What is Imposter Syndrome? Although it’s not an official psychiatric diagnosis, Imposter Syndrome is recognized as a cognitive distortion that affects a person’s view of their success and failure, and as a result, the feeling of being a ‘fraud’ or a ‘phony.’ People who have Imposter Syndrome feel that despite their achievements and accomplishments, theyContinue reading “Imposter Syndrome”
Category Archives: Mental Health
Using Your Past to Change Your Present
Most of us have found ourselves in a challenging situation for which there doesn’t seem to be a clear answer or solution. Stressful, difficult life circumstances can sometimes leave us feeling stuck with no way out, no clear direction for where to go or what to do, and powerless to the problem. When we feelContinue reading “Using Your Past to Change Your Present”
Why “Cancel Culture” Should Actually Be Canceled
Lately, especially online, there has been a major uptick in cancel culture. If you’re not familiar with cancel culture, it’s essentially the mindset that if someone does or says things that a collective group doesn’t agree with, they shun and shut out said person. It goes beyond holding people accountable for their words and actions,Continue reading “Why “Cancel Culture” Should Actually Be Canceled”
Toxic Positivity
Most of us have met people whose typical response when we tell them about our problems is something along the lines of… “Chin up!” or “It’ll all be okay, just look at the bright side.” or “Well, at least…” (“at least” is one of my least favorite phrases someone can say when I’m talking aboutContinue reading “Toxic Positivity”
Why Your Thoughts Are More Powerful Than You Think
At any given moment, most of us have dozens of thoughts going through our minds. Some of them insignificant like “The car in front of me is yellow” and others more significant that have more influence over how we feel and behave. It’s inevitable to have thoughts pop into your head, and many of themContinue reading “Why Your Thoughts Are More Powerful Than You Think”
Why Doesn’t Therapy Always “Feel Good”?
It’s not an uncommon thought or belief that going to therapy will make you ‘feel better.’ Most of us have a concept of therapy that tells us that we should always leave our appointments feeling happy, light, and like we’ve had a break-through. So, why do we often leave our therapy appointments feeling worse thanContinue reading “Why Doesn’t Therapy Always “Feel Good”?”
World Mental Health Day
Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. A day recognized by the World Health Organization as a day to raise awareness for mental health issues and give a spotlight to mental health care organizations and workers to discuss what needs to be done to provide accessible mental health care worldwide. On this day, IContinue reading “World Mental Health Day”
Social Media and Mental Health
One of the best decisions I’ve made recently was to deactivate my personal Instagram account. I kept my professional counseling account, but even there, I chose to follow very few people and haven’t been very active lately. Why did I decide to go off Instagram, and why has it been so good for me? TheContinue reading “Social Media and Mental Health”
Emotions: the Check Engine Light of the Heart
According to Chip Dodd’s book The Voice of the Heart, people experience eight core emotions: hurt, sadness, loneliness, fear, anger, shame, guilt, and gladness. Each of these emotions represent an essential part of being human. We experience all of these feelings as we move throughout our daily lives. Our emotions are like the check engineContinue reading “Emotions: the Check Engine Light of the Heart”
Busy isn’t Better
I’m sure most of us know someone who always talks about how busy they are. Some people even wear their busyness like a badge of honor. What is it about modern life that makes us feel the need to stay busy, flaunt how busy we are, and feel ashamed if we stop to take aContinue reading “Busy isn’t Better”
Meredith Powell Counseling 