Black and blue or white and gold? It's safe to say that "the dress" ruined (almost) as many relationships as Monopoly. It was, in a word, infuriating. How could anyone think it was white and gold? (I still can't see it.) In life, a lot of things might seem like "the...
You wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee, and turn on the news (or peruse it on your phone). These days, it seems as if every news story is a bad one: natural disasters, crimes, political unrest. It's stressful. In a recent Huffington Post article entitled...
Last week, we talked about ways to implement mindfulness into your daily routines. While mindfulness is perhaps the most well-known module of DBT, it takes more than just "being present" to master this therapy. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) helps us to improve...
When you think of the word "mindfulness," what images come to mind? A Buddhist monk meditating or maybe a private therapy session? The truth is that mindfulness doesn't require a special room or the help of a professional. Anyone can practice mindfulness at any point...
It's summer! Time to kick back, relax, and pick up some DBT skills! John Mopper, LAC of Blueprint Mental Health will be offering two DBT training programs this summer: DBT Skills Training for Teens and DBT Skills Training for Parents/Caregivers. These 8-week programs...
"Roughly half of all lifetime mental disorders...start by the mid‐teens and three‐fourths by the mid‐20s." (US National Library of Medicine; National Institutes of Health) Research shows us that most people with mental illness have been experiencing it...
The last full week of Mental Health Awareness Month is coming to a close. Each year, mental health advocates launch campaigns to educate and advocate for mental health disorders and treatment options. Some of our favorite campaigns this month included the #1in4 and...
As the weather gets warmer and school draws to a close, students across America face one last buzzkill: final exams. With their GPAs hanging into balance and a year's worth of notes to read through, it's no wonder that final exam season comes with a ton of stress for...
With summer vacation swiftly approaching, teens across New Jersey are getting ready for two and half months of care-free fun. While sleeping in, playing video games, and hitting the beach might be on the agenda, summer is also a great time for self-improvement and...
When you picture going to a therapist, what does it look like? Perhaps, images of red couches and interpreting ink blots come to mind. You sit alone in a room while your therapist asks difficult questions and takes notes on a clipboard. But what if, instead, you're...