The Wellness Diary
Insights, advice, new research, tips and tricks, and new resources to help you with your mental health journey.
7 Powerful Ways to Address Work-Time Depressions and Restore Your Mental Well-Being
Work-time depression affects millions of employees, often silently. This compassionate guide helps you understand the root causes, recognize symptoms, and build practical strategies that support emotional well-being, productivity, and workplace resilience.
10 Compassionate Ways Couples Can Disagree Without Hurting Each Other
Every couple disagrees, but conflict does not have to be painful or damaging. This long-form guide teaches couples how to communicate with respect, protect their emotional bond, and navigate disagreements with empathy, clarity, and emotional maturity—so arguments become opportunities for deeper love, not wounds.
How Past Trauma Can Change How You React to More Recent Trauma
This blog explores how generational trauma influences your reactions to more recent trauma. Learn how inherited emotional patterns shape your nervous system, why your responses may feel bigger than the moment, and how healing generational trauma can transform your future.
Tips for Coping With Social Anxiety While Actively Experiencing It
Practical, compassionate strategies for coping with social anxiety in real time. Learn how to ground yourself, soothe your nervous system, and stay connected during moments of overwhelm.
How to Protect Your Peace This Thanksgiving
The holidays can feel warm and cozy, or triggering and exhausting. As therapists, we see how Thanksgiving can bring up complex emotions, especially for those navigating difficult family dynamics, grief, loneliness, or burnout. Here are grounded tips to help you protect your peace and stay emotionally regulated during this season.
How to Stay Self-Aware During Tumultuous Political Times
In a tense political climate, staying emotionally grounded can feel challenging. This therapist-written guide offers practical tools to help you stay self-aware, manage stress, and protect your wellbeing—even when politics feel overwhelming.
5 Common Myths About PTSD That Fuel Generational Trauma
Discover the truth behind the most common myths about PTSD and how generational trauma shapes mental health across families. Learn how to recognize misinformation, understand real symptoms, and support healing with insight from a mental health professional.
10 Powerful Ways to Support a Loved One with Depression
Learn how to support a loved one with depression using compassionate, evidence-based strategies from a mental health professional. This in-depth guide shows you how to respond, what to say, what not to say, and how to protect your own emotional well-being in the process.
The Mental Impact of Dating Apps: What Constant Swiping Does to Your Mind, Mood, and Self-Esteem
Dating apps can be exciting and full of possibility—but they can also impact your mental health in ways you might not expect. From dopamine-driven swiping to ghosting, comparison, and exhaustion, digital dating takes a real emotional toll. This article explores how dating apps affect your mood, self-esteem, and relationships—and offers therapist-approved tips to protect your mental health while looking for love online.
Making Time for Your Relationship – Therapist’s Guide to Reconnection & Intimacy
A therapist’s in-depth guide for couples seeking practical, compassionate strategies to rebuild connection and make intentional time for their relationship. Learn how to strengthen closeness through mindful communication, emotional presence, and meaningful rituals.
12 Early Signs of Teen Depression Parents Must Recognize
Teen depression can be difficult to recognize because its symptoms often look like normal adolescent behavior. This guide helps parents understand the earliest warning signs, how they differ from typical teen moodiness, and what steps to take to support a struggling teen.
Doomscrolling on TikTok: What It Does to Your Nervous System
Doomscrolling on TikTok may feel harmless, but the constant stream of high-intensity videos can overstimulate your nervous system, increase anxiety, and quietly drain your emotional resilience. In this article, we explore how TikTok’s design affects your brain, why it’s so hard to stop scrolling, and how to protect your mental health—especially if you’re already navigating stress, anxiety, or depression.
Caffeine Addiction Is Real—Here’s How to Break the Cycle
Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world—but when does your morning pick-me-up turn into a mental health setback? In this blog, we break down how caffeine addiction contributes to anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and burnout—and share actionable strategies to break the cycle for good.
10 Meaningful Ways to Make Time for Your Relationship and Strengthen Connection
Between work, family, and endless to-do lists, many couples find themselves running out of time — not just for tasks, but for each other. Prioritizing your relationship isn’t about grand gestures; it’s about the small, consistent moments of presence that sustain love. This guide explores how couples can make intentional time for connection, intimacy, and growth, even in the busiest seasons of life.
How to Be There for Someone Struggling with an Eating Disorder
Supporting someone with an eating disorder can feel overwhelming, but your compassion and understanding can make all the difference. This guide explores practical and empathetic ways to help your loved one—without judgment or pressure—while also protecting your own emotional well-being.
10 Proven Benefits of Seeing a Cigna Therapist for Stress and Anxiety | Professional Mental Health Support Near You
Struggling with chronic stress or anxiety can feel overwhelming — but you don’t have to face it alone. Working with a Cigna therapist for stress and anxiety gives you access to compassionate, evidence-based care that’s covered by your insurance. Cigna’s network of licensed mental health providers offers therapy options that help you manage overwhelming emotions, rebuild inner calm, and regain control of your life. Whether through in-person sessions or convenient telehealth visits, a Cigna therapist can guide you toward lasting resilience, emotional balance, and peace of mind.
10 Ways an Anthem Substance Abuse Specialist Supports Recovery
Overcoming addiction requires more than willpower — it requires the right support, guidance, and professional care. Working with an Anthem substance abuse specialist gives you access to compassionate, evidence-based treatment covered by your insurance. These specialists provide individualized recovery plans, combining therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and ongoing support to help you achieve long-term sobriety and emotional healing. With Anthem’s coverage, quality addiction care is not only accessible but also designed to empower lasting recovery.
The Hidden Wounds of Sexual Trauma: Long-Term Effects on Women’s Mental Health and Recovery
Sexual trauma can shape every layer of a woman’s life, from her emotional health to her relationships and sense of safety in the world. The long-term effects are often invisible, but they are deeply felt. This post explores how sexual trauma impacts women’s mental health—particularly depression—and how recovery, resilience, and professional support can help survivors reclaim their lives.
Sustainable Personal Development: Building Long-Term Progress Without Burnout
Personal growth doesn’t have to mean exhaustion. Sustainable personal development is about building systems that help you thrive over time — balancing ambition with rest, and productivity with mental health. Learn how to grow your career and confidence without burning out.
Coping With AI’s Impact on Your Career
The rise of AI is transforming the workforce — and triggering anxiety, depression, and self-doubt for many professionals. This therapist-written guide explores why these feelings happen, how to manage them, and how to thrive in a future where humans and technology work together.