Heather R HayesBPD: Understanding Splitting — Heather Hayes & Associates“People with BPD are like people with third-degree burns over 90% of their bodies. Lacking emotional skin, they feel agony at the…5 min read·Feb 7, 2021----
Heather R HayesLiving in the Solution — Heather Hayes & Associates“A lot of things that mental health professionals try to exterminate and fix have their origins as solutions to very complex problems.” ~…5 min read·Jan 31, 2021----
Heather R HayesDelusional Disorder — Heather Hayes & Associates“Delusions are distinguished from mistaken beliefs in that delusional beliefs remain unchanged in the face of clear, reasonable evidence…6 min read·Jan 22, 2021----
Heather R HayesUnderstanding Existential Crises — Heather Hayes & Associates“Life begins on the other side of despair.” — Jean-Paul Sartre[1]4 min read·Jan 16, 2021----
Heather R HayesBeating the New Year’s Blues | Heather Hayes & AssociatesSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and the New Year’s blues affect many people each year.5 min read·Dec 31, 2020----
Heather R HayesEffectively Managing Cravings Over the Holiday Period | Heather Hayes & AssociatesHolidays are meant to be a happy, festive time of merriness and cheer, and they often are for the most part. However, they also bring with…5 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
Heather R HayesFamily Healing: From Transport to Treatment | Heather Hayes & AssociatesFollowing Paris Hilton’s documentary, This is Paris, there has been an increase in media related to “The Troubled Teen Industry.” In the…4 min read·Dec 12, 2020----
Heather R HayesThe Power of Gratitude | Heather Hayes & Associates“Gratitude is one of the most neglected emotions and one of the most underestimated of the virtues.”[1] — Robert Emmons5 min read·Nov 21, 2020----
Heather R HayesThe Complicated Relationship with Screens: When Gaming Shifts from Leisure to Disorder | Heather…Many of us belong to the generation referred to by Oxford Dictionary as Digital Immigrants, or people “born or brought up before the…6 min read·Nov 14, 2020----
Heather R HayesThe Link Between Child Abuse and Addiction | Heather Hayes & AssociatesWe aim to help Americans understand what constitutes child abuse and how distressing experiences can follow children into adulthood…4 min read·Oct 11, 2020----