6 Habits to Improve Your Mental Health during COVID-19
We can all get lost in thinking that great mental health is complicated. Especially in these times as businesses are re-opening and a new level of fear may want to get infused. We may want to go back to simple ways we can keep our mental and spiritual health in great shape. Here are 6 […]
Wrapping Our Minds Around A Pandemic – Finding Meaning
We begin a week where some freedoms are being given back to us, and even so, it still feels like we are living in a surreal world. COVID-19 has caused such mass disruption in our lives, and many people are experiencing the resulting trauma on a global scale. So many of us have been […]
Wellness Tips for Quarantine – A Psychologist’s Perspective
Yes, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel as numbers of COVID cases slow down in some regions of the country and permissions are being given to step outside. As I navigate the world that my clients have been in for the last 4 to 7 weeks, I am […]
Growth Mindset and Embracing Uncertainty
Stanford researcher Carol Dweck pioneered the idea of Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset. To understand these concepts we have to examine the way we have been trained to think about abilities. A lot of us are taught that one is born fixed: smart, capable or kind, and that people don’t really change a lot. This […]
Resilient Brain During COVID-19
We are hearing a lot these days: “It’s not what happens to you, but what you do with it that matters”. Challenges are faced by us each and every day and we have automatically been responding to challenges without even realizing how resilient we actually have been! We now, collectively, face the challenge of COVID-19 […]
4 Common Brain Conditions That Can Be Treated with Neurofeedback
At Healthy Within, we have a proven solution for medical professionals who are tired of the negative side effects of medications. Neurofeedback is a brain-based method of treatment that re-trains the brain to become more effective, adaptive, and efficient. With the use of this “brain training” at Healthy Within, those with brain conditions such […]
What Is Neurofeedback, and How Does It Work?
Did you know that the brain can repair itself, provided we “nudge” it in the right direction? Neurofeedback is a brain-based method of treatment that re-trains the brain to function and regulate itself in a more effective way. It teaches the brain to become more adaptive and efficient. A helpful analogy is to picture […]
Is PTSD Treatable?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, can develop in those who have experienced a scary or dangerous event that is out of the norm. Experiencing feelings of fear can be natural and even healthy as they create quick changes in the body so that we can protect ourselves from further harm. This is also known as […]