Emotional First Aid
Do you have a first aid kit? If so, what’s inside? Probably some bandages, antibacterial ointment, gauze pads, and alcohol wipes—items that will patch up your body and get you back to what you were doing. But what do you do to heal an emotional wound? Check out Behavioral Health Partners’ September blog post for some tools to add to your Emotional First Aid kit. Behavioral Health Partners is brought to you by Well-U, offering eligible individuals mental health services for stress, anxiety and depression.
Sleep - Just How Important Is It?
Do you suffer from insomnia? Improved sleep hygiene habits can positively impact the quantity and quality of sleep. We offer several suggestions that may help you.
Therapy: 101
Each of us experiences stress, depression, and anxiety in different ways. For individuals starting therapy, a therapist needs to thoroughly review their history, needs, and goals before determining an optimal treatment model, a few of which are introduced in this blog post.
Self-Care: Give Yourself Permission to Pause
It is important to take time for yourself, even when feeling drained of resources such as energy, time, or money that we associate with self-care activities. Creating a plan for daily self-care can help implement sustainable mechanisms to increase feelings of balance and pleasure day-in and day-out.
Emotions: What do we do with them?
Managing emotions can be challenging, especially when it feels like they are more intense than usual. Although there are differences in how each one of us experiences emotions, there are some strategies that are generally helpful for everyone.