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Men and Depression: The Battle No One Talks About
When you think of depression, you probably picture something straight out of a pharmaceutical commercial—someone curled up in bed,...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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The Lyrics of Depression: And Finding Your Way Through the Fog
One thing I’ve appreciated through all the work I get to do is learning from my clients. As anyone who has participated in therapy can...
Christian Enevoldsen, MA, LPC
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The Darkness of Depression: And How to Find Your Way Back to the Light
So, the last few weeks have been extremely difficult for me I've been in a very dark space I couldn't say what prompted me to go into...
Paula Bibbs-Samuels, MS, LPC
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Anger and Depression in Men: When One is Disguised as the Other
Growing up, I cannot ever remember a time when depression was ever discussed. Being an only child growing up in West Texas most of my...
Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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Alone, Together: Managing Depression Against the Backdrop of a Relationship
“I don’t want you to go, I just want to be alone with you here.” -Tom in The Five-Year Engagement. I recently watched this movie with my...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Holiday Blues: Wellness For the Holiday Season
With Halloween in the rearview mirror, I have already started hearing commercials for Christmas, and my mother asked me just this morning...
Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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What's Wrong With Me? - What Your Depression Says About You
Tired? Feeling drained? Have low energy? No longer enjoy doing things that you used to have excitement about? Can’t sleep? Sleep too...
Paula Bibbs-Samuels, MS, LPC
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But I Don't Want Meds: How Your Bias Could be a Roadblock for Healing
Almost everyday I sit across from someone who is struggling with some aspect of life that seems unsurpassable. True it is seldom someone...
Cody Curbo, Med, LPC, LCDC
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The Summertime Blues: When Sunshine Doesn't Cure the Sadness
The sun is shining, the days are longer, and vacation is near. Summer is here and that cold-weather depression is gone… right? I mean it...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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When the Sun Ain't Shining: Understanding and Managing Your Depression
Have you ever heard a commercial with these questions: Feeling down? Finding it hard to get up in the morning? Unmotivated to do...
Paula Bibbs-Samuels, MS, LPC
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Covert Depression in Men: When the Symptoms Aren’t So Obvious
“Depression? Get out of here! I am NOT depressed. I’m not sad. I get out of bed and go to work every day. I still have things that I...
Joshuah Ellis, PhD, LPC
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Could it Be Depression?: How Depression Hides in the Male Mind
One of the hardest parts of my job is normalizing depression to my male clients. A lot of men would rather be diagnosed with scurvy than...
Joshuah Ellis, PhD, LPC
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Joy To the World?: 4 Tips for Managing Seasonal Depression
Joy to the world! It is the holiday season… so we are all pretty happy and that seasonal depression has disappeared, right? Unfortunately...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Stop Running Away!: How Avoidance Could be Harming Your Mental Health
Avoidance. We’ve all been there-walking the other way when we see someone from the office we don’t particularly like or not answering the...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Supporting Your Partner with Depression
Roughly 1 in 8 men experience depression at some point in their life. Depression can be onset by major life changes such as losing a job,...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Unreasonable Expectations and How They Could be Hurting You
We all have expectations for ourselves, and everyone else around us. Goal-setting helps us become better employees, managers, parents,...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Am I Depressed?
Recently I saw a post on social media joking about depression and masking the fact that this person is depressed. The post said something...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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Why Positive Thinking isn’t Helping Your Depression
Picture this: a group of kids is playing on a playground. One of the boys goes up for a layup, loses his footing, and ends up falling...
Joshuah Ellis, PhD, LPC
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How COVID Could Have Affected your Mental Health
So, the test was positive? Last Spring, maybe you were one of the unfortunate ones who heard the phrase you dreaded. “You have COVID.”...
Joshuah Ellis, PhD, LPC
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Loving Someone with Mental Illness
“Why does loving you not feel like enough?” This question and it’s many variations can often be heard in the hearts and minds of...
Cristy Martinez, MA, LPC
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