Nowadays we often hear about expressing gratitude - how it’s so great for our mental well-being. But hardly anyone talks about being the recipient of gratitude. While we might find it easy to give a compliment, we don’t quite know what to do with ourselves when we get one.

Self-care can be a wonderful thing. And it’s become an increasingly popular trend, especially as the conversation about mental health awareness and wellness has spread. Maybe you gave it a try, and it did help reduce your worry and stress. But maybe it didn’t really seem to do much. Or maybe it seemed to make things worse. Is that even possible, you might wonder - can self-care actually increase your anxiety in certain cases? If this has been your experience, there are a few reasons why you might be having this reaction. And yes, there are some changes you can make in order to have self-care be more effective for you.

Binge Eating Disorder is a very common problem. There can be a multitude of factors at play if you find yourself binge eating including physiological reasons, environmental factors, social components, nutritional reasons, emotional drivers, genetic predispositions, trauma history, etc. There is no singular reason why a person binge eats - and thus it follows that is no singular solution. Yet, while there is not any one simple trick you can employ to experience relief, there are many interventions which in combination are known to be highly effectual.

Therapy can help facilitate a significant transformation within you. But therapy is not something that happens to you. The reality is that you can’t just show up, passively sit by, and expect your therapist to change you. Here are ten things you can do to make the most out of therapy.