Living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can feel overwhelming, especially when unexpected triggers disrupt your day. Whether it’s a sound, smell, or stressful situation, these reminders can bring back painful memories and spark intense emotional or physical reactions. But while PTSD triggers can feel powerful,...
If late August feels heavy, you are not alone. Light shifts, routines change, and the pace picks up across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In therapy we name that dip, normalize it, and work with it so you can feel steadier as fall begins. Start with...
Summer always seems to zip by faster than we’d like. One moment you’re unpacking swimsuits and planning days at the beach, and suddenly you’re staring at lists of school supplies and feeling overwhelmed by the thought of early mornings and packed schedules. At Brightside Behavioral...
When you live with chronic depression, the advice to “just think positive” can feel almost insulting. It makes it sound like you’re choosing to feel this way, as if a shift in attitude could make it disappear. If it were that easy, you wouldn’t be...
Working in healthcare has always been demanding, but for many Rhode Island nurses, aides, and support staff, the past year has felt heavier than usual. Between long shifts, short staffing, and ongoing concerns about strikes and labor disputes at places like Kent and Butler, it...
No one really talks about how weird the time after graduation can feel. One minute you’re walking across a stage, getting congratulated and celebrated. The next? You’re staring at job listings you don’t feel qualified for, wondering if you chose the right major, and dealing...