Eating Disorders in Adolescence
Adolescence is a time when many aspects of our lives change at once: our bodies, our emotions, and our relationships with ourselves, friends, and family. Amidst these transformations, our relationship with weight, appearance, and food can also begin to shift. These changes can trigger a range of intense emotions: confusion, stress, fear, and a constant […]
The Stigma Surrounding Mental Health
If you are dealing with a mental health challenge, you have likely heard comments like: “You’re just being lazy,” “You’re just doing it for attention,” “Why can’t you just get over it?”, “You’re overreacting,” “It’s all in your head,” or “Everyone has it hard sometimes, why make such a big deal out of it?” These […]
Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression
Pregnancy and childbirth are periods filled with every imaginable sensation, emotion, and thought. The arrival of a new baby is a life-altering event, perhaps more so than almost any other. It is a change that encompasses every area of our lives, whether it is a first birth that brings the transition into parenthood, or subsequent […]
Myths and Facts About Self-Harm
Self-harm is a complex and sensitive issue that often evokes feelings of confusion, concern, or even fear. Whether we are hurting ourselves or worried about someone close to us, we have likely encountered various opinions and beliefs about why and who does it, claims like “they’re just looking for attention” or “if it’s not life-threatening, […]
Suicide Prevention: We Need to Talk About It. But How?
There is often a debate about whether discussing death by suicide, by parents, educators, and in the media – increases the risk or, on the contrary, reduces it and even saves lives. In the past, talking about death by suicide was almost a taboo. The assumption was that the very act of talking about it […]
Do’s and Don’ts: Dealing with Anxiety Attacks
Fear and anxiety are natural human responses to danger. The difference between them is that fear arises from an immediate, real threat, for example, hearing a siren, screeching brakes, or a loud, unfamiliar noise. When the danger passes, the fear and all its accompanying symptoms fade away. Anxiety, on the other hand, is a completely […]