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Welcome to My Mental Health Blog
I've always enjoyed writing and I love to write about mental health, wellness and personal growth. My articles also reflect my approaches to treatment, therapy and healing. My content is a good reflection of how I practice and how I work.
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We're Looking at Mental Health All Wrong
We need to adopt a new perspective for mental wellness and treatment More and more people are challenging the notion that therapy is...
Scott Carter
Mar 7, 202413 min read
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Why do Men do so Poorly in Therapy?
How the Mental Health Industry is Failing Men and Boys I recently listened to the super viral song by a young man who calls himself...
Scott Carter
Aug 29, 202317 min read
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Finding Healing From Toxic Perfectionism
Our culture of criticism is harmful to our mental health and our relationships I recently saw a quote that really tied something together...
Scott Carter
Aug 21, 202315 min read
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The Plague of Overthinking
Overthinking is likely the source of many issues in your life There are a multitude of issues that are giving people a lot of trouble...
Scott Carter
Aug 11, 202313 min read
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Therapy and Coaching Are a Match Made in Heaven
Therapy has many drawbacks and limitations; it's sadly not that effective Earlier in 2023 I had almost entirely made up my mind to let my...
Scott Carter
Aug 9, 20239 min read
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Depression and Anxiety Are Very Treatable Mental Disorders
You will notice improvements if you apply specific tactics and skills I've been in the mental health industry for nearly a quarter of a...
Scott Carter
Aug 1, 20237 min read
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The Truth About Narcissistic Trauma
This trauma can have devastating psychological affects Narcissistic trauma isn't really talked about and it's rarely even recognized by...
Scott M Carter, CMHC
Jun 6, 20238 min read
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We, In Fact, Have Good Reasons to be Depressed
And we need to change our outlook and approach to it We are overwhelmed with depression. It's become so commonplace and pervasive that...
Scott Carter
Apr 21, 20239 min read
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Why I Support Psychedelics as a Therapeutic Intervention for Mental Health
And why you should too If you've been paying attention to the psychedelic movements then you've noticed that we're experiencing a...
Scott Carter
Feb 2, 202310 min read
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21 Ways to Practice Self-love
Unwrapping this impractical and confusing endeavor We always hear these things... "be yourself," "find yourself," "self-care" and "love...
Scott M Carter, CMHC
Dec 10, 20228 min read
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Teen Boys are a High Suicide Risk
If you have a son, you should be concerned; here's what you should be doing Years ago I was working in a school based mental health...
Scott M Carter, CMHC
Dec 7, 20229 min read
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5 Reasons Why Your Mental Health Should Be Your Highest Priority
When your inner world is thriving, your outer world will too One trend that continues to trouble me in these new roaring 20's is how so...
Scott M Carter, CMHC
Nov 15, 20225 min read
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My End of 2022 Mental Health Breakdown
What you need to know for improved wellness in the days to come It seems just like yesterday that 2020 was wrapping itself up. It was the...
Scott M Carter, CMHC
Nov 14, 20225 min read
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We've been wrong about depression
We can solve this problem but we have to think outside of the box Depression has become so pervasive, I'm convinced that most of us have...
Scott M Carter, CMHC
Jun 20, 20225 min read
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Unconventional Therapy is Better Therapy
The mental health system is broken and ineffective I'm known for being unconventional in my approach to therapy. I've been in the...
Scott Carter
Jun 14, 20226 min read
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