How to Combat the 8 Most Common Defense Mechanisms
Originally identified by Sigmund Freud and his daughter Anna, defense mechanisms are predominately unconscious strategies we employ to protect us from anxiety. They are...
What You Need to Know About Psychotic Depression
Depression is bad enough. However, it can be worse. You could have psychosis along with your depression. Psychotic depression is also called depression with...
Relationship Abuse
Struggling in an abusive relationship is never easy, especially when you have been with your partner for years or even decades before the abuse...
Living in Codependent Relationships
When the term "codependent relationships" first entered the mental health vernacular, it applied to people in relationships with alcoholics. Alcoholics Anonymous began in the...
You Life with Postpartum Depression
Any woman can experience depression during and after the birth of her baby. It is important to know that being depressed does not mean...
The Importance of Good Posture
“Walk tall, walk straight and look the world right in the eye.” If you remember those song lyrics, you may also be old enough...
The How and What of Clinical Depression
Clinical depression, manic depression, and bipolar disorder are names given to various types of mental illness. Over the past few decades, the number of...
Relationship Advice Women Can Really Use
Finding a man is easy; finding the right man can seem impossible! There is no shortage of relationship advice for women. Still, too much...
How to Break the Hold of Apathy in Your Teen’s Life
In a world with so much to offer, apathy should play no part in a young person's life. Yet many teens today are having...
The Makings of Reactive Attachment Disorder
Reactive Attachment Disorder– RAD – in Children and Adults
Definition: RAD definition
The definition of reactive detachment disorder is a lifelong condition beginning in the womb...



















