Beyond Borderline Personality Disorder: Seeing the Person, Not Just the Diagnosis By: Ron Henson, MA CMHC, LPC May is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month. But for many people living with BPD, awareness is not something that happens once a year. It is...
Connecting Teachers And Mental Health By: Zachary DeVore, LCPC Few individuals have direct access to our children like their teachers. Every morning, parents drop their children off at school and entrust them to the care of men and women to teach them academically. ...
Stress vs. Anxiety: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters By: Shannon Olson, LCSW In our fast-paced world, “stress” and “anxiety” have become part of our daily vocabulary. We say things like “I’m so stressed about this...
Understanding and Supporting Mental Health on World Bipolar Day By: Ron Henson, LPC Every year on March 30th, we observe World Bipolar Day to raise awareness, eliminate stigma, and foster understanding of bipolar disorder. This date was chosen in honor of the birthday...
Debunking Common Myths About Emotions By: Lori Kaniewski, NCC, LCPC (IL), LPC (MO) Emotions. We all feel them. All the time. Lucky us! So, what are emotions? Why do we feel them? What are they for? And what do we do with them? There is too much to say on all that...
How to Disagree Without Disrespect: A Guide to Healthy “Fights” Written by Savannah Walker, Master Level Clinical Intern It’s a tale as old as time, two people meet and fall in love as the stars align and the music swells… then they inevitably get into an argument....
