Tips for Parents to Help a Teenager Struggling with Mental Health Issues

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Tips for Parents to Help a Teenager Struggling with Mental Health Issues As parents, you may feel your worries grow with your children especially when they become adolescents. Teenager struggles apparently are not just for teens, but for parents as well. Challenges faced by youth today can be a long list. For instance, academic performance, … Read more

How to Deal with a Passive Aggressive Partner

How to Deal with a Passive Aggressive Partner?

How to Deal with a Passive Aggressive Partner What are the signs of a passive aggressive person? How do you know you are in a passive aggressive relationship? How to respond to passive aggressive behavior? Your partner may not yell or scream. Instead, they express their difficult feelings subtly rather than directly. Apparently it is … Read more

How to Overcome Avoidance Behavior

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How to Overcome Avoidance Behavior Do you tend to face problems head-on or usually have avoidance behavior? Do you procrastinate but feel terrible for doing that?  Are you looking for ways to stop escaping from reality? Some people get motivated by fear; they feel exhilarated when faced with a challenge, can handle any struggle, and … Read more

How to Deal with the Struggles of Searching for a Job

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How to Deal with the Struggles of Searching for a Job Staying motivated while looking for a job can be challenging. Many people are looking for jobs currently in America. Statistics from April 2022 show that the unemployment rate in the U.S. is 6.7%, and 10.7 million people are searching for a job. Employment puts a lot … Read more

Why Affirming LGBTQ Therapy Is Important

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Why Is LGBTQ Therapy Important Do you know what LGBTQ affirmative therapy is? Are you looking for affirmative counseling or LGBTQ therapy NYC? LGBTQ therapy, or gender affirmative therapy has its own history. Understanding its benefits could help you to learn how to find/be an affirming therapist.  If you struggle with feeling validated or accepted … Read more

How to Stop Feeling Like a Failure

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How to Stop Feeling Like a Failure Do you ever wonder, “How to stop feeling like a failure?” We all feel like a failure at times. Being associated with failing can be challenging; no one wants to think that their efforts were meaningless, their time was wasted, and they disappointed themselves or others. We look … Read more

The Danger of Mental Health Stigma

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The Danger of Mental Health Stigma May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Awareness helps people learn more about mental health and how it affects people. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), most people with mental health illness have been blamed for their conditions at some point. With more understanding comes the breaking … Read more

How to Cope With Losing a Pet

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How to Cope with Losing a Pet Losing a pet can be devastating. Pets become a part of our families, and we love them just the same. Studies show that “pet owners have the tendency to humanize their pet and perceive animals no differently from humans in terms of emotions, needs, and legal rights.” The … Read more

Ghosting in Online Dating: Why People Ghost and How to Cope

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Ghosting: Why People Ghost and How to Cope with Being Ghosted Do you have questions about ghosting? Questions like: Have you been ghosted online dating? Ever wonder why you get ghosted? Have you ever ghosted someone else in online dating? How does the ghoster feel about ghosting someone? What ghosting says about you? Do you … Read more

What to Look for in Healthy Relationships for Teens

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What to Look For in Healthy Relationships for Teens Are you unsure of what qualities healthy relationships for teens should have? Do you yearn for a healthy relationship or friendship? Are you tired of having negative people in your life? Humans are social creatures, and we all want to have connections with other people. You … Read more