Fatigue is a Symptom

Fatigue is a symptom of depression, trauma, and anxiety. Understanding how depression, trauma, and anxiety impact us physically can alert us to when our bodies are warning us that we are emotionally overwhelmed and need to focus on our mental health. Fatigue can be one of the first early warning symptoms that something is going…

De-escalating Triggers

Triggers are anything that result in an automatic emotional reaction that can be positive or negative and generally are connected to our past experiences. Some triggers can evoke feelings of positivity, and others can evoke feelings of negativity. De-escalating our reaction to negative triggers is an important aspect of good mood regulation and increases our…

Coping with Sudden Change

We all understand that change is a natural part of life, but sudden change can be very discombobulating. Sudden change can change the direction of our life, rendering all of our plans useless. Sudden change most often represents loss. It makes sense that this would be painful and hard to process. Sudden change can make…