Do any of these scenarios sound familiar?

You’re on a dating website and you message someone you felt attracted to and got no response. You think to yourself, “I’ll never find the right person, so why bother?”

Or, “I ate that piece of cake I wasn’t supposed to so I might as well eat the ice cream too. I’ve blown it. I’m never going to lose those last 15 pounds.” …

Have you ever walked past a colleague in the hallway and asked how she was doing and her response was, “Busy?” Or you ask a friend how their day has been and they respond with “Good, but busy!”

How do you answer this common question? Chances are you haven't given it much thought, but I bet you will start to notice now.

As I type this, I am freezing and both my index fingers are blue.

I am so over winter!

Which makes want to move to the nearest tropical island and forget about all the frosty white stuff on the ground. Who's with me?!?

Well, as much as I'd love to do that, I don't think it's very realistic for most of us, so I guess our time would be better spent on making the most of winter time…

Social anxiety has often been used interchangeably with introversion in our culture today, making those that simply recharge by more solo, quiet activities question whether their way to unwind is problematic or if it borders on having social anxiety. It can be confusing and makes knowing if or when you should get support difficult…

In today’s fast-paced society, with never ending to-do lists and endless amounts of information right at our fingertips, it’s no wonder anxiety is the most common mental health issue. Anxiety affects over 40 million Americans each year, about 18% of the population!

If you’ve ever experienced an anxiety or panic attack, then you know first-hand just how scary and unbearably frustrating they can be…