How Do Experts Define Codependent Relationships?
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:32:30-08:00Many of us have heard the term “codependence” used a great deal in the past few years. As our society has become more aware of mental health issues, words [...]
What is Depression? How Do I Know if I Have it?
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:32:48-08:00Depression is a word that we hear used a lot these days. People use it frequently in conversation – “I feel so depressed today,” “my brother has depression,” “we [...]
Treating Depression in a Holistic Way: The Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Perspective
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:33:14-08:00Part 2 of a Depression Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Perspective Series In my previous article, I took a look at the big “D” – depression, as it affects and is treated by [...]
Depression as it Affects the Whole You: The Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Perspective
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:34:49-08:00Part 1 of a Depression Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Perspective Series Depression is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. Anytime from your favorite team’s crushing defeat in a [...]
The Holidays: Bringing you Good Cheer or Heartache?
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:35:01-08:00What Do the Holidays Mean to You? When the Christmas music starts, the decorations in stores begin to change, how do you feel? A lot of people get excited, [...]
Why do People Develop Eating Disorders?
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:35:30-08:00When they find out that I counsel people with eating disorders, many people ask me the same question: “Why don’t they like food?” Or, “I could never imagine throwing [...]
8 Myths about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:35:43-08:00Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, has been talked about for a long time, but not many people understand what it really is. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition [...]
Anxiety: Biological vs. Environmental, or Both?
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:36:14-08:00An article in the magazine Marie Claire, featured on WebMD in 2008, revealed that: 8% of Americans will suffer anxiety in their lifetime – the highest level in the [...]
Recognizing Sex Addiction Symptoms in Someone You Love: 10 Signs to Watch For
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:36:27-08:00Everywhere you look on the Internet these days, there are articles and information posted on sex addiction. That’s because it has become a real epidemic in our contemporary society. [...]
Sex Addiction: 4 Ways to Tell if You are Addicted
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:36:41-08:00One definition of sex addiction describes it as “a dysfunctional preoccupation with sexual fantasy and behavior, often involving the obsessive pursuit of non-intimate sex, pornography, compulsive masturbation, romantic intensity, [...]