Men’s Health Month with Counselor Boomer
Meet Counselor Boomer At River’s of Hope Counseling, we have a diverse team of distinguished counselors. One of our newest counselors is Jasper Boomer. He is an Army Veteran with 15 years of experience in Behavioral Health, specializing in substance use addiction, Anxiety, PTSD, and Depression. Boomer notes that he was influenced to pursue a […]
National Minority Health Month
Did You know that April is National Minority Health Month? Its establishment is an extension of Booker T. Washington’s 1915 National Negro Health Week. Since becoming an officially recognized national month in 2002, National Minority Health Month has highlighted medical disparities within the Black and now all POC communities. The Historical Distrust Of […]
Caring For Loved Ones With Mental Illness
Mental health awareness has seen a dramatic increase due to recent world events over the last year. The bittersweet reality has manifest itself through words like depression and anxiety, becoming a typical response when asking loved ones how they are doing. Enhancing our ability to identify mental health warning signs for ourselves and our loved […]
Understanding Mental Health: Seasonal Affective Disorder
Each season many look forward to the return of their favorite seasonal foods, fashions, and holidays. For others, seasonal changes may signal the return of anxiety, depression, and an overall melancholy disposition. The following information will provide a better understanding of SAD and provide ways to manage its symptoms. What Is SAD Seasonal affective […]
Mental Health & Relationships
There is an understanding that there will be cycles of conflicts and resolutions within relationships. Dating and relationships involve the merging of separate life journeys into a joint shared experience. What happens when a partner’s life journey involves mental illness? Relationships and Mental Illness Stigma Relationships and dating can be intimidating. The pressure to compete […]
Mental Health and New Motherhood
Creating a new life is a monumental personal achievement. New parents and specifically new mothers have an immediate change in perspective on life after delivering a child. Understanding mental health in new mothers is crucial to understanding its impact on the development of functioning members of our society. Family Planning Interrupted Global lockdowns influenced many […]
Protecting Your Mental Health
We are quickly approaching the anniversary of the Covid-19 US lockdown. At the beginning of 2020, many felt that we were entering into the second iteration of the roaring twenties. As the year progressed we developed both positive and negative coping mechanisms to deal with challenges. As we continue to become more accustomed to this […]
Does Change Feel Unstable? Build Resilience in 3 Ways
Life is a cycle of happiness, loss, grief, and hope when we narrow it down. Moving through it can feel unsettling at times. Especially when one’s circumstances feel too far beyond their control. But there’s beauty in life’s ever changing flow, which is that each phase comes with its own lessons. The preferred learning environment […]