk about why.

If you’ve ever felt like rolling your eyes when you see yet another post extolling the virtues of self-care or promoting the next must-have self-care product, you’re not alone. This simple term is the latest victim of psychobabble - the age-old phenomenon of therapy concepts mutating into corrupted versions of themselves. Let’s talk about why the idea of self care feels so tired right now, and what self-care actually means under all the marketing. 

Have you ever been plagued by a recurrent thought like “I’m never good enough” or “nobody likes me?” In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, these are called Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs), and we all experience them to some degree. In this article, we will suggest some of the best strategies for stopping the spiral of negative thoughts.

Anything that brings you peace, restores your energy, and lifts your mood is a support - not just people. As you move forward in your healing or self-development journey, you might consider how you can expand and cultivate your support system. Here’s some ideas for possible stars in your support constellation. 

Therapists and mental health professionals have long understood that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected and can influence each other. If we change one, we can change them all. Read on to learn how changing your behaviors can make you think and feel better - no talk therapy required.

Incorporating a ten minute movement routine packed with stretches and exercises that help the body relax and relieve tension can bring the same benefit to your mind, too. So pull out your yoga mat or find a comfy carpet or blanket, sit down, and read on to learn about some of the best somatic movements to relieve stress and anxiety. 

Feeling frustrated occasionally about the speed of your progress is normal, but if you have the sinking feeling that therapy isn’t working for you, it’s time to explore that thought. Read on to consider some common reasons why some people feel that therapy isn’t helpful.