G.L.O.W. stands for gifts, lessons, opportunities and wisdom. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day is celebrated on June 27th. However, I don’t include the word ‘disorder’ when I talk about Post Traumatic Stress. It is not a disorder to experience stress after trauma. In fact, I’d be more worried about you if you were […]
Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. Since the month of May, and specifically the week of May 18, is Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s time for the general public to learn about the alternative narrative to mental health: […]
Since May is Trauma Awareness Month, it only seems right to examine the trauma essential workers are experiencing as they navigate their jobs during this coronavirus outbreak. As states are beginning to relax restrictions to get the economy moving, many of those on the frontlines are going to experience post-traumatic stress from the trauma of […]
I intended to write about something other than coronavirus this week, but as the severity of the situation drastically increased, I feel compelled to write about the reality of most people in the world. I find it interesting how the world’s reaction to coronavirus parallels Kubler-Ross’s stages of grief. I’ve learned that the process of […]
Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these World Mental Health Day was October 10th, last week was Mental Illness Awareness Week in the U.S. and the month of October is Depression Awareness Month. What I find offensive in all […]
This is International Balance Awareness Week, created to raise awareness about the difficulties people face with disorders that affect their physical balance. Today, though, I’d like to discuss balance of a different kind: balance awareness in mental health. When I write about mental health, I do not mean it as a euphemism for mental illness—I […]
Did you know, if you don’t like the emotions you are experiencing or your current state of health, you can indirectly affect change by changing your actions and thoughts? I am not a physician or a psychiatrist; my degree is in counseling. However, it doesn’t take a doctor to understand that a person’s habits—both behavioral […]
Many people hear about Dr. William Glasser’s Choice Theory® and conclude that the psychology doesn’t believe in mental illness. Of course, this is not true, and this misinterpretation is why many people don’t give Glasser’s ideas credence. In the following paragraphs, I will attempt to explain exactly what Dr. Glasser means when he says he […]
According to The New Zealand Herald, a new study says “getting irritated about the small things in life is just as bad for your health as eating a poor diet or failing to exercise.” I see couples who stress out about things, large and small, in their relationships. People get upset about not having dirty clothes […]
In the periodic table, unbalanced elements do not exist. The make-up of our universe requires a perfect balance of protons and electrons. In chemistry class, I learned how this Law of Balance applies to our physical environment. What I didn’t learn back then is how it also applies to the metaphysical world. One of the […]
