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Empathy: The Case for Smiling at Strangers :-)~

By Andrew D., LPCC | February 22, 2023 |

1st, Let’s Define Empathy There is not one officially agreed upon definition of empathy in the world of psychology, but a commonly accepted conceptualization of empathy is that it is the understanding and feeling of someone else’s feelings (Scott et al., 2022). It is not just understanding that a person is feeling a certain way…

Self-Induced Suffering and How to Stop It

By Andrew D., LPCC | January 16, 2023 |

The experience of being human comes with it a daily balancing act of external forces that are often out of our control (e.g. bad drivers on the highway, politics, family emergencies) and the internal forces at work in our minds (e.g. feelings, reactions, thoughts, choices). Sometimes we are consciously unaware of these interactions between the…

Young Black Woman Feeling Anxious And Biting Nails

Anxiety

By Melissa W., MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC | January 6, 2023 |

Guess what mental health disorder I’m describing which impacts 30% in women and 19% in men at some point in their lives: YES! ANXIETY! and guess what? IT’S NORMAL TO HAVE ANXIETY! Anxiety is a normal emotion that is experienced by everyone at some time. Symptoms can be psychological, physical or a mixture of both. …

Nov 13

A Journey Through TMS

By Erin Recinos, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC | Depression | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Grace Kane is the sole subject of our Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Case Study. The data collected from her TMS treatment and Ms. Kane’s first-hand accounts are the cornerstones in...

The Link Between Depression and Heart Disease - Man Grabbing His Chest In Pain

Sep 16

The Link Between Depression & Heart Disease

By Renae Wise, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC | Depression

It is well known that depression can leave you feeling down, hopeless, guilty, sad, and make daily functioning difficult, but have you ever stopped to wonder about how this might...

Oct 12

Mental Health Resources

By Erin Recinos, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC | Mental Health Facts

There's not many things more frustrating than needing to find information and having to look in a million different places to find what you need. This page was designed to...

Oct 11

What Is TMS

By Erin Recinos, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

What is TMS? Bright Futures Psychiatry TMS suite TMS is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in specific areas of the...

Aug 30

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a Real Treatment Option for Patients who Suffer From Major Depression

By Erin Recinos, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

TMS received FDA approval in 2008 to treat "Treatment Resistant Depression", essentially depression that has not responded to traditional treatment. Since TMS's initial FDA approval, tens of thousands of patients...