Real Talk on Mental Health — From Our Houston Therapists
Insights, tools, and honest conversations about anxiety, trauma, depression, relationships, and more — written by the clinicians at Restoring Hope Counseling.
Journaling for Mental Health
You don't need a perfect journal or a writing practice to start — you just need a pen and a few minutes. Here's how journaling can genuinely support your mental health.
5 Steps to Setting Boundaries
From your significant other to your mother, relationships are complicated. This is not to say that relationships aren’t worth it. Though, sometimes it may feel that way. Sometimes you may feel the urge to cut ties because you’re sick of feeling hurt or tired of fighting. At the end of the day, the choice is yours. However, it may be worth exploring the concept of boundaries before burning any bridges.
Journaling for Mental Health
Journaling is a healthy coping strategy that can help reduce mental stress and anxiety, coping with major depressive disorder, and manage symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The process of journaling is a therapeutic tool that can be practiced at home and at a convenient time, with just the need of a journal and pencil. When we have an overwhelming number of thoughts, good or bad, it can be helpful to write them out and choose what to focus on.
Exploring Our Childhoods As A Means of Growth and Healing
We often do not realize how our childhood experiences influence our interactions and relationships with others as we age. It is not uncommon for people to explain their behavior by saying “I have always been this way.” or “That’s just who I am.” But what if there is something you have been burying inside just waiting to be discovered?