Caren Jacobs 
Unfortunately, bullying is not uncommon. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, one in five students report being bullied. One of the most common reasons reported for bullying is sexual orientation. Nearly 70 percent of students identifying as LGBTQ+ reported being bullied at school or online. Teens who are being bullied might not want to … Read more
Trauma is when you experience terror after a trigger brings up a terrible memory. What makes trauma so powerful is that these are unprocessed memories. When trauma occurs, it gets locked in your body or frozen in time, where it lies unprocessed. And because of this, the traumatic memory has no time stamp. So, experiencing … Read more
We all feel down from time to time. But when you are depressed, you tend to go through long, extended periods of feeling sad and hopeless. This can last for a few weeks, or even months and years. Depression is not just feeling sad – it can be a serious mental disorder where you struggle … Read more
Childhood trauma can leave a mark on you. As a child, your brain is still growing and developing. When trauma interrupts this process, it can limit early brain development and have long-lasting effects. With the experience of childhood trauma, the traumatic memories are not able to be processed. They get stuck somewhere inside of you … Read more
You may think that teens do not have anything to be sad or scared about. After all, childhood is the most carefree time. You have your friends and family by your side with plenty of room to have fun. However, teens deal with similar issues that adults face. They could be bullied, feel alone, not … Read more
When you think of a break up, you might think about feelings of depression, rejection, and anger. What you might not think of is that feelings of anxiety can also come into play. It could be that during the relationship, you were already experiencing anxiety about breaking up. Maybe you were already feeling insecure and … Read more
Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult things you will go through. It can be so hard to digest and understand the fact that you will not see that person again, and this can be a hard pill to swallow. It can be hard to move on when someone is taken away … Read more
Has your family ever suffered a tragic event that affected everyone? There are many ramifications that can occur from family trauma. “Family estrangement” may occur where family members become dysfunctional with each other. Examples can be if there was a death in the family, someone is sick or abused. A family unit is supposed to … Read more
Have you ever seen the Alfred Hitchcock classic film Gaslighting? In this movie, a manipulative husband makes his wife question her sanity by the constant dimming of the flame of a gaslight. What she does not know is that her husband is the one manipulating the lamp. He cuts her off from her friends and … Read more
You may have experienced stressful moments where things can take unexpected turn or if you cannot guess the final outcome of a problem. However, there are people who experience stress every day where it becomes full-blown anxiety. It can be from the people in your life, your work obligations, financial woes, and more. Because anxiety … Read more
