Have you ever been going through a normal day when suddenly something triggers a trauma memory and you almost feel like you are re-living what happened in the past? Your heart starts to beat too fast and maybe you "overreact" to a situation. This is called a flashback. Your brain is responding to the past; not the present. Where do Trauma ... Continue Reading
Setting Boundaries in Relationships
Guest Blog Post by Katie Bailey Do you often feel like everything is your fault? Or wonder why you do everything for everyone else all the time? Do you hold back saying what you really want because you don’t want to upset someone else? If you said yes to any of these, read on to learn how to set better emotional boundaries. Why Healthy ... Continue Reading
5 Exercises & Tips to Lower Your Anxiety Before a Big Exam
High School and College can be full of excitement and adventure. However, the young adult years can also be incredibly stressful, especially when it comes time to take an exam. The bigger and more important the exam is, the more anxious you may feel. At some point, anxiety becomes so strong that it's hard to do your best. In fact, if your anxiety ... Continue Reading
Transgender? How to change your name in Missouri.
fTransgender? How to change your name in Missouri. Guest Blog Post from Kimberly Vered Shashoua, LCSW One of the most exciting things about realizing you’re transgender is getting to reclaim your identity! You get to deliberately decide the way you dress, speak, and act in ways that align with you really are. Finally, you can take off the mask of ... Continue Reading
5 Daily Self-Care Exercises for Survivors of Abuse
Unfortunately, being a survivor of trauma or abuse is exceedingly common. According to the National Children’s Alliance, nearly 700,000 children are abused in the U.S. annually. And according to the Center for Disease Control’s 2017 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, nearly 1 in 4 adult women and approximately 1 in 7 adult men ... Continue Reading
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