by Tara Spears | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a relatively well heard of mental illness. It is frequently referenced in movies and television and is generally associated with violent trauma (i.e. rape, survivor of a shooting, and combat experience). What is less known...
by Tara Spears | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a widely known mental health condition. While we commonly associate this condition with children and adolescents, ADHD also impacts adults. The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) found an incremental increase in...
by Tara Spears | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Anxiety is a basic human emotion. It is neither good nor bad and it acts as a feedback loop to the logic centers in your brain to pay attention and assess for threat. Anxiety primes the brain to take action and avoid threat by triggering the parasympathetic nervous...
by Tara Spears | Mar 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Our focus this week will be on expanding the love you have for yourself into your ability to give love to others. In preparation for this week’s edition, I came across a funny quote. It stated, “The brain is the most outstanding organ. It works 24/7, 365 from birth...
by Tara Spears | Mar 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
As a child of the 80’s, I grew up idolizing Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Meg Ryan. One of my favorite movies from this era, Cocktail, a movie staring Tom Cruise and Elisabeth Shue, features an infamous line where Cruise’s character states, “Jesus, everything ends...
