What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Tip of the Day
Dr. Nedson Campbell, Medical Director of High Focus Centers PA in eastern Pennsylvania, discusses different causes of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. PTSD symptoms include [...]
Getting a Good Night’s Rest: Tip of the Day
Dr. Nedson Campbell, Medical Director of Onward Behavioral Health in eastern Pennsylvania, shares some helpful hints for getting the recommended eight hours of sleep a [...]
How to Cope Following a Pandemic
With the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, many people started experiencing increased anxiety and stress. Whether anxiety was already present before COVID-19 and escalated, or the [...]
5 Ideas for Mental Health During the Holidays
The most wonderful time of the year is right around the corner, with Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, New Year's Eve and other festive cultural and [...]
Beat Winter Depression With A Change In Routine
With the change of seasons, usually from fall to winter, many individuals struggle with a depressed mood, formally called seasonal depressive disorder, and informally referred [...]
How Rigid Expectations Impact Mental Health
We all have expectations of ourselves and others. Some are prominent, such as an expectation to graduate, while other may not be so obvious. Healthy [...]
How Insecurities Impact Mental Health
Reviewed by Jodi Jaspan, MS, LPC Working as a therapist for the past five years, I’ve learned how insecurities negatively impact a person’s mental health. [...]
Stop Having Nightmares: Tips to Get Better Sleep
It's not uncommon for someone to struggle with sleep and for sleep struggles to take a massive toll on a person's life. After all, sleep [...]
How to Deal With Travel Anxiety
While vacations and traveling are stereotypical causes for excitement and thoughts of relaxation, these things can actually be severe sources of anxiety for some. Those [...]
Social Media Negatively Impacting Self Confidence
The online world has faced a major boom in social media platforms and usage in the past decade. Children of all ages are exposed to [...]
Coping with the Stress of Graduating
Graduation time — whether you're graduating from college or high school — is full of questions like, "What's next?" "Where are you going to college?" [...]
Self Care Journal Prompts When You Don’t Know What to Write
It can be overwhelming to stare at a blank piece of paper with the expectation to write something down. What should you write about? What [...]
How Technology Can Affect Your Sleep Health
How does screen time affect sleep? Screen time in bed and in the hours leading up to your nighttime routine can have a negative effect [...]
Emotional Support Animals Affect on Your Mental Health
Many people have heard the saying “a dog is a man’s best friend”. Well, if you have a mental health disorder this can feel even [...]
How to Practice Self-Compassion
We're all really good at being hard on ourselves – we do one thing wrong, make one awkward comment or confuse the task assigned and [...]
Is Exercise Good for Your Mind?
Have you ever completed a strenuous workout and, even though your body might be exhausted, you feel totally refreshed? Have you ever noticed that after [...]