Nicole Symcox | Psychotherapist

The holidays are in full swing, and while this is an incredibly happy time for some, that is not the case for everyone. And what makes this time of year particularly difficult is that you can be in a great mood one minute, and the next, everything can change. And there’s one sneaky emotion that is responsible for this: grief. With all of the positive messaging around family and togetherness around ... Read the Post

I want to talk to you today about why sleep is so important. Sleep is essential to our wellbeing as humans. And unfortunately, when we are wrestling with anxiety or we’re constantly stressed out, as so many of us have been throughout 2020, our sleep gets severely disrupted. What makes this such a big issue is, once that pattern sets in of not being able to sleep regularly or getting to a place ... Read the Post

I want to talk to you today about why you are not your thoughts. I think this is something we easily fall into and that all humans are guilty of from time to time. We take our thoughts about us and our abilities as facts that can’t be changed when really, they’re just passing by. Our thoughts are just thoughts, and what I’m sharing today is going to provide you the perfect opportunity to see your ... Read the Post

I want to take some time in this episode to talk about the stigma around mental health and why it’s so important that you don’t let it get in your head. Oftentimes, when we go to someone with a headache or an injury, they will have something constructive to say, like asking if we need medication or to lie down. However, if we go to someone with intense emotion, we don’t really expect them to be ... Read the Post

One thing that trips us up as humans is when we start to feel strong emotions and we don’t know what to do with them. We might try to ignore them, which doesn’t help. Or worse, we start judging them, which invariably leads us down a negative path in our minds that’s really difficult to get off of. The emotions you feel have a really profound impact on your actions, so this week, I want to address ... Read the Post