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Are You Depressed at Work? Tips for Coping with Work Depression
If you deal with crying spells, fatigue, lack of motivation, and sadness while you’re at work, it could be work depression. Work depression can arise from a variety of factors. If you’re already dealing with depression, of course, it will probably affect your time at...
Do Stress and Anxiety Affect the Immune System? Here’s What to Know
The human body is a complex and intricately connected system. Emotional challenges such as stress and anxiety don’t just affect your mood. They actually affect your entire body. And the longer you experience unrelenting stressors, the larger their impact on your...
How to Approach Dating with Coronavirus Concerns and Restrictions in Mind
Whether you’re re-entering the dating world after a divorce or breakup, or you’ve been in the dating world for some time, you’ve doubtless had to adjust your approach in the last year. Lockdowns and social distancing requirements caused by the coronavirus pandemic...
Depression and Light Therapy: How Blue Light Can Help Boost Your Mood
People who are suffering from depression are often eager to find relief. While therapy and medication play important roles, you may also be looking for additional ways to help your symptoms. Exercise, stress management, healthy nutrition, and psychotherapy are all...
Looking to Heal Trauma? Take These First Steps
If you’ve experienced trauma, you know its effects can ripple throughout your entire life. This is true no matter what type of trauma you’ve experienced or how recent or long ago it was. While different on the surface, childhood abuse, natural disasters, accidents,...
How to Deal with Anxiety Caused by the Pandemic
The last year has been an anxiety-filled time for many. It’s safe to say that the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on our personal lives and on the daily functioning of the world at large. Employment, health, and lives have been lost. Activities are suspended or virtual....
What Is High Functioning Anxiety and How Do I Cope with It?
Are you the type of person who always feels antsy, on edge, and unable to relax? Do you think of yourself as an anxious person? You may be the type of person who always seems to have it together. You’re driven to be successful in work and life. But underneath it all,...
How to Practice Self-Care in the New Year While the Pandemic Continues
As the pandemic endures, you’re probably feeling just as stressed as most Americans are. You miss living your “normal” life, although it may be hard to even remember what that was like by now. Social distancing and spending a substantial amount of time at home may be...
Taking Charge of Your Mental Health—Where to Start
So many of us have questions and concerns about our mental health. Countless events and circumstances can contribute to how we’re doing. For example, the ongoing pandemic has led to substantial increases in anxiety and depression levels. Perhaps you’ve noticed this in...
How to Make Realistic Relationship Goals for the New Year
Our relationships with others are arguably the most important things in our lives. We thrive on connection and closeness. Friends and family give our lives meaning. They’re there for us (hopefully) when we’re struggling and in need of a listening ear. Likewise, we can...
About Olja Haglund
I’m Olja Haglund, a licensed master social worker (LMSW) and certified advanced alcohol and drug counselor (CAADC) in Grand Rapids, MI. I partner with clients to achieve specific goals, make changes, and develop coping skills that make life easier to live authentically.