by Elizabeth Brokamp | Jun 1, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment
When someone you love is suffering from anxiety, it can be hard to know how to help. Here are some ideas.
by Elizabeth Brokamp | May 31, 2020 | CBT
Too much time online can lead to feelings of loneliness and inadequacy. In many ways, the Internet has been a godsend during this pandemic. Can you imagine what it would be like to socially distant in a world in which you also couldn’t Zoom, email, Insta, or...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | May 12, 2020 | Counseling
If you are struggling financially during the pandemic but still want counseling, here are some resources to try. Lost your job and your health benefits along with it? Nervous about spending money when the world has gone haywire? Here are five resources for low-cost...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | May 11, 2020 | Trauma & PTSD
Constantly feel like something about you is not quite right? It may be due to unresolved trauma. Many people who are suffering from trauma don’t realize it. They may associate the word “trauma” with a shooting or a kidnapping, not the car accident...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | May 9, 2020 | Relationships
Mother’s Day can feel complicated when you and your mom have a stressful relationship or don’t see eye to eye. When Your Past with Your Mom Has Been Tough Many people don’t have the kind of relationship with their moms that can be captured by a...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 27, 2020 | Relationships
The Coronavirus pandemic is causing tremendous stress on our economy, which translates into financial troubles in households across America. How can you and your spouse handle it together? In the best of times, money is an explosive topic for most couples. So what...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 24, 2020 | Coronavirus, Depression Treatment
Bored and Fragile: Handling this Next Phase of Quarantine is Hard I will admit it: I was almost annoying positive during weeks 1 through 3 of quarantine. I made my list of healthy things to do, I used my Crest White Strips for the first time in months, and I tackled...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 18, 2020 | Depression Treatment, Health
Did you know that taking a probiotic (sometimes called a psychobiotic) to improve your gut health can lessen anxiety and depression? We’re used to thinking of the mind as the ultimate source of emotional health but it turns out that our bodies are more complex...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 15, 2020 | CBT, Health
A weighted blanket can relieve anxiety and help you sleep. When I passed by a display of weighted blankets on sale in CVS back in January, I assumed they were part of a fad that was on its way out. Then the pandemic hit, leaving us more in need of self-soothing,...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 10, 2020 | Online Counseling
Between your work going totally online and binge-watching the Tiger King, you may be on tech-overload. Of the many things to be grateful for during this pandemic quarantine, ranking on the list is all of the tech we have access to. Thank goodness for the Internet,...
