Adult Mental Health

How Your Environment Impacts Mental Health and Simple Changes That Can Improve Both When we think about the factors that affect mental health, common influences often come to mind: stress, relationships, major life changes, trauma, social support, substance use. The list goes on. But what …

Tips for Protecting Your Mental Health During Extreme Summer Heat While summer can be a busy, fun time of year, and a chance to get outside (especially if you live in a northern climate), we have all experienced the physical discomfort of a sweltering hot day.  There are plenty of …

How to create joy on your own terms As we say goodbye to spring and welcome summer, many of us expect a natural lift in our moods. Longer days, warmer temperatures, and green landscapes often bring a sense of renewal. But what happens when that emotional shift doesn’t arrive as expected? For …

Grounding Techniques to Reduce Stress In this digital age, we are constantly bombarded with breaking news and alarming headlines, a constant flow of information that our nervous systems were not designed to handle. It’s important and understandable to be informed, but it is even more important to …

Finding Stillness in a Season That Slows Us Down I’ve always loved winter.  To be fair, there is a lot to dislike about this season – I, along with many people, dread the long cold nights, icy roads, and minimal sunlight.  But despite these setbacks, I still look forward to fall …

Tragedies are an unfortunate inevitability of life. Grief is the aftermath. It’s the fear and sadness and impending sense of doom as we look into a future where something we loved is missing forever.  Sometimes entire communities experience an emotionally or physically devastating event …