Hope +Wellness Blog

little snippets of advice for everyday challenges many people share

Hope+Wellness 10/11/23 Hope+Wellness 10/11/23

I Hurt My Friend's Feelings, What Do I Do Now?

We can only avoid conflict by avoiding our true feelings in a relationship, so it’s not necessarily a sign that the relationship is a bad one. And hurting someone’s feelings doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. We’re all wounded and trying our best, and sometimes we misstep. Taking time to talk to you about their hurt feelings is a sign that your relationship means a lot to your friend or loved one, not the other way around.

Hope+Wellness 10/3/23 Hope+Wellness 10/3/23

Why is Making Friends as an Adult so Hard? + What to Do About It

Friendships become communities of support–communities which go against the American ideal of self sufficiency. Because they present this sort of counter-culture to the American way, we don’t put value onto platonic relationships the way we do with others and we don’t learn how to make, cultivate and sustain intimate them. So what can you do?

Hope+Wellness 3/20/23 Hope+Wellness 3/20/23

10 Blogs to Read for More Intimate Friendships

Like any other relationship, in order to have true intimacy, the relationship will sometimes require hard (or uncomfortable) work! We believe that all relationships are important–you need a garden of support in your life, and many different relationships to fulfill the many different parts of you. But having supportive, intimate friendships takes work. Here are 10 blogs to read on doing that work!

Hope+Wellness 2/27/23 Hope+Wellness 2/27/23

Balancing Self and Community Care

How do we find balance between individual responsibility and collective care?

Hope+Wellness 12/19/22 Hope+Wellness 12/19/22

Cultivating Strong Community Ties for Better Mental Health

To put it simply, communities are crucial to health because everyone needs a support system–health is made up of many moving parts, all of which can be tended to by different community relationships and resources.

Hope+Wellness is a mental health practice specializing in the treatment of depression, mood, stress, and anxiety in kids, teens, and adults. This is a blog about living well and finding meaning and purpose in the face of difficult challenges. This is a blog about finding hope.