As a teenager, it’s easy to feel like you’re invincible. Mental health and overall well-being may not be at the forefront of your mind, but they play an essential role in your life. Taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. In fact, the two are…
When you work at a place like Ascend, it takes a lot of teamwork to get our facilities running smoothly. While we’ve highlighted some of our staff that works in-house in the past, it’s time to take a look at one of our administrative team members that makes just as much of a difference to…
It’s normal to feel anxious or down from time to time. Everyone goes through ups and downs in life. However, when these feelings don’t go away and start to interfere with your daily life, you may be dealing with a disruptive mental illness that requires more in-depth intervention. Mental illness can be hard to come…
Due to the rise of mental health issues in today’s fast-paced society, taking care of your mental health has never been more important. The first step towards developing good mental health habits is to understand what factors contribute to the onset of depression, anxiety, and other common mental health issues. Then structure your life around…
What is self-esteem? Self-esteem has to do with a person’s opinion of themselves. It’s connected to their sense of identity, belonging in the world, and self-confidence. Some of the beliefs associated with self-esteem include feelings of competency and worth, as well as various emotional states, like shame, pride, triumph, and despair. For teens, self-esteem is…
Negative self-talk is a stressful and often involuntary form of self-criticism. These are thoughts that can be self-deprecating and may even contribute to or stem from mental health concerns like depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. If your teen often expresses negative thoughts about themselves, their inner monologue is likely destructive. In this post, we’ll discuss…
Misinformation about mental health is rampant and causes a lot of damage to people who should be seeking treatment. For teens, especially, mental health myths can be misleading and harmful. One way to break down the stigma surrounding mental health conditions is to ensure you’re informed. Knowing the facts about mental health can help you…
It is difficult to wrap one’s head around the idea of teen depression. After all, we were all teenagers once, and for most of us, there was no such thing. Unfortunately, it is real. Teen depression is a mental health problem where a teenager experiences feelings of despair, sadness, hopelessness, and/or anger for a long…