by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jul 14, 2024 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Dementia, Depression, Emotions, Happiness, Relationships, Stress Management
The coronavirus in 2020 brought considerable challenges due to mental health because of the dictates for physical distancing. Since then, people have reported continued feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Loneliness and social isolation are somewhat...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jun 13, 2024 | Counseling, Dementia, Depression, Grief, Happiness, Nutrition, Psychotherapy, Sleep, Stress Management
If you or someone you’re closed to has experienced depression, then you already known that it’s a serious mood disorder. It affects the way a person feels, acts, and thinks. Although depression is common among older adults, clinical depression is not considered a...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jan 13, 2024 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Eating Disorders, Nutrition, PTSD, Stress Management |
There’s so many things that can help improve your overall mental health, but probably no more important than maintaining a healthy weight. Although obesity is not a mental health problems it can trigger a host of psychiatric disorders. It’s not easy to talk about...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jul 30, 2023 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Stress Management |
A number of studies have found that exercise can prevent anxiety disorders from beginning in the first place. In a study at the University of Illinois, researchers found that regular exercisers were at a 25% reduced risk of developing anxiety and depressive disorders...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | May 16, 2023 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Psychotherapy, Sleep, Stress Management |
Spending time in nature is an approach that has demonstrated strong anxiolytic effects. There has been a considerable amount of research showing that nature benefits psychological health and wellbeing, including studies that found spending time in natural spaces is an...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Dec 7, 2022 | Anxiety Treatment, Psychotherapy, Stress Management |
Everyone experiences stress and anxiety at one time or another. The difference between them is that stress is a response to a threat in a specific situation. Anxiety is a reaction to the stress. Because of this, therapies and treatments that are effective in reducing...
