Do you find yourself in situations where you’re hanging out with a group and feeling like the complete outsider? Literally everyone around you is clicking naturally and forming connections, and you’re likely in your head spiraling. You're not alone! For many young adults, social anxiety can feel like an invisible barrier, making it difficult to build meaningful relationships in their 20s. This struggle is absolutely real and valid, and it can leave us feeling disconnected and disheartened. The good news: it's possible to break through that barrier and thrive in your social life. Today we’re diving into strategies and tools to help you tackle social anxiety head-on, and hopefully change your social life.

Learn how to start a conversation about anxiety and depression with someone you trust in this helpful blog post! It's tough dealing with these conditions alone, but talking to someone supportive can be one of the most effective ways to cope. This post takes you through the steps you need to follow to navigate these conversations, from identifying the right person to talk to and preparing yourself emotionally, to planning what you want to say. With these tips, you can open up about your mental health in a safe and comfortable environment and get the support and encouragement you need to manage your symptoms and work towards recovery.

Can sad music make depression worse? Does happy music make you happier? Today we’re going to dive deep into multiple studies that not only give insight into how music impacts the brain and mental health, but how it can potentially impact your depression and anxiety as well… for better or for worse. Are you aware of how your music has music been impacting you?

2023 is still fresh upon us and there’s plenty of time to set mental health goals and intentions for the year. But it also doesn’t need to be a new year to set new goals; if health and wellbeing is an area you would like to improve, these mental health goals and ideas may also have direct benefits on your life by decreasing levels of depression, anxiety, and high stress.

It is completely possible to be struggling with anxiety and NOT know it! Anxiety can show up as symptoms in our physical body without us being consciously aware of this mental health struggle emotionally. Just because the anxiety isn’t something you may be aware of, it doesn’t mean that it’s not negativity impacting your quality of life. The feeling of anxiety may be so normalized within our community, our families, and within ourselves that we don’t recognize where the problem stems.

Survival mode is an instinctual fight or flight response caused by perceived threats, stress, or trauma. When a person perceives danger, their nervous system immediately draws all of its attention and energy towards getting them to react quickly for safety. The survival responses are fighting, running, hiding, or freezing for survival from that stressor...

There are studies showing that just 15 minutes of journaling up to 3 times per week can not only improve mental health struggles (including overthinking, obsessive thoughts, and emotion regulation) after a month, but it may also speed up physical healing. Here are 5 proven journaling techniques that help to improve mental health by decreasing anxiety and depression symptoms.