Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center

While stress and anxiety share some common symptoms, anxiety differs from stress in that it can persist even when no external threat is present. For both, recognizing the situations or thought patterns that trigger your fight-or-flight response can help you have some in-the-moment strategies available to help you cope. Learn more in our blog here: https://bit.ly/3Jo0fkt

What exactly is dialectical behavior therapy, and what are the main skills? In our latest blog, we take a deep dive into DBT — looking at the main skills (featured in the slides here!), challenges in learning these skills, how DBT is used for treating eating disorders, depression, and anxiety, and more. Swipe through the slides to learn the basics, and head to our blog to dive in deeper: https://bit.ly/3WGCI5C

We’re so proud of our team for coming together for a hands-on blanket-making event to support families staying at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana! 🧡 Since 1977, RMHC-CNI has helped over 100,000 families stay close to their hospitalized children, embodying their mission of helping families get better together. Sending a huge thank you to everyone who joined us to help make a difference!

The stressors that children and adolescents face — cyberbullying, social media comparison, the pressure to excel in school and sports and extra curricular activities (just to name a few) — are leading to increasing rates of anxiety and depression. That's why we're hosting this continuing education webinar to explore the challenges this population faces, the impact these challenges are having on the mental health of these kiddos, as well as the ways we can provide support to them and their families as we step into the new year. Register here: https://bit.ly/3Eaz39B

We recently asked our Physician Assistant, Abbey Griffith, PA-C, her favorite aspects of working at our center. ✨ Hear about her unique experience and how being part of a multidisciplinary team has enhanced her approach to patient care. 🧡

Managing seasonal affective disorder often requires a mix of lifestyle adjustments, self-care, and sometimes professional support. Learn various approaches that can be used to minimize, or even eliminate, symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder in our blog here: https://bit.ly/4aeR9Dr

#MentalWellnessMonth is a great reminder to pause and self-reflect on your mental well-being to ensure you’re staying connected to your needs. 🧡 Here are 5 questions to help you check in with yourself. 👇 1. How am I feeling right now? 2. Am I getting enough restful sleep? 3. Have I done something today to support my mental well-being? 4. What thoughts or worries are taking up most of my energy? 5. Am I able to cope with the challenges I’m facing right now?

No matter what you’re facing, long-lasting mental wellness is possible — and the data shows it. Swipe through the slides here to catch a glimpse of our outcomes report, and head to our website for more: https://bit.ly/3VHu3PE

The start of the calendar year often sparks a time of reflection, and for some, an opportunity to cut back or eliminate alcohol from their lives. In this Women's Health article, Leah Young, LCPC, shares helpful information about how to "decenter" alcohol from your life. Young offers useful suggestions for navigating social situations, such as practicing what you'll say in advance or talking it out with a friend and notes, "It's hard to go anywhere without someone offering you a drink." Having a plan can help. https://lnkd.in/gwEhpyQx

In honor of the new year, we asked our patients to write down encouraging messages that they could look back at during tough times to keep them going this year — here are a few of the messages they created. 💌