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April 28, 2026
May 8, 2026
Gamification and Mental Health: Productivity or a Dopamine Trap?
Gamification turns boring tasks into fun quests to the detriment to your reward system. Learn the difference between building healthy habits and performative productivity.
April 28, 2026
May 10, 2026
A Guide to Retraumatization
Learn the difference between remembering a trauma and re-experiencing it. Understand the causes of retraumatization and how specialized care helps.
April 20, 2026
May 8, 2026
Is People Pleasing a Survival Mechanism?
Do you find yourself making concessions for others at every turn? You probably learned people pleasing from unhealthy relationships in your past. Learn why we turn to people pleasing and how unhealthy it can be.
April 13, 2026
May 11, 2026
Harmful Phrases in Mental Health: How “Therapy Speak” is Weaponized
The words we use matter. Learn how common phrases in the mental health world have been weaponized, as well as better alternatives for them.
April 13, 2026
May 8, 2026
Black and White Thinking: Why It’s Harming Your Relationships
Black and white thinking can simplify emotions into "all-or-nothing" categories. Learn how this cognitive distortion impacts relationships and how to find the gray.
April 13, 2026
May 8, 2026
How EMDR Re-Wires the Brain
You don't have to stay stuck in the emotional distress of the past. Understand how EMDR therapy clears the "clogged pathways" in your brain to help you view trauma objectively.
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