PTSD and CPTSD (complex PTSD) are mental roadblocks and dysfunction after a traumatic event. While PTSD typically results from a single incident, CPTSD stems from repeated, prolonged trauma, often from childhood trauma, although it can occur in adulthood by domestic abuse, repeated losses and grieving, and war. Those with CPTSD face the same symptoms of PTSD with additional challenges...

Non epileptic seizures are seizures from psychological or emotional distress. Therefore, the origin of this disorder is not physical like epilepsy. This is important to differentiate because the treatment course will be different. Often…

When you feel triggered, your instinct might be to push yourself with a high-intensity workout to blow off steam. But this approach may not always be the best, especially if you’re already feeling overwhelmed. Instead, low-intensity strength training can...

We often are the hardest on ourselves. Being self-aware and accountable for the things we do wrong is necessary for our growth. However, when we beat ourselves up when we’re already down, it keeps us down. At times it can be a defense mechanism to avoid the hard things and...

Resilience is to get back up one more time from all the times you’ve failed. How fast can you recover from the fall… How well can you adapt when plans don’t work out the way you envisioned… To get up and adapt from a fall takes a lot of mental...

Health and wellness doesn’t just refer to your physical and mental wellbeing, your emotional health is just as important but often is the last area of concern. If you weren’t raised to be in tune with your emotions then understanding them can feel foreign as an adult. But once…

Many people start exercising for mental health reasons—whether to cope with depression, loneliness, or life’s challenges. Yes, the goal for most is to transform our bodies, but just reaching that goal isn’t what’s going to fill you up mentally and emotionally. For those of us working on our mental health, training becomes a place of peace...