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Quick Answer Whole-person care treats mental health by addressing every area of your life that affects how you feel, including emotional, physical, nutritional, relational, spiritual, and intellectual factors. Unlike traditional approaches that focus mainly on symptoms or a single aspect of your condition, whole-person care recognizes that your mind and...
Quick Answer To stop being codependent, start by recognizing patterns where you consistently sacrifice your needs for others. Then, practice setting small boundaries, such as saying no to one request this week. Building self-awareness through daily check-ins about your emotions and needs, combined with learning specific skills such as assertive...
The grey rock method is a psychological self-protection strategy where you become emotionally unresponsive and dull, like a grey rock, to make yourself less interesting to manipulative or abusive people. This technique works by denying toxic individuals the dramatic reactions they crave, often causing them to lose interest and redirect...
Yes, patience truly is a virtue, and the good news is that it's also a learnable skill. Recent neuroscience research reveals that patience functions as a sophisticated form of emotion regulation, involving specific brain networks that you can actually strengthen through practice. Rather than being an innate character trait some...
Fear is a natural human emotion that has kept people alive throughout history. But what happens when fear becomes so overwhelming that it controls your daily life? When the thought of encountering particular objects, situations, or environments triggers intense panic and forces you to restructure your entire world to avoid...
A Note from The Center • A Place of HOPE This article was written by our founder, Dr. Gregory Jantz, in the weeks before his unexpected passing on July 4th, 2025. Dr. Jantz was deeply committed to helping people find lasting healing through a whole-person approach to mental health. His...
A Note from The Center • A Place of HOPE This article was written by our founder, Dr. Gregory Jantz, in the weeks before his unexpected passing on July 4th, 2025. Dr. Jantz was deeply committed to helping people find lasting healing through a whole-person approach to mental health. His...
A Note from The Center • A Place of HOPE This article was written by our founder, Dr. Gregory Jantz, in the weeks before his unexpected passing on July 4th, 2025. Dr. Jantz was deeply committed to helping people find lasting healing through a whole-person approach to mental health. His...
This article is about Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), explaining what they are, why they exist, and what sort of mental health conditions benefit from treatment in this format. If you or a loved one are considering treatment within a PHP, this article will help you understand what to expect from...
Have you ever felt like someone in your life was actively trying to undermine your success? Or perhaps you've caught yourself feeling threatened when a friend or colleague achieved something great? This destructive pattern of behavior has a name: crab mentality. Understanding this psychological phenomenon can be the key to...
Cultivating optimism, hope, and joy might seem naive or unrealistic in a world often dominated by negative news cycles, global challenges, and personal struggles. Yet research consistently demonstrates these positive emotions are not merely feel-good luxuries but essential components of mental health, physical well-being, and life satisfaction. Far from being...
Have you ever found yourself intensely frustrated by a specific trait in someone else, only to realize later you share that very same characteristic? Or perhaps you've been confident someone was angry with you when, in reality, you were harboring unacknowledged anger toward them. These experiences may be examples of...
Have you ever found yourself unable to recall a painful memory or experience, only to have it resurface unexpectedly years later? This psychological phenomenon might be attributed to repression, one of the most fundamental defense mechanisms identified in psychology. Repression serves as the mind's way of protecting itself from overwhelming...
Marriage is both a profound joy and a complex challenge. When vows are exchanged, few couples imagine their relationship might one day teeter on the edge of dissolution. Yet many marriages reach critical turning points where partners must decide whether to recommit to healing or part ways. If you're reading...
ADHD and depression frequently travel together, yet this combination remains widely misunderstood. Learn why these conditions influence each other, how to recognize overlapping symptoms, and discover integrated treatment approaches that address both for lasting recovery.
Grief can feel like an endless wave, carrying you here and there without warning. Whether your loss is fresh or something you've carried for a long time, the journey of grief is very personal, and there’s no “right” way to move through it. Writing in a journal might be one...
According to the World Bank, over 50% of the global population – around 4.5 billion people worldwide – currently live in urban areas (cities)[1]. Living in a city can come with many benefits, especially financial. It's undoubtedly convenient to have access to services and resources you need – not to...
Despite the cliche of the “struggling artist,” research shows that creativity can do wonders for our overall mental health and well-being. Unfortunately, many of us are afraid to engage in creative pursuits because we’re not professionally trained—we fear we won’t be “good enough.” However, anyone can benefit from a more...
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The whole person approach to treatment integrates all aspects of a person’s life: