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 By: Megan Brewer, LMHC Burnout can be an easy topic to read about cognitively, file away as good information, and then disregard without letting it impact you further. But as we talk about burnout in this article, I encourage you to not only engage it cognitively, but to consider the personal implications for how it affects your own life. Burnout can be discussed in different contexts, such as in our careers or personal lives. but let’s start with a simple definition of burnout that can cover a lot of contexts. Burnout is the depletion of a substance that is needed to keep something going. When we strip the definition of burnout down like this, we can easily see burnout in a number of different areas, such as in the physical, emotional, mental, and relational arenas. Anything that requires something of you—some output of energy or effort—will 1) require you to have what is needed to engage the work you want to do, and 2) require replenishment to keep going. Now, if we th...

 By: Brian Murray, LMHC, NCC Social Anxiety Disorder is a diagnosable mental health condition where the person suffering from it has a strong fear of other people and social interactions. Those with the disorder during social interactions, such as those at work, home and among friends, can be severe enough to cause job performance loss, avoidance of gatherings and isolation. Even doing simple everyday tasks such as going to the grocery store can create a strong anxiety or panic reaction. The underlying fear of social anxiety is the perception of scrutiny by others. This same behavior is also seen in those with low self-esteem often remaining silent in social situations. Low self-esteem is a major contributor to social anxiety disorder. Internal psychological pressure occurs when they feel like they are being observed by others. They literally fear what others might possibly be thinking about them in a negative manner. This can happen when eating, speaking in front of others, ...

Understanding how to manage the political power struggles that put winning an argument ahead of saving a relationship. Right fighting is the process psychologists use to describe arguing to prove who is ‘right’ in a political debate. These hostile conflicts have been growing with frequency and intensity in many homes since the 2020 Presidential election.   Families have been in bitter disputes to attack their relative’s belief about political issues – often shattering the relationship in the process. “My son specifically told me, ‘You are no longer my mother, because you voted for that guy’.”   Our last conversation was so bitter I am not sure we could ever reconcile… the damage is done. It is sad. There are people not talking to me anymore, and I’m not sure that will change.” – Mayra Gomez, Los Angeles, (as reported to Reuters News Service) The fight to prove what someone believes to be best for millions of people in the country has rippled over into private homes – s...