Rewired — for Happiness

Much news has been made over the past few years about the plasticity of the human brain: the brain’s ability to physically, neurochemically and emotionally change throughout our lifetimes. Previously, we had believed that the brain, and therefore ourselves,...

Medication: Menace or Miracle?

Medications can be a valuable adjunct to therapy in helping to resolve some of the distressing symptoms clients experience. Low mood, perseverating thoughts, worry, and more severe symptoms like hallucinations or extreme mood swings, are usually very responsive to the...

Embracing the Humbug

From retailer commercials, to holiday movies and stories, we are deluged this time of year with images and messages of family harmony, abundance of gifts, treats and parties, and messages of good cheer and joy. But we all know reality can be a quite different...

Cast Your Vote!

Current events, controversy, little-known facts and figures–what draws your attention in a blog? While this is a blog sponsored by a counseling center, we want it to be full of thoughtful, useful and even entertaining information for our readers. Are you...

Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions

Here we are, a few weeks into 2013, and many of us are already burdened with ill-fated resolutions, intentions that, while well meaning and valuable, we have already veered away from in our busy-ness, lack of follow through and simple lack of time. Perhaps the dawning...