[VIDEO] Pelvic Floor Issues? The Truth About How to Heal Trauma

Neurology, Podcast, Somatic Exercises

Pelvic floor therapy targets the muscles, ligaments, and connective tissues that support your pelvic organs—think bladder, bowels, and reproductive system. These structures play a starring role in everyday functions like urination, digestion, and even sexual health. Problems here can affect anyone, regardless of gender, and can throw a wrench into your quality of life. In a recent interview, Dr. Rachel

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[VIDEO] Shatter ADHD Myths: How to Use Brain Mapping to Unlock the Science of Attention

ADHD, Neurology, Podcast

Brain Mapping and Neurofeedback at Vital Brain Health What’s Happening Under the Hood The brain is more than just the seat of our thoughts—it’s a dynamic organ where hardware (neural structures) and software (thought patterns) interact. At Vital Brain Health, advanced tools like EEG-based brain mapping and neurofeedback allow clinicians to peek into this hardware, revealing how brain waves and

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How to Best Choose a Therapist: 3 Essential Tips to Ensure the Right Fit for Success

Managing emotions, Podcast

Choosing the right therapist can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re already facing personal challenges. However, knowing how to choose a therapist and understanding what to look for in a therapist can simplify the process. Drawing from expert insights by Dr. Connor McClenahan, director of Here Counseling, this guide highlights three essential qualities—availability, authenticity, and helpfulness—to help you find a therapist

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Young Adults Need to Feel Strong: Why “Vibey” Therapists are Unhelpful, and Tips to Find a Good One for Your Young Adult

Anxiety, Podcast

Navigating mental health as a community college student is no small feat. At Pasadena City College (PCC), where about 24,000 students—fresh-faced high school grads, career switchers, and everyone in between—chase their dreams, the mental health team works overtime to keep up. Dr. Andrea Bailey, Faculty Lead and Clinical Director, compares her job to running a small city’s mental health system,

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[VIDEO] How to Escape the Pursue-Withdraw Trap in Your Relationship

Managing emotions, Podcast

You’re in a relationship where every argument feels like you’re on a treadmill to nowhere. One of you chases for connection, while the other retreats into silence. This is the pursue-withdraw pattern, and it’s not just frustrating; it’s emotionally exhausting. What is the Pursue-Withdraw Pattern? The pursue-withdraw pattern is a common dynamic in relationships where one partner (the pursuer) seeks

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[VIDEO] Somatic Therapist on How to Harness the Miraculous Power of Memory and Motion

Anxiety, Podcast, Somatic Exercises

Arianne MacBean, a somatic therapist with a profound background in dance education and choreography, helps people with trauma and anxiety to create change using their bodies. On the surface, this idea sounds trivial, yet as Arianne explains, the body is absolutely central in any process of healing. Arianne shared her unique journey from leading dance workshops for veterans to becoming

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couple fights can stop with restoration therapy

Is Couples Therapy Covered by Insurance? How to Leverage your Insurance for a Healthy Relationship

Healthy Relationships

In the journey of a relationship, couples therapy can be a lighthouse, guiding partners back to calm waters. However, one of the most common concerns is whether this potentially life-changing investment is financially viable, specifically, whether insurance will cover some or all of the costs. Let’s explore the nuances of insurance coverage for couples therapy, how to make the most

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Woman receives therapy for depression in pasadena and los angeles and feels confident and hopeful

Suicidal Ideation is Actually a Cry for Needed Change: Hope

Managing emotions

Suicidal ideation is isolating. People with suicidal ideation often constantly battle thoughts about death and dying. Managing these feelings alone is tough, and it becomes an even heavier burden when we don’t discuss them. Society doesn’t teach us to openly talk about suicidal ideation. Yet locking away these thoughts only deepens the loneliness and pain. The truth is, suicidal ideation

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IBS and anxiety create a firestorm that needs to be calmed down, soothed

IBS and Anxiety: How to soothe your gut using your mind

Anxiety, Managing emotions, Neurology

IBS and anxiety can negatively impact some of the most meaningful and connecting moments in life. It can turn a casual get-together or date sour. People who experience IBS can constantly worry about having another attack. Agoraphobia is common too – the fear of leaving home. It’s understandable why people who experience IBS issues experience heightened anxiety around everyday situations. 

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