Authenticity Counseling

As someone who doesn’t sleep well anymore (thanks perimenopause), this article could have been written about me!

Orthosomnia: The Dark Side Of Sleep Trackers And Data Obsession | HealthNews Discover the harmful effects of sleep trackers, how fixation on sleep data can disrupt your rest, and how to break free from the cycle.

Focus on sleep, nutrition, socialize, and do something you enjoy each day!

https://apple.news/Ac5HWo-qBScWjEZ2qVC3d1Q

These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds — NPR New evidence shows that people who maintain a range of healthy habits, from good sleep to physical activity to strong social connections, are significantly less likely to experience depression.

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20221027/birds-good-for-mental-health

Birds Good for Our Mental Health, Study Finds A study from King’s College London found that hearing birds, seeing them, and having ordinary encounters with birds improved the mood of people who have depression, and of the broader population as well.

Interesting concept! What do you all think?

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/10/stanford-psychology-expert-biggest-parenting-mistake-is-not-teaching-kids-this-important-skill.html?utm_content=Main&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0kWWBYpyFIhRy6T8cik9wVTYTyOwl_R0663kmw8ICCf2q0BnODMePwmWc =1664995874

Stanford psychology expert: This is the No. 1 skill parents need to teach their kids—but most don't Want to raise smart and successful kids? Teaching them how to stay focused and indistractable is a skill that will serve them well no matter what life path they pursue. Here's how to do it.

https://interestingengineering.com/health/lonely-unhappy-quicken-aging-smoking

Being lonely and unhappy quickens the aging process more than smoking Scientists just confirmed that prolonged loneliness and unhappiness can accelerate the aging process of an individua

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/08/how-being-in-nature-improves-health-happiness/671040/

To Get Out of Your Head, Get Out of Your House Spending time in nature can help relieve stress and anxiety.

So many benefits of regular exercise! Here’s one more!

New Study: Regular Exercise Reduces Your Chances of Developing Anxiety by 60 Percent A gigantic study of skiers underlines the massive mental health benefits of regular exercise.

https://www.sciencealert.com/why-do-we-wake-up-at-3am-and-dwell-on-our-fears-a-psychologist-explains

I’m lucky if I wake up only at 3:00 a.m. this article explains it though—and what to do about it!

Why Do We Wake Up at 3am And Dwell on Our Fears? A Psychologist Explains When I wake at 3am or so, I'm prone to picking on myself. And I know I'm not the only one who does this. A friend of mine calls 3am thoughts "barbed-wire thinking", because you can get caught in it.

Practiced what I preach! A walk in nature (between clients and note) can have positive benefits to mental health.

Regardless what side of the aisle you are on, I think we can all agree that the social isolation is impacting our kids’ mental health.

With School Buildings Closed, Children's Mental Health Is Suffering A top pediatrician calls for reopening schools as soon as possible because of the negative impact the shutdown is having on students' learning and mental health.

Fear wears disguises...

This is the one truth that helps my family like no other A few years ago, I came to a turning point in my parenting journey — I chose to be human. Instead of holding myself to an unreasonable standard or pressuring...