A safe space to start your healing journey.
Douglas Heals is self-help mental health website to learn coping strategies for stress, anxiety, and grief.
Mindfulness and Stress Management
Whether you need to relax from school, work, or social commitments, practicing mindfulness leads to improved mental clarity and stress tolerance. Stress is a natural process to motivate the mind and body when facing a challenge, but sometimes we forget to give ourselves a much deserved break. Learn a few skills today for mental wellness.
Managing Anxiety
Anxiety is the persistent or excessive worry that lingers long before or after stressors transpire. For example, having stress about a job interview is normal and usually fades after the event, while anxiety can maintain severe emotional reactions for an extended time. Learn a few skills to manage anxiety and reprogram your response.
Improving Relationship Communication
Building healthy communications involves being able to express yourself openly while also being sensitive to the other person’s needs. Having the right skills to convey and connect with understanding, despite differences, is important to a lasting relationship. Recognizing and leaving a destructive relationship is just as valuable for your wellness.
Dealing with Grief and Trauma
Grief can be caused by the loss of a loved one as well as the loss of a long-term relationship, a career path, or a sense of self due to a traumatic event. Coping with a sudden and unexpected loss can seem impossible but know that you are not alone, and recovery is possible.
Take the next step
When you research for a mental health provide or support group, remember to be kind and patient with yourself. Your mental health journey will be unique from others, and you might explore a few options before you find an approach that works for you.
Seeking a mental health provider or a support group is highly recommended as these spaces validate your experiences and help form a personalized plan for healing.