When you’re rewriting your relationship with food, figuring out how it fits into your fall traditions can be just as complex as creating new habits around caring for your body. For this reason, it’s important
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of evidence-based treatment that is rapidly growing in popularity in the mental health realm. As a cousin to the even more widely known cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), DBT
The history of suicide prevention in the United States is most noticeable in how we discuss it. Talking about it and talking through it rather than averting our gaze from this difficult subject is the
Have you ever had a blister re-form, an old paper cut split or a scab that opens back up after a sudden movement? You think, “Darn, I thought I was done dealing with this already,”
If you’ve ever been to a zoo, a wildlife exhibit, or have been privileged to travel internationally, you may have had the opportunity to observe the gentle beauty of elephants. Elephants are majestic, beautiful beings
Is it healthier to be a morning person or a night owl? By middle adulthood, we tend to get a sense of which time of day we feel the most lively and when we’re plagued
WHEN I’M NOT AT WORK, YOU CAN FIND ME… When I’m not at work you can find me on a ferry or at Volunteer park. I am new to Seattle and the various parks and
Over 70 years ago, Mental Health America began Mental Health Month to reduce stigma and cultivate healthy conversations about mental health. Their work is essential, and the message of Mental Health Month remains one that
Not everyone has a Mother’s Day that can be summarized by a greeting card, and when these Hallmark holidays are hurtful, it can feel lonely and even deliberately antagonistic. If you have a distaste of
WHEN I’M NOT AT WORK, YOU CAN FIND ME… When I’m not at work, you can find me snuggling with my cat Ginnie, tending to my plants (60+ indoor plants, a flower garden, and a
There are common misconceptions that when a person develops an eating disorder, the only factor that has changed and must change to recover is how or what they eat. Not only is this culturally and
THIRA’s Three Program Pillars Here at THIRA Health, we include three pillars in our treatment programs: Whole Person Care Dialectical Behavior Therapy Community & Family Support As we share the ideas behind these three pillars,
