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Grief can be incredibly difficult. Taking a dialectical approach to grief and allowing ourselves to feel multiple complex emotions can be incredibly helpful. The article touches on the different ways that grief can manifest, as well as a concept called dialectics.
Starting therapy, especially if it’s your first time, can feel intimidating. Feeling unsure and nervous is a completely normal response to trying something new. This article is a great introduction to different types of therapy options, what to expect with your first few therapy appointments, and how to get started.
With the increase in public conversations about mental health, survivors of suicide attempts have started to come forward and share their stories, providing hope to others struggling with suicide and self-harm.
Dr. Marsha Linehan is the creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), a treatment approach we specialize in at the Youth and Family Institute. DBT is the gold standard treatment for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and severe emotion dysregulation.
One of the scariest things for a parent is seeing your child suffer and struggle with feeling worthless, helpless or hopeless. If your teen is depressed, anxious, or even suicidal, know that there are ways to help them.
Diagnosing a mental health condition can feel scary and overwhelming for some teens and their families. However, for some people it can also be incredibly validating. Here’s why…
Lady Gaga revealed in an interview with Oprah that she has struggled with depression, self-harm, and suicide, and that Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) helped her through some of her darkest moments.
Recently, Selena Gomez opened up about her mental health challenges and the relief she felt after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Selena advocates for Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), describing how it changed her life.
With the recent youth mental health crisis, it can feel overwhelming for children and families of those who are struggling with self-harm or suicide. Having more public discussions about the therapy options that are available, and that these symptoms are treatable, is essential.
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At times, the never ending to-do list of life feels overwhelming and can create a sense that life is spiraling out of control. One tool I use for bringing some order to the chaos of life is called the Stop/Keep/Start framework.
When we undergo a traumatic event, we may feel that our lives are changed forever. And while we know a lot about how trauma impacts adults, we know far less when it comes to children and adolescents.
When school is in session, teens experience the usual academic and social stressors of the school year. For many teens, anxiety might be a regular occurrence, but other times it might become more intense.
When someone we love is grieving, our first impulse is to try to make it better—after all, who wants to see someone they love suffer? In this article, we discuss how to help a grieving friend.
The Be There Certificate, by Jack.org and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, is a free self-paced course that can be completed in less than 2 hours. Its purpose is to teach you how to support your peers in a real and safe way.
In this article, we discuss why depression isn’t just a “chemical imbalance” and why we should focus on the importance of connection and environment in treating depression.
Since the dual COVID and racism pandemic, the concept of antiracism has sparked a national conversation. It may seem intimidating, and you may not know where to start. We want to address this issue and make a few key points.
Mental health awareness has increased in recent years and while some conditions such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD have received great public awareness, complex mental illnesses remain in the shadows.
This article includes mental health resources and crisis hotlines for a variety of identities, therapy options and support groups in Los Angeles & Orange County.
Being the parent of a teenager who is struggling with mental health problems is challenging. Many parents are left asking “what do I do?” when their teen is overwhelmed and emotionally reactive.
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Growing list of ideas for activities (nature, art, social, volunteering, etc.), and ideas for getting active, which is also an important part of feeling better.
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