Your Mental Health Matters

Your Mental Health Matters

This week I wanted to touch on why our mental health is important and shed some light on how many of us are affected by mental health issues and its residual effects.

What is mental health?

It’s your psychological well being impacted by how you think, feel, and respond to situations in your life. Mental health has not always been a priority in our country and we are seeing it’s effects on our communities. People are more likely to focus on their physical health, go to the dentist regularly, go to their primary care etc. but are less likely to seek help and support for their mental health.

Secrets to a Happy 2020

Secrets to a Happy 2020

These are my goals for this year. What are yours?

We are all human and have successes and sometimes failures. Life has its natural ebbs and flows. We don’t have to go through this journey alone.

If you feel your anxiety is getting in the way of your daily living and feel overwhelmed by work, family, household, kids, etc. have you considered counseling?

Is this postpartum OCD? Psychosis? If so, what do I do now?

Is this postpartum OCD? Psychosis? If so, what do I do now?

Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum brings with it many feelings, hormone, changes, and role transitions. Some women develop symptoms of anxiety and depression to the point of where it causes significant distress. Findings suggest that 1 in 7 women, have diagnosable depression and/or anxiety during the postpartum period. 

Is this postpartum OCD? A study from the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found that pregnancy and childbirth can produce OCD symptoms or increase symptoms of OCD if previously diagnosed.