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Fake It To Make It: A Guy’s Guide to Becoming the Person You Want to Be

Fake It To Make It: A Guy’s Guide to Becoming the Person You Want to Be

By the title alone, I sound a bit superficial (ya think?). Yet, case studies and conventional wisdom have shown, if you desire a certain trait, acting as if you already obtain that traint can propel you to actually own it. Even if you were an athlete in the Olympics, “tricking” your brain into doing as you wish it to, is an ultimate tool in getting what you tell it. (more…)

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Even Celebrities Suffer from Depression: Wayne Brady’s Story

Even Celebrities Suffer from Depression: Wayne Brady’s Story

Wayne Brady is a household name in America and is known for being a cheerful and outgoing character in all of his appearances. He’s the guy that wants to make you smile! In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight (watch the video here), Brady says:  “People are like, ‘Wayne Brady’s always happy!'” he says. “No I’m not. Because I’m human.” (more…)

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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month

Dealing with an emotional issue right now?

Just look at this video from the late 1940’s first recognizing mental health legislation in America. The depictions of the “ill” patients goes to show that back then, mental illnesses were thought of as severe. We hadn’t yet recognized such “invisible” conditions as functioning depression or moderate anxiety on a broadly accepted basis. (more…)

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Disney’s Inside Out Shows Emotional Teamwork: Sadness and Joy

Disney’s Inside Out Shows Emotional Teamwork: Sadness and Joy

This film came out within the last few years, and if you haven’t seen it yet….do it.

Are you an adult? Still see it. Are you a guy who might feel weird getting caught watching a kid’s Disney movie? Watch it anyway. (more…)

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Coping with Trauma: Reconnecting the Mind and Body

Coping with Trauma: Reconnecting the Mind and Body

After suffering a traumatic event, you may have a hard time managing your emotions and physical responses to little things that trigger your memories of the experience. Like your body is going rogue and acts on its own, before you even know what’s happening! (more…)

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Do You Need Therapy? Take the Quiz.

Do You Need Therapy? Take the Quiz.

While an online quiz can’t truly give you a definitive answer of whether or not your symptoms might be something more, we’ve designed THIS quiz to connect you with a real, licensed therapist who will interpret your answers PERSONALLY to give you some more insight into what you’re feeling right now.

All of your answers are private and confidential. Once we receive your answers, we will personally respond to you.

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Scrolling, Scrolling, Scrolling : How to Stop the Cycle

Scrolling, Scrolling, Scrolling : How to Stop the Cycle

Guilty As Charged : Addicted To Scrolling

You do it. I do it. You might even be doing it now. “Scrolling.” It’s a phenomenon that many of us have grown up with. When I was a kid, the Internet wasn’t yet commercially viable and when people called on the phone, you would have no choice but to (gasp!) answer without knowing who it was! The pressure! The (potentially) awkward conversation! Yes. The struggle was, as they say, “real.” (more…)

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