
Why Journaling is Good for Your Mental Health, plus 10 Journal Prompts!
By Lauren Presutti Journaling is one of the easiest things that you can do for yourself to reduce stress, help with anxiety or depression, organize
By Lauren Presutti Journaling is one of the easiest things that you can do for yourself to reduce stress, help with anxiety or depression, organize
By Lauren Presutti Are you trying to eat healthier but struggling with family dynamics and getting everyone to agree? You’re not alone. Many families disagree
By Lauren Presutti From a young age, we’re taught that eating well is good for our bodies. But what we are not always told is
By Lauren Presutti No two people with depression will have identical experiences. Every person’s journey is unique and the methods to recovery will vary from
By Laurent Presutti People living with depression are some of the strongest people in the world. They are constantly fighting an internal battle that others
By Lauren Presutti When we experience overwhelming disappointment in life, or when we are dealing with depression, it is common to experience a sense of
By Lauren Presutti Do you ever feel pressured to be happy? Or have you ever felt like you “shouldn’t” be sad? Sadness is a painful
By Lauren Presutti Does it feel like you have too much to do and not enough time to manage stress in your life? You’re not
By Lauren Presutti How do you know if you have anxiety? Sometimes, it’s easy to identify that we are feeling anxious. Anxiety often feels like
By Lauren Presutti Many people feel pressured to keep busy. Parents of kids and teens often run from school pickups to sports practice to music
By Lauren Presutti We all struggle at times. Life is complicated, messy, and unpredictable. No one is immune to challenges and we have to be
By Lauren Presutti Stress and anxiety share a lot of similarities, especially in terms of their symptomology. People who feel uneasy, nervous, overwhelmed, drained, agitated,
By Lauren Presutti People struggling with substance use or addiction sometimes think the only way to recover is to detox in a rehab facility or
By Lauren Presutti Depression is a treatable condition, but unfortunately it is widely misunderstood. Myths and stereotypes about depression leave people wondering if their experiences
By Lauren Presutti I’m a therapist who works with many young adults. It’s common for me to see millennials who express, “my parents don’t validate
By Lauren Presutti Healing from trauma of any kind takes enormous effort. Some people only think about trauma in terms of car accidents, time in
By Lauren Presutti We all get nervous around new people from time to time, but does the fear of social judgment keep you from making
By Lauren Presutti Life is full of choices. Whether we like it or not, we all have to spend time and energy figuring out how
By Lauren Presutti To Those on Mother’s Day: To the mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers To the children celebrating with their mothers To the
By Lauren Presutti Say goodbye to winter coats and hello to short sleeves… spring has arrived! It’s never quite official in Michigan until the temperatures
By Lauren Presutti There is nothing worse than seeing a friend or loved one struggling with their mental health and not knowing how to help.
By Lauren Presutti Have you ever had a stressful day and you came home feeling drained, but after a good night of sleep, you wake
By Lauren Presutti We spend a lot of our time focused on relationships. From music lyrics, movies, television, books, magazines, gossip, and more, we are
By Lauren Presutti It’s okay if you’re not feeling so merry this time of year. Many of us struggle with our mental health around the
By Lauren Presutti Through online blogs and in the academic literature, you may have come across the label “highly sensitive person.” Individual qualities can vary
By Lauren Presutti It’s time for warm drinks, cozy sweaters, abundance of blankets, crisp air, and rustling leaves. For many people, the fall season is
By Lauren Presutti Therapy is where you should feel completely safe to be your authentic self. You should be able to shut out the rest
By Lauren Presutti Rest is critical. Sleep gives your body and mind time to restabilize and recharge for the next day. Many people struggle with
By Lauren Presutti Have you ever felt a natural high after an amazing workout? You may have heard before that these positive feelings are thanks
By Lauren Presutti Food is fuel for our bodies. Like any other body part, the brain also functions best with proper food consumption. With so
By Lauren Presutti In this day and age, many of us find ourselves overwhelmed with pandemic updates, political divides, heartbreaking news coverage, and economic changes.
By Lauren Presutti Somehow, (no thanks to the media and unrealistic standards of beauty), we’ve ended up as a society obsessed with the shape, size,
By Lauren Presutti Are you thinking about therapy? That’s great! It means you’re focused on your wellness and interested in living your best, most empowered
By Lauren Presutti Trust is a concept we often only think about in relation to other people. You probably understand the importance of trusting others
By Lauren Presutti Surviving winter means dealing with snow, cold temperatures, dreary skies, and greater isolation. Many people struggle with winter boredom, missing their regular
By Lauren Presutti Are you ready to work on your New Year’s resolutions? Perhaps one of the most important questions that you can ask yourself
By Lauren Presutti The holiday season brings a lot of excitement with gift shopping, preparing family recipes, enjoying bright lights and decorations, and spreading love
By Lauren Presutti Let’s talk about panic attacks. Have you ever felt like your heart is pounding so fast that it’s hard to breathe? Or
By Lauren Presutti If you scheduled a first therapy appointment, congratulations! This means you are committed to your wellness and are taking steps to improve
By Lauren Presutti Do you ever find yourself consumed by the needs of other people? Do you ever sacrifice your own needs to show up
By Lauren Presutti Sometimes it’s hard to determine if therapy is right for you. Movies like Girl, Interrupted (1999) and TV shows like Shameless (2011)
By Lauren Presutti Your laundry basket is overflowing, you don’t have a clue what’s for dinner, your kids are fighting over the remote, and you’re
By Lauren Presutti We love telehealth and we think you will, too. We want every person to make their own decision regarding the type of
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