This list is recommended by a Licensed Therapist, and is designed to be an every growing and changing suggestion. If you have books that hav

How do people really know when they need counseling?

This reading list is recommended by a Licensed counselor and is designed to be an ever-growing and changing suggestion.

This reading list is recommended by a Licensed counselor and is designed to be an ever-growing and changing suggestion. If you have books...

***Trigger Warning*** *For those with a healthy relationship with food. If you struggle with eating disorders please consult your individual counselor or therapist for advice before proceeding with this post. Now, if you kept reading, I'm assuming you're making the best decision for you. There was a time when cooking caused more anxiety for me than it was worth. I will never forget the time I was at my Grandma's house and my spouse was talking about my horrible cooking. Mind

Self-care day is July 24th. Now, I’m not here to talk about the self-care you’ve been fed by marketing ploys of beauty companies.

Katie Morton answers a lot of questions around seeing a counselor in her book Are U Ok?

Who are we? Villain Esteem is a mental health service dedicated to creating a world that promotes resilience and empowerment of individuals by helping establish a more inviting, relatable informational platform that increases accessibility for all people. Informed by science, inspired by the anguish of humanity, and motivated by empathy to break the stigma of mental health. What are we aiming for? Our aim is to make mental health actually cool. Not Forever-21 cool, more alon

Is a weighted blanket right for you? What are other options? How do they work? How do you pick one? ~Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Bloom is a children’s book about a seedling learning to accept the changes of life over time.

I recently wrote a blog post on my decision to take antidepressants. What I didn’t put in that post was some of the negative outcomes.

Our goal is to find books that will fit into our Mental Health Book Club and help some authors along the way.

Why care? Read more about why Family Health History is even a National Awareness Day, Why it lands on Thanksgiving.

How can you make Thanksgiving count when you can’t even be near people?

Have you taken the Depression Quiz yet? Have you considered taking meds for depression or anxiety but just can't decide if it's for you?

a grounding technique can be just about anything that makes you focus on the current moment. It doesn’t have to be traditional.

What are the mental health benefits of exercising? Is it even worth the effort?

The traditional counseling "Worry Tree" redone with a Villain Esteem flair. (dark)

Being someone who was consistently depressed and hating myself, the last thing I wanted to do was spend more time in the moment.

A place for the misunderstood, the ones who want to break societal standards, the people who can't find what they need in the self-help sect