Can Overthinking Lead to Depression? Effects on Mental Health Explained
Learn how overthinking affects your brain, fuels depression, and find practical techniques to regain control of your thoughts and emotions.
Expert Guidance on Divorce and Children
We’re proud to share that Aja Chavez from AMFM was recently featured in Verywell Mind’s article “I Divorced My Partner for Cheating—What Should I Tell the Kids?” This important piece addresses one of the most challenging conversations parents face during divorce proceedings. The article explores the delicate balance of being honest with children while protecting […]
How to Break a Bad Habit
Everyone has a habit they wish they could quit, whether it’s biting nails, endlessly scrolling on social media, late-night snacking, or procrastinating important tasks. While breaking a bad habit isn’t always easy, it is possible. With the right awareness, strategy, and patience, you can replace unhelpful behaviors with healthier ones and create lasting change.
Guide to Common Conversation Mistakes
We’re excited to share that AMFM Healthcare’s Chief Psychologist, Dr. Meghan Marcum, was prominently featured in Verywell Mind’s latest article, 8 Common Conversation Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making. Dr. Marcum’s expertise is highlighted throughout the piece, where she discusses how conversational missteps can lead to disconnection and strain relationships. She emphasizes that communication is […]
7 Effective Mindfulness Practices for Paranoia
Calm your racing mind with these 7 mindfulness practices for paranoia that actually work when the world feels unsafe and your thoughts won’t give you peace.
Holistic Approaches to Mental Health: Integrating Yoga and Meditation
One key aspect of yoga for mental health is its ability to regulate the body’s stress response. When stressed, our body releases cortisol, a hormone linked to anxiety and depression. Yoga helps lower cortisol levels, promoting relaxation and a sense of calm.
Easy Ways to Practice Good Mental Hygiene
The importance of practicing good mental hygiene is now being understood better than ever. In the past, people used to believe that mental illness wasn’t real, or that people who claimed to be suffering from mental illnesses were either doing it for attention or deserved to be punished. Nowadays, however, we are starting to realize that mental illness is a real and widespread issue that needs to be addressed.
Why Is Gratitude Important in Recovery From Addiction?
It’s common for those who struggle with addiction to get stuck within the mindset of “me against the world”. It can feel like no one is on your side, often times not even yourself. This selfish line of thinking can cause any sort of recovery to diminish over time. Fighting addiction can make it difficult to see that we’re using this idea that anyone and everyone is against us is solely a defense mechanism.
Mental Health Self Care for Difficult Mornings
Individuals who suffer from an anxiety disorder can have an especially hard time in the morning. Even worse, starting the day off with a ton of anxiety can make it harder to develop good coping mechanisms and sticking to them throughout the rest of the day. For this reason, it is important to develop good coping mechanisms and life skills in the morning that help keep your body and mind balanced, so that you can set yourself up for success when it comes to handling anxiety throughout the rest of the day. Here are some strategies that can help you do just that.
