When you picture a healthy person, you might visualize someone who is physically healthy. But it’s also important to consider how this person thinks, feels, and acts. In other words, are they emotionally healthy? If you understand why mental health is important, you will have a different perspective on being healthy. What is Mental Health,…
Mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. It’s when you experience well-being, and you feel good and function well in the world. So, how do you define mental health? The answer has an impact on daily living, relationships, and physical health. If you have good mental health, you will feel happiness, love,…
It’s easy to picture someone injured from physical abuse. But how can physical abuse affect someone emotionally? How can someone get help to deal with the effects of physical abuse? This post explains: What physical abuse is Types of physical abuse The emotional effects physical abuse can have on a person How to get help…
Depression is a disorder that causes ongoing sadness and loss of interest in daily activities. People with depression have trouble completing daily tasks and can even feel like life isn’t worth living. Depression can lead to physical and emotional issues by affecting how you think, feel, and behave. If this describes you or someone you…
After experiencing the loss of a loved one, you may have difficulty coping with your emotions. You may even look into types of counseling that could help you manage your life after the loss. What exactly is grief counseling? Can it help? This post will help you understand what to expect from grief counseling. What…
If you or someone you love is experiencing depression, there is a wide variety of treatment types. Treatment options for depression at Integrative Life Center range from some of the most rigorously tested and well-known kinds of psychotherapy to new and innovative approaches that integrate the whole self. Continue reading to learn more about depression…
“Unique as a snowflake.” It’s an expression you may have heard to describe those with individuality. Individuals are all different. What works for one person in managing their mental illness or addictive disorder might not be helpful to you. Integrative therapy considers this. Integrative therapy is a progressive form of psychotherapy that uses therapeutic models…
It seems like the term “narcissistic personality disorder” gets thrown around a lot today. You hear that this politician, that celebrity, or your best friend’s ex-boyfriend is a narcissist. But often, the labeling person doesn’t have a fundamental understanding of what the term means. Narcissism is a severe mental health condition that affects individuals and…
Sometimes you feel like something about you just isn’t quite right. You respond to certain places, people, or experiences in ways that you just don’t understand. You’re wondering if something happened that makes you feel this way. You may want to consider whether you should look for signs of repressed childhood trauma in adults. Experiencing…
For a person with mental illness, their disorder impacts every aspect of their life. It can make it difficult to simply exist and complete the most basic daily tasks. Mental illness can manifest at any time in your life, so it’s important to be able to answer the question, “What does mental illness look like?”…