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As we raise awareness around domestic violence, it’s important that we don’t overlook lesser-known types of abuse. Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse are often the three that are talked about the most around this topic, but it doesn’t end there. In this blog, you will learn about two others; financial and digital abuse. FINANCIAL OR … Continue reading Other Types of Domestic Violence

Want to learn more about neurodiversity? Awesome! Not sure where to look? Look here! While this blog post won’t have everything you need to know about neurodiversity, I hope I can give you a few key takeaways as well as some new resources to help you on your journey to learn more and support Neurodiversity … Continue reading Resources for Neurodiversity Awareness Month

Suicide is a real problem, but it’s a problem that is preventable. Suicide generally occurs when feelings and thoughts like hopelessness and helplessness are stronger than the person’s resources, coping skills, and belief that their life is worth living. As a therapist, our job is to help people gain resources and skills as well as … Continue reading Why Talk About Suicide?

Throughout July, Heartland Therapy Connection is bringing awareness to trauma therapy and the modalities used to address trauma in our therapy sessions. In this blog, we will take a look at what group therapy is and how it may benefit you in your journey to understand and cope with your trauma and/or PTSD. WHAT IS … Continue reading Benefits of Group Therapy for Trauma

Celebrating Pride month is a great way to show support for the LGBTQIA+ community, but being an ally goes beyond the month of June. Being an ally means standing up for, supporting, and encouraging the LGBTQIA+ community. It means being informed about the issues that are important to the community, and advocating for rights and … Continue reading Being an Ally for LGBTQIA+

Did you know that 1 in 5 adults experience a mental health illness, and 17% of youth experience a mental health disorder? These statistics can help us understand and raise awareness that someone in our life is struggling with mental health problems. In order to help someone, it may be beneficial to know some warning … Continue reading How To Support Others With Mental Health Problems

"How are you?" This question has turned into a simple greeting that usually receives an automatic response of, “I’m good, how are you?” Although this may be the appropriate response for the setting, let’s try asking ourselves how we are really feeling. https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2015/jul/23/inside-out-most-on-trend-emotion CHECKING IN Take a few deep breaths. Ask, how do I feel … Continue reading Identifying Our Emotions

Why do people add exercise to their routine? Maybe they are looking to increase their energy throughout the day, improve their physique, or find a community of people who share the goal of bettering themselves. Another reason might be to increase their mood and relieve stress– but how can exercise actually help with this? HOW … Continue reading Exercise as a Stress Reliever

WHAT IS STRESS? Essentially, stress is the mental, emotional, and/or physical response to an external cause– like too much homework. While having too much homework usually feels negative, stress can actually be positive as well. Your stress may allow you to stay up later and complete your homework that is due the next day. Our … Continue reading Stress In the Body