By: Brian Warner When I was 18, going through depression for the first time, I named it “being angry all the time and not knowing why.” Then at 21, it was “like my brain won’t stop screaming.” And at 22, “a rope tied around my heart, with a rock tied around the other end.” This…
The Resource Group strives to provide compassionate, competent care to all our clients. Our skilled LGBTQIA-affirming therapists and behavioral health providers are ready to help you. Call us at 410-337-7772 to start your journey of healing today. Submitted By: Brian Warner Happy Pride Month, I’m asexual. Why am I nervous? When did saying that start…
By: Brian Warner We’ve all heard the same old jokes, and they’re always meant to punch down. “The LGBTXYZ789+ community.” “Did you just assume my gender?” Breaking news alert: these jokes were hacky then and they’re hacky now. Most people in the LGBTQ+ community get it: when you want to add every sexuality and gender…
By: Brian Warner From 1932 to 1933, between 3.5 and 5 million Ukrainians died in the Holodomor – “death by hunger” in Ukrainian. The man-made famine, devised by Stalin in retaliation for the Ukrainian independence movement, left people across the country malnourished and uncertain where they could go that wasn’t already facing the same problem….
By: Brian Warner Is this just a bad day or is it something worse? Will tomorrow be better or more of the same? If you’ve dealt with a chronic mental health condition, questions like these can loom large whenever you feel out of sorts, usually coming back to the big question at the heart of…
By: Brian Warner “Like substance abuse, burnout is an illness of immoderation.” Pascal Chabot, Global Burnout For only being about one hundred years old, the idea of a balanced life with manageable working hours and two days off every week holds a special place in American minds. Hobbies, plans, and friends outside the office are…
By: Brian Warner I had a job interview about two weeks before COVID shut everything down. The growing pandemic had been in the news more and more lately, but most stateside cases were in California or New York, so I wasn’t too worried about it. But I still wondered if I should shake hands with…
By: Brian Warner In Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs, and a head with two faces. When the gods split them apart, each half could do nothing but want the other, constantly lost and searching for their missing piece. As Plato writes in Symposium, “[Each] one longed for its other…
By: Brian Warner As much as therapy is about getting emotions and experiences off your chest, it can also be about learning skills to navigate those tough moments a little more deftly. Maybe you can name some skills to use in those moments: don’t interrupt, remember to breathe, use I-statements over You-statements, actively listen. And…
Sit down for a conversation between Jesire Bennett and Katie McCabe, LCPC, for the VERY FIRST EPISODE of No Stupid Questions. Jesire asks how people can get started on the path toward sobriety, the role relationships play in their journey . . . and even a few questions from the audience!