by Dr. Anita Sanz | Apr 9, 2023 | Depression, Therapy
If you’ve ever suffered an important loss in your life…whether it was the loss of a loved one, a beloved pet, or a special dream…then you know what it means to grieve. Mourning a loss is an important process, and it’s one that you cannot just skip because it feels...
by Dr. Anita Sanz | Apr 9, 2023 | Depression, Therapy
What Does Depression Have to Do With Bread? When you’re making bread the old-fashioned way, using yeast, kneading dough, then putting it in a bowl and letting it rise in a warm place… getting bigger is exactly what you want it to do. But if you’re dealing with...
by Dr. Anita Sanz | Apr 9, 2023 | Anxiety, Therapy
Ho, Ho, Ho? It is January 21st today and my Christmas tree is still up. A hectic holiday season that included 2 bouts of the flu, preparing to teach Abnormal Psychology, and other commitments have taken their toll on seasonal order. All my other Christmas decorations...
by Dr. Anita Sanz | Apr 8, 2023 | Therapy, On The Couch
I became a therapist thinking that people just naturally wanted to change, grow, get better, become healthier… and how cool was that going to be to assist in that process?! Boy, was I naive. After 20 years as a therapist, what I discovered is that it is extremely rare...
by Dr. Anita Sanz | Mar 26, 2023 | Depression, Therapy
If you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, then that first cool hint of air, untinged by the humidity of summer, doesn’t make you feel all excited and happy for the beginning of Fall. Instead, it can make you dread the eventuality of shorter...
by Dr. Anita Sanz | Mar 22, 2023 | Therapy, On The Couch
Have you looked in a mirror lately? You were probably looking for something: spinach stuck in your teeth from lunch, a stain on your shirt, another laugh line. “The mirror is the worst judge of true beauty.” ~Sophia Nam Mirrors and...
