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...

Emotional health often connotes privilege and luxury. Minorities especially, or those from older generations were encouraged to ignore our emotions or simply get over them. When we consider the term health, it’s simply not a priority to most. The goal isn’t to become a victim, but rather to build better capacity to manage emotions rather than simply ignore them…

The reason why self-talk is important is because it directly impacts our mental health. An example of what it may sound like for someone to never start their fitness journey, despite how much they desire it, can sound something like this: “I’m depressed, I feel stuck…why can’t I just start?” “I feel self-conscious.” It becomes a cycle of self-judgement and self-criticism, which either beats complacency in never starting or drives us to reach physical goals without the mental and emotional fulfillment.