After being a therapist for a few years now, one of the common things I've seen when it comes to physical and mental health is that many people struggle to tell the difference between the two. We are all worried about our health at some point, that's normal. However, when that worry reaches a breaking point and starts to interfere with your daily life, it's no longer just worrying about health. It's health anxiety. Clinically known as illness anxiety disorder, health anxiety is the...

Being a mental health professional practicing for a little more than four years now, I've felt a lot of things I didn't always expect to feel. There is a great sense of fulfillment in this work, the kind of joy you've always wanted to feel because you worked so hard to come into this field. You did your due diligence. You experienced life before you sat across from someone else's. And yet, as humans, even when we love our jobs, it sometimes gets a little overwhelming, because we are also...

"Music can change the world because it can change people." -Bono Have you ever listened to a song and suddenly found yourself thinking about a memory you hadn't revisited in years? Or played a particular song on repeat because it seemed to capture exactly what you were feeling? Most of us have had experiences like these. Music often becomes part of our lives in ways we don't always notice. It accompanies us through celebrations,...