by Women's Health | Mar 26, 2020 | Health
One of the hallmark symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder is intrusive thoughts. All my life, I’ve felt their constant bombardment. My mind is like a crowded room, and the voices are all shouting different things. “That’s not clean enough — it might be infected.”...
by Women's Health | Mar 25, 2020 | Health
For something that’s supposed to mellow you out and leave you feeling refreshed, meditation can be kind of stressful sometimes: How do I do it? When should I do it? And for how long? Before long, you’ve given up on meditating and put on yet another episode...
by Women's Health | Mar 24, 2020 | Health
You can say it: Life as you know it is completely different right now, and it feels crappy. With COVID-19 sweeping the country and world, major restrictions and regulations have been put in place to help slow the spread of the virus. And those probably feel like,...
by Women's Health | Mar 23, 2020 | Health
That elusive word: balance. We crave it, but how exactly do we achieve it — especially when the world seems to have gone mad? Balance versus burnout Stress and burnout are the leading causes of mental health issues and physical complications in adults of working age....
by Women's Health | Mar 18, 2020 | Health
Although we all experience trauma in our own way, most people find it difficult to just “bounce back” — it can take days, weeks, even months. Family systems therapist and social worker Melissa De Klerk explains how to deal with trauma (see the five methods...
