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  This week invites us to pause and look inward — not with judgment, but with understanding. Anxiety and depression are not signs of weakness; they’re signals from the mind and body that something needs care. They remind us that healing begins with recognition, not denial. Awareness is more than knowing the words. It’s noticing the quiet struggles behind calm faces, the effort it takes to get through ordinary days, and the courage it takes to ask for help. It’s also remembering that support doesn’t always mean fixing — sometimes it means listening, sitting beside, or simply staying present. If this week touches your life personally or through someone you love, let it be a moment of gentleness. Rest. Reach out. Remind yourself that you are not alone, and that help — professional, personal, spiritual — is part of the path forward. post inspired by the works of Dr. Dennis Ortman: Anxiety Anonymous  and Depression Anonymous Book description: Break Free from the Grip of Anxiety wit...

 q Every so often, neuroscience uncovers something that feels like a hinge — a small mechanism that, once understood, could swing open an entirely new way of thinking about mental health. GriK4 is one of those hinges. What GriK4 Is GriK4 is a gene that helps regulate communication between neurons. It codes for a receptor protein called GluK4 , part of the brain’s glutamate signaling system — the system that handles excitation, learning, and emotional processing. When GriK4 is expressed at higher-than-normal levels, it increases the amount of GluK4 available in certain neural circuits. That might sound like a minor adjustment, but in the brain, small shifts in signaling can ripple outward into behavior. How GriK4 Affects Anxiety Recent research in mice has shown that overexpression of GriK4 in the amygdala — the brain’s emotional alarm center — can trigger anxiety-like behaviors . Mice with elevated GluK4 levels avoided open spaces, withdrew socially, and showed depression-like...

  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book,  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . This week, Franki shares the second most popular post of 2025: Things I Say as a Therapist about Anxiety . For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . Book Description: Selected as Independent Authors' Network Book of the Year as the Outstanding Parenting Book and winner of the Literary Titan Gold Award, I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them, is the ultimate survival guide for parents living through one of the strangest times in history. This " how to guide" will support you even if you are exhausted and burnt out in improving your child(ren)'s behavior. Written by an expert with 20 years of experience in behavioral observation in the classroom, in overnight camp, and more. Franki's storyteller cadence helps the book to read as if it's a casual conversation and pep talk between two parents over coffee....