Healthy Habits

Sleep Tricks & Techniques from a Bipolar Babe that has Battled Insomnia & Won

I have bipolar one disorder. This is a fact that informs much of my day-to-day living. I need to take my medication, stay on top of my therapy appointments, go for bloodwork, strive for a balanced lifestyle and, above all else, maintain a solid, restful, regular sleep routine. When I don’t sleep, whether due to anxious thoughts, or having had too much alcohol earlier in the evening, or from just being keyed up due to…

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Family & Relationships

Red Flags of Domestic Violence & Green Flags of Healthy Intimate Partner Relationships

Love shouldn’t hurt. It shouldn’t try to control your actions and behaviors by exerting power over you. The same is true for our partners. Unfortunately, Domestic Violence (DV) is prevalent in the United States. 1 in 4 American women and 1 in 5 American men will be in a Domestic Violence relationship, or have experienced DV in some form, in their lives. But people aren’t walking statistics. They come to therapy to try to process…

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