Happy Holidays or Depression?
Each holiday season during Christmas and New Year the hearts of people are supposed to be filled with joy and hope. However, for many people, the holidays are anything but the “most wonderful time of the year.”
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Each holiday season during Christmas and New Year the hearts of people are supposed to be filled with joy and hope. However, for many people, the holidays are anything but the “most wonderful time of the year.”
Physical health affects how you move, look, feel and even think every day. It influences your energy as you work and play. More importantly, life and stress are much easier to handle when your body is healthy! Thus, exercise and nutrition become COPING MECHANISMS FOR LIFE! Life is more enjoyable when you are pain free,…
Healthcare professionals use terms like fear, anxiety, panic attack, and phobia to illum-inate the spectrum of our fears. For our purposes, we will use fear and anxietysomewhat interchangeably but with the following distinctions. Fear is an immediate and intense internal alarm system that alerts us to the presence of danger. It revs up our whole…
Panic, by definition, is when a person feels that his or her fear is overpowering all other logical and reasonable thought processes. This type of response usually occurs during a stressful or formidable situation and is completely natural; although, this type of emotion occurring at high rates and for no obvious reason can become problematic. In…
Depression is considered to be the most common mental health disorder, thought to affect over 121 million adults worldwide. It is also one of the most treatable disorders. The effects of depression are catastrophic, it is the cause of over two-thirds of the 30,000 reported suicides in the U.S. each year. According to the Depression…
Although marriage is a wonderful union between a man and woman, after the “honeymoon phase” wears off and you realize you and your spouse are two imperfect people trying to make it in this world together, you might need to consider marriage counseling. According to an article on www.psychcentral.com, there are seven main reasons couples seek…
Family planning and parenting styles are critical components of building a strong family foundation. Stonebriar Counseling Associates recognizes the importance of understanding and navigating these aspects effectively. This blog post delves into how couples can plan their families and align their parenting philosophies for a harmonious future. Understanding Family Planning Family planning goes beyond the…