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Sep 193 min read

How To Build Resilience

What is Resilience? I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of resilience, but it can be an essential skill to have. At its core, resilience is...

Anxiety, the Brain, and the Body: the effects anxiety has on your body

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Jul 215 min read

Anxiety, the Brain, and the Body: the effects anxiety has on your body

Anxiety in the Brain Emotional processing in general takes place in the limbic system in the brain. This is made up of the hippocampus,...

The Use of Nature Bathing for Depression

jeankussnyder

May 253 min read

The Use of Nature Bathing for Depression

The practice of nature or forest bathing comes from an ancient Japanese practice known as shinrin yoku. The literal translation of this...

Motivation and Depression: What the Research Tells Us

jeankussnyder

May 65 min read

Motivation and Depression: What the Research Tells Us

Many of us struggle with motivation problems, and having depression really can make this problem a whole lot worse. After all, a lack of...

jeankussnyder

Dec 2, 20235 min read

Tips to Help Overcome Test Anxiety

I t’s that time of the year again when students everywhere are bombarded with finals. For many, this is simply a stressful time to get...

The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda’s of CBT and What to Do About Them

jeankussnyder

Nov 18, 20234 min read

The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda’s of CBT and What to Do About Them

Have you ever thought to yourself, “If only I would have done that differently”, or “I could have done that better”, or how about “I...

7 Ways to Support Someone with Severe Depression

jeankussnyder

Oct 21, 20234 min read

7 Ways to Support Someone with Severe Depression

If you know someone who suffers from severe depression, then you understand how difficult it can be to know what to say or do to try and...

jeankussnyder

Sep 8, 20234 min read

Quotes to Help You Cope with Depression

I thought it might be helpful to put together a list of quotes to help people cope with depression. For those times when you are having...

What are Panic Attacks and How can I Stop Them?

jeankussnyder

Aug 19, 20235 min read

What are Panic Attacks and How can I Stop Them?

Essentially, a panic attack is an intense and sudden feeling of anxiety. Sometimes they have a very specific reason that you can point...

jeankussnyder

Aug 9, 20234 min read

Irrational Thoughts: What are They?

Irrational thoughts are a fundamental concept in CBT and are at the core of the therapy. They are negative, distorted beliefs or thoughts...

20 Questions to Ask Yourself for Personal Growth

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Jul 31, 20233 min read

20 Questions to Ask Yourself for Personal Growth

Virginia Woolf is quoted as saying: Without self-awareness, we are as babies in the cradles. This is because self-awareness allows us to...

6 Signs You Are Self-Medicating Depression with Drugs or Alcohol

jeankussnyder

Jul 16, 20234 min read

6 Signs You Are Self-Medicating Depression with Drugs or Alcohol

The term “self-medicating” means using drugs or alcohol to try to cope with painful or bothersome symptoms. In this blog, I am mainly...

10 ways to Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills

jeankussnyder

Jun 15, 20234 min read

10 ways to Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills

Problem-solving is something that we use in pretty much every area of our lives all the time. Of course we use it at work, but think of...

Why do I Shut Down Whenever I Get Overwhelmed?

jeankussnyder

May 24, 20235 min read

Why do I Shut Down Whenever I Get Overwhelmed?

Have you ever noticed that when you were feeling particularly emotional and overwhelmed, you suddenly shut down your thoughts, feelings,...

jeankussnyder

May 10, 20233 min read

ABC Model of CBT

One of the basic ideas of CBT therapy is the ABC model. At the time he devised it, Albert Ellis’s model was ground-breaking stuff! Prior...

jeankussnyder

Apr 19, 20234 min read

Can Anxiety Cause Memory Loss?

Have you ever wondered if your anxiety is affecting your memory and making you forgetful? Do you find that during times of stress, you...

Tips to Stop Procrastinating and Motivate Yourself

jeankussnyder

Apr 3, 20235 min read

Tips to Stop Procrastinating and Motivate Yourself

Do you find yourself putting off doing tasks that are unpleasant to you? Do you wait till the very last minute to start tasks? If you...

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Mar 22, 20233 min read

What is Disassociation

Disassociation is a process through which you disconnect from what is happening to you or in the world around you. This can include...

Fight Depression with a Pleasant Activities List

jeankussnyder

Mar 13, 20234 min read

Fight Depression with a Pleasant Activities List

It’s not surprising to hear that doing activities that you find fun or pleasant daily will help to improve your overall mood and sense of...

jeankussnyder

Mar 7, 20234 min read

8 Tips to Manage Your Stress

We all can get overwhelmed by stress in our lives from time to time. How many of the following situations are you dealing with right now?...

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