October is National Depression Awareness and Education Month. October 11 is National Depression Screening Day. Why is this important? In light of all the recent tragedies in our world and in our country, (natural disasters and the recent shooting in Las Vegas especially), we need to raise awareness of depression, it’s symptoms, it’s effects on […]

October is National Depression Education and Awareness Month with October 2 being National Depression Screening Day. Why does this matter? A survey noted that 6.6% of over 4,000 first responders had attempted suicide, which is more than 10 times the general public. (https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/articles/222673018-Increasing-suicide-rates-among-first-responders-spark-concern/). Many first responders don’t want to share their struggles because they don’t […]

People often think that PTSD happens only when something life-threatening or incredibly scary happens directly to you. PTSD is much more common than that. Those who left home for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma who came home to destroyed homes or to find loved ones homes destroyed may develop PTSD. First responders often develop PTSD from […]

It is interesting to see where our culture have come over the years. Some of my younger clients report having a “stress corner” in their classroom with sensory objects to help them when they’re having a hard time. I’ve heard some people talk about their kids doing yoga to gain focus in class (even one […]