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Triangular Theory of Love highlights intimacy, passion, and commitment and how these three components combine and interact to form relationships, how the intensity of each element can adapt relational dynamics and presentations, and discusses how addressing each category can change the nature of your relationships.
“What I have found in working with couples in therapy and in my personal life is that whatever problems you have before you have kids, you will keep having those problems but they will feel bigger… it’s only natural that those fights will increase as you have greater demands on your time, money, and resources”. Kelly Simonson, Ph. D addresses how starting a family can affect your relationship and important steps to consider when family planning.
In this week’s blog post we address the process of coming out and the fear that often accompanies it. Savanna Brewton, GRCC’s social media marketing strategist, reveals her coming out story and provides insight into what you may want to know before coming out as well as how to find resources to support that journey.
Cliff Jackson delves into the lessons he has learned as a male therapist practicing at Getting Real Counseling Center.
Seeing a male therapist offers many benefits to women seeking mental health services, this blog post explores those benefits and addresses the concerns many have of male counselors.
Telehealth offers many benefits for those seeking counseling and mental health services, this blog post explores why.
“Loneliness is the state of distress or discomfort that results when one perceives a gap between one’s desires for social connection and actual experiences of it”. If you find yourself experiencing loneliness, you aren’t the only one. Studies suggest that loneliness is increasingly present in younger generations, and many of us are experiencing the painful effects of prolonged isolation. This article tackles loneliness, its causes, symptoms, and ways to overcome it.
This article enlightens readers on the “Minnesota Starvation Experiment”, a study that has frequently been cited in psychological and nutritional realms to point to the harmful effects of dieting and “semi-starvation”. Participants were conscientious objectors of the war who were “willing to subject themselves to a year-long invasion of privacy, nutritional deprivation, and physical and mental hardship”. The researchers created this study to look at the impact of famine on survivors of the second world war but also learned a lot about how diets impact people psychologically, mentally, emotionally, and relationally. Diets are dangerous, destructive, and not effective. If you need help getting off the diet merry-go-round and finding a way to make peace with your body and food, contact us today.
Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. While the most common burnout contributor is the workplace, leaving you feeling overworked and undervalued, other aspects of daily life could be leading to burnout as well. This article will address what burnout is, its causes and symptoms, and steps to overcome it. Are you experiencing burnout, reach out to us at 706-389-8161 for help.
This piece discusses the importance of self-care in managing stress, lowering your risk of illness, and increasing your energy and explores some self-care activities you may want to incorporate into your routines. Daily self-care activities can be enjoying a warm beverage like coffee or tea, going for a walk, taking a bubble bath, applying a face mask, practicing a mantra, or anything else that is an easy plugin to your day to practice self-love. Taking time for yourself, allows you to refill your cup and continue to pour into the cups of those you love around you. While self-care is not a cure for mental illnesses, understanding your triggers and establishing self-care practices and other healthy coping mechanisms can help manage and improve your mental health.
