Mental Health Mondays: 8 Ways to Make a Narcissist Respect You

In today’s article, I’m empowering you with eight ways to make a narcissist respect you… forever. Are you ready? Let’s dive in. Let’s face it, knowing how to make a narcissist respect you isn’t easy. If you’ve ever wondered to yourself or asked yourself the question, “how to make a narcissist respect me,” then this article isContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: 8 Ways to Make a Narcissist Respect You”

Mental Health Mondays: What The Narcissist Does When You Go No Contact.

So you finally made the decision to go no contact and have no clue what to expect. The narcissists in your life acted like they didn’t want to be bothered with you while you were together, so as far as you’re concerned this should be easy. We would all hope that our relationships would workContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: What The Narcissist Does When You Go No Contact.”

Mental Health Mondays: What Hurts a Narcissist Forever?

by Teresa Santana 1. They are hurt when you leave and be at peace without them. Narcissists are hurt when you leave and be at peace without them. They want to hold on to you but they don’t want to let you go. They can’t say goodbye. Narcissists are hurt when you leave them becauseContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: What Hurts a Narcissist Forever?”

Mental Health Monday: Anxiety Nation Investigation

Atlanta Anxiety is a condition that nearly 40 million adults battle in U.S., according to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America. In the series “Anxiety Nation,” Atticus Investigates follows three individuals and their ongoing journey toward mental wellness. Through their stories we’ll chronicle the challenges they face, the triggers that cause their distress, and theContinue reading “Mental Health Monday: Anxiety Nation Investigation”

Mental Health Mondays: Gaslighting: What It Is and How to Know It’s Happening to You.

By Maia Niguel Hoskin, PhD Medically Reviewed by Seth Gillihan, PhD Whether subtle or overt, gaslighting is a manipulative form of abuse that can cause severe trauma. “Gaslighting” is more than just a trendy buzzword. The concept has been around for decades. And mental health experts say it’s a psychological phenomenon that can have serious emotional implicationsContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Gaslighting: What It Is and How to Know It’s Happening to You.”

Mental Health Mondays: 5 Ways Travel Is Good for Your Mental Health

by Stacy Lastoe and Hilary I. Lebow Here’s why experts say you should consider making time for a vacation this year. Travel lovers, rejoice. As of Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted the requirement for airline passengers to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding a flight into the United States. After more than two yearsContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: 5 Ways Travel Is Good for Your Mental Health”

Healthcare/Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Ontario detransitioner who had breasts and womb removed to change gender sues doctors.

by Evelyn Blackwell Michelle Zacchigna is suing doctors for failing to consider alternate treatments before ushering her on an irreversible journey that she now regrets. An Ontario detransitioning woman who had her breasts and womb removed to change her gender to male is suing medical and health practitioners for failing to consider alternate treatments duringContinue reading “Healthcare/Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Ontario detransitioner who had breasts and womb removed to change gender sues doctors.”

Mental Health Mondays: Know these 8 innocent mistakes that keep you stressed and anxious so you can be mentally strong.

by Alex Mathews I’ve struggled with stress and anxiety for over a decade. I’ve undergone a transformation thanks to developing an awareness around what does NOT work. I’ve helped hundreds do the same. Here are some innocent ways we can make things worse: 1. Believing you need ‘fixing.’ When we entertain the idea that weContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Know these 8 innocent mistakes that keep you stressed and anxious so you can be mentally strong.”

Mental Health Mondays: 7 signs you need a new therapist

by Angela Haupt The first time I met with a therapist, our personalities were so jarringly different—she was brash; I was overly sensitive—that I cried the entire session. I didn’t go back, and was turned off from looking for a replacement for years. Just like with any relationship, a therapist and client won’t always beContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: 7 signs you need a new therapist”

Healthcare Mondays: She thought anxiety and drinking made her ill. The truth was scarier.

by Sandra G. Boodman A middle-of-the-night trip to the ER revealed the false assumptions that wrongly had shaped her care When Brandie Boyd Meyer arrived at work and told her assistant she had a splitting headache, and after she seemed unsteady and took several breaks in her company’s “wellness room,” her closest colleagues concluded thatContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: She thought anxiety and drinking made her ill. The truth was scarier.”