CHICAGO (WLS) -- The pandemic is now entering a second year. As 2022 begins, the mental health challenges for all ages, adults and children, continue. Alexa James, the CEO of the National Alliance on ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and self-doubt. We explore a practice to help quiet our inner critic with kindness. What does your inner ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — In the wake of tragedy, ABC4 has a list of tips and free crisis resources for processing traumatic events from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. “It’s important ...

Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn’t go his way. As an adult, you would find yourself ...

Negativity from another person is bad enough, but when it comes from your own head, that's rough. Self-talk is what you say to yourself, in your head. It is the monologue running through your mind as ...

KIDS ABOUT THESE TOUGH TOPICS. >> WATCHING ALL THE STUFF IS TRAUMATIC FOR KIDS WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROCESS IT. >> DR. ERIC TEPPER SPECIALIZES IN FAMILY MEDICINE, AND ALSO TREATS PTSD, ANXIETY, AND ...

“It’s probably just anxiety.” These are some of the most invalidating words you might hear when seeking help for physical symptoms. For example, many long-COVID sufferers have reported that health ...

Once upon a Drag Race episode, RuPaul asked a seemingly simple question: 'If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?' That now-iconic sign-off resonated with ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Clancy Martin has lived most of his life with two incompatible ideas in ...

Since childhood, chances are you’ve been expected to be nice to others; to “treat them how you want to be treated,” presumably with kindness and respect. But why do so many people (myself included) ...

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