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Why nutrition is important for mental health

Improve Your Mental Health Marilyn Rukaj Self-Care

Why Nutrition Is Important For Your Mental Health

It’s no surprise that nutrition significantly affects mental health, but the extent and nature of the influences specific diets have are less clear-cut. There are innumerable studies of multitudes of diets each one of which identifies specific sets of “good” and “bad” foods. In reality, and in most cases, it…

Danica Mitchell, LCSW

Bullying Marilyn Rukaj Workplace Stress

Workplace Bullying

We tend to associate “bullying” with our schooldays, however, it is becoming increasingly obvious that this kind of abuse can extend to the workplace. There, without the degree of supervision and scrutiny provided by teachers and parents, and formally articulated rules of behavior inherent to schools, bullying can not only…

Danica Mitchell, LCSW

Marilyn Rukaj Stress Management

Ways To De-Stress Under Pressure

Many different factors can provoke high-pressure situations. Changes, such as moving, starting a new job, or getting married, can be highly stressful, as can work or academic deadlines. Moments of high pressure trigger our flight/fight/freeze responses, making it even more difficult to overcome stress and pursue goals. In spite of…

Danica Mitchell, LCSW

Improve Your Mental Health Marilyn Rukaj Self-Esteem

Social Media And Mental Health

Whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, you are still a human being, and human beings are social creatures. Our levels of extroversion and introversion can be thought of on a scale that lets us know how much interaction we need. We thrive on our interactions with our community of family,…

Danica Mitchell, LCSW

Marilyn Rukaj Why I Became A Therapist

Why I Became A Therapist

It’s a question that many people think about, but not many ask when meeting a therapist. I believe that people who are not therapists have a subconscious belief that when an individual enters this field, it is generally related to their own journey with mental health. For me, it has…

Danica Mitchell, LCSW