I often contemplate myself if I should stay home and rest or if I should exercise so I’m sure other people have this same dilemma. There is no “right” answer, but every situation is case dependent. The article below offers some good suggestions of things to consider when trying to make that decision so if
Any time that I hear that someone has committed suicide it is very upsetting to me, but when I heard that the head of mental health services at the University of Pennsylvania died by suicide, I felt very sad. The reason I feel so strongly about this is because if someone who is trained how
So many people tell me that they have difficulty sleeping. Whether it’s difficulty trying to fall asleep or waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep, both can make you lose hours of much-needed sleep every night. The article below lists some common thoughts people report having
I don’t know about you, but I cannot begin to tell you how impressed I am with Cori (Coco) Gauff, the 15-year-old American tennis player who recently competed in Wimbledon and beat Venus Williams. The amount of mental toughness that she has to have to be able to compete and beat one of the best
As a parent of two small children, and even with my education and training, I can say that parenting is a difficult job. Typically people tend to parent the ways in which they were parented but it is important to think about your parenting style and its effectiveness, even how it relates to each child
No one is immune to mental illness, including professional athletes. Based off results from my dissertation research and what I see in my private practice, it appears as though there is a definite lack of support for athletes who struggle with mental health issues. Even though the NFL recently announced that they are requiring each
“How did he do it?” is the question that everybody is asking in regard to Tiger Woods winning the 2019 Masters. The reason why everyone is asking that question is because Tiger has had so many setbacks in the last several years. Several setbacks including a number of surgeries and losses in major tournaments that
In many of my blog posts, I talk about the impact physical health can have on mental health and how getting regular exercise can help to better manage their mental health but can exercise prevent depression? Some recent studies suggest there is more evidence than ever before that physical activity does play an important, and
It is very common for someone who has been working with a therapist to get nervous when ending their treatment with a therapist whatever the reason may be that the therapy is ending. The author of this article compiled a list of 9 tips from his work with his therapist that he uses every day
As I have discussed in many of my blog posts before and a message that I am consistently giving my clients is that exercise has positive effects on not only your physical health but your mental health as well. Often when discussing this with my clients I will get resistance to the idea of exercising