Posts by Michelle

Because of the unique challenges and obvious stresses that come with their line of work, therapy specifically for sex workers can assist in better understanding and coping with these internal and external factors. Therapy for sex workers is a type of counseling that helps people who engage in sex work deal with the psychological and…

Understanding the relationship between your mental health and sex is extremely important–it can help alleviate unnecessary pressures and questions you may be having about your body. Bipolar disorder is a complex mental health condition that is highly misunderstood and stigmatized in media and society. Respark offers a positive perspective on mental health disorders and helps…

Couples and individuals seek counseling services for many different reasons. Infidelity counseling, specifically, is an important part of healing from unloyal partner(s) and/or changing cheating behavior. Part of what makes infidelity counseling more difficult to address, though, is that its definition varies from counselor to counselor, researcher to researcher. Definitions like these are socially constructed,…

Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, is a highly stigmatized mental illness misunderstood and poorly portrayed in the media. The National Alliance on Mental Health Disorder defines BP) as a “condition categorized by difficulties regulating emotion.” It is a chronic psychological condition in which individuals experience high impulsivity and instability and struggle to maintain long-term personal…

There seems to be many stigmas out there about only children, that is, one without siblings – they’re attention-seeking, anti-social, selfish, or somehow, all of the above. While most of these are misconceptions, they have real-life consequences for families. The mom-shame associated with having only one child can put unnecessary pressure on the mother to…