Category: Happiness

Blog posts, news articles, and other resources from The Center • A Place of HOPE

Do Mindfulness Apps Work?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: September 5, 2024

Research has consistently found that mindfulness meditation is effective for supporting mental health. It can reduce stress, increase compassion, and even combat symptoms of anxiety and depression. Suppose you don’t have time for a traditional meditation class. In that case, you may want to try mindfulness apps—downloadable tools that offer...

The Role of Pets in Mental Health Recovery

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: February 5, 2024

Did you know that interacting with dogs and other animals can have a positive effect on individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health issues? Most people are familiar with seeing-eye dogs or guide dogs, trained to support blind and visually impaired people to go about their day....

Can Understanding Your Partner's Love Language Improve Your Relationship?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 4, 2023

When it comes to relationships, understanding how your partner gives and receives love is paramount for fostering deeper connections and nurturing emotional well-being. In his 1992 book, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate[1], Gary Chapman, renowned marriage counselor and author, introduced the concept of...

Who Are You?

By: Hannah Smith  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

Part Two of a Six-part Series on Relationship Communication The darkness of the sky felt as if it might swallow the whole of her as she stared out the window that cold winter’s night. Tears streamed down Jena’s face as she replayed the evening’s events in her mind. The same...

5 Areas You Can Work On Today To Put Your Life Back Together From Addiction

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

How can you put your life back together after addiction? Healing happens when you reintegrate healthy connections with yourself and others. Once you admit you’re broken, you must agree to look at reconnecting the pieces of your life that addiction has torn apart. Your relationships may be strained, estranged, or...

The Connection Point: How You View Yourself

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: October 7, 2018

How you feel about yourself affects all of your other relationships.  Some of you may not be used to the idea that you have a distinct relationship with yourself, but you do.  You have a personality and a will; you have a perspective on life that is lived out in...

How Do You Respond to Stress?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

People respond to stress in two basic but different ways: they’re either go-getters and stay-putters.

Healthy Relationships Mean Becoming Emotionally Healthy Yourself

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: January 17, 2022

Healthy people are growing people, and people do not grow healthy in isolation.

How Do You Identify True Friends?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that the only way to have a friend is to be one. The depth of your character is best gauged by the depth of your friendships.

What is Your Anxiety Script?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

Anxiety has written a script where you play the part of a frazzled, anxious, suspicious, irritable, short-tempered, and easily frustrated person. How do you want to be perceived by the other players on stage? When you take control of your own script, you determine the part you are going to play and then you act accordingly.

Dr. Jantz and The Center Partner with Dr. Michael Gurian

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

Over 30 years ago, mental health expert Dr. Gregory Jantz pioneered whole person care to treat those suffering from depression, anxiety, eating disorders and addictions. Today, his dually-licensed mental health and addiction treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE, is recognized as a Top 10 Facility for the treatment of...

Attitude of Gratitude Journal Download

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: October 20, 2021

The simple act of writing down the things for which we're grateful can create a vibration of positive energy within you that can have many, long-lasting benefits. Give it a try for a week and note how you are feeling on the 7th day. Are you feeling a little lighter?...

Relationships: The Secure Attachment Style

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: November 7, 2023

How do you know if you have a secure attachment style? People who have this attachment style exhibit specific characteristics and personality traits. Here is a list of statements for those with a secure attachment style.

Finding Emotional Balance During Depression

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: January 17, 2022

What's wrong with me?  When his coworkers found out about Mark's promotion -- something he hadn't even applied for -- they slapped his back, shook his hand, and gave him high fives.  Mark couldn't figure out why he didn't feel that happy.  When told about the new job, he'd agreed...

Letting Go of the Reins

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

I believe one reason women turn acorns into catastrophes is because you have so many responsibilities. Because you are responsible, you believe you should be in control. The question you need to ask yourself is whether or not you really have control over any given situation and then act accordingly.As...

Accepting the Truth of Your Life

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

Acceptance is an interesting word. It involves both the act of accepting as well as the fact of being accepted.  In this way, it's kind of a two-way street.  One of the corollary definitions of accepting is "to be able or designed to take hold, as in something added or...

The Keys to Emotional Equilibrium

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

It is vital for your emotional equilibrium that you counterbalance anger, fear, and guilt with optimism, hope, and joy.

How Does Fear Create Relationship Dependency?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: October 7, 2015

When people fear themselves, they will sometimes turn to activities to try to outrun the fear. They may use alcohol, drugs, shopping, eating, gambling, or the internet to keep from being alone with themselves.Other people may turn to family, friends or co-workers to crowd out their fear of being alone....

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