Mental Health Therapy Blog

09 May 3 Steps to Managing Conflict

Posted at 06:00h in Emotional Wellness by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

Conflict is an opportunity to learn to love our partner better over time. Julie Gottman You're navigating new challenges together each day. On top of the demands and pressures that were already there. Let's be real: Managing conflict as a couple is no easy task!  Maybe that argument you had last...

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25 Apr Sadness vs. Depression: What’s the Difference?

Posted at 07:00h in Depression, Emotions, Myths by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

Sad hurts, but it's a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different.  J.K. Rowling Ask just about anyone what depression means to them, and one word is likely to come up: Sadness. It's the "face" of depression we see on medication ads and...

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18 Apr 5 Myths about Emotions

Posted at 06:00h in Emotions, Myths by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change. Gretchen Rubin Ah, emotions. So universal. And yet...

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11 Apr Your Simple Guide to Habit Change

Posted at 13:21h in Emotional Wellness, Habits & Goals by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity. James Clear Habit change. Admittedly, it's no one's idea of fun. And...

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04 Apr Spring Cleaning for Your Emotional Wellness

Posted at 08:22h in Habits & Goals, Seasonal, Spring by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don't. Marie Kondo Spring is in the air. And for many of us, that means it's also time for spring cleaning. But, as relieving as it can be to clear our homes...

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28 Mar Date Night: An Overlooked Relationship Essential

Posted at 06:00h in Stress Management by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

If you're too busy for date night, you're too busy. John & Julie Gottman Date night. Does it have a priority place in your calendar? Or is it a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence? Leading relationship experts John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD contend that consistent date nights are key...

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21 Mar 10 Thoughts That Are Holding You Back

Posted at 06:00h in Anxiety, Depression, Mindfulness by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Eckhart Tolle Ever had a thought that you know is probably not based in fact, but is just so hard to shake? Maybe it's an exaggerated...

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14 Mar 5 Tips to Navigating the Winter-Spring Transition

Posted at 13:14h in Emotional Wellness, Seasonal, Spring, Winter by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. Hal Borland Spring Break's on the horizon...

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06 Mar Doomscrolling: 3 Tips to Help You Curb the Habit

Posted at 13:52h in Current Events, Emotional Wellness, Habits & Goals by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create. Roy T. Bennett It's there in the dark as you squint into the blue light of your screen. In the commercial breaks and curbside pickup lines and a thousand tiny moments each...

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21 Feb Shifting to Spring: 5 Things You May Be Feeling

Posted at 13:54h in Holidays, Seasonal, Spring by Sonder Behavioral Health and Wellness

The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there? Jack Kornfield Year after year, Spring tends to awaken new excitement and optimism about what the future holds. And yet, for some of us, this season is...

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