Author Archives: Kara House

Coming back home from college is never easy, especially navigating a new parent-child relationship. Personally, the biggest struggle for me coming back home was not having my parents recognize that I need more independence as I had been managing my own time at college. A few conversations later, and they recognized where they needed toContinue reading “Parenting Pattern”

In the midst of a global emergency, it can be easy to fall into a negative mindset about the situation. While it is normal to be upset about a sudden change in lifestyle and adapting to a new schedule, having a positive attitude can alleviate stress and improve quarantine conditions. In this infographic, I haveContinue reading “Positives of Pandemic”

As the global pandemic sweeps its way across the homestead, healthcare workers are on the front lines attempting to wrangle the beast. Coronavirus unexpectedly grew by the thousands and has now reached 558,768 confirmed cases in the United States alone. In this video interview, I spoke to ER Nurse Angie House (my amazing mom) whoContinue reading “Heroes of Healthcare”

In the midst of a national pandemic, I made a video addressing the physical and cognitive effects of quarantine/isolation on mental health. I also discuss positive and negative coping mechanisms for dealing with the stress of global outbreak. My goal for this video is to bring awareness to the correlation between isolation and mental healthContinue reading “Coronavirus and Cognitive Health”

Mental health disorders are just as unique as snowflakes. Not a single person has the exact same symptoms as someone else struggling with a mental health disorder. For this reason, there are plenty of treatment options to accommodate to the complexity and prevalence of mental health disorder. In the infographic below, I have listed outContinue reading “Types of Treatment”

While on Netflix, I noticed an influx of criminal/forensic shows. I’m super into these kinds of shows and apparently so are a lot of people as Netflix has released plenty of documentaries and series concerning the topic. I enjoy watching them in particular to psychoanalyze the characters and try to guess their backgrounds based onContinue reading “Shows that will Psych you out”

Everyone experiences everyday stress. A common misconception is that stress and anxiety are the same thing, which is not the truth. According to the DSM-5, anxiety disorder is characterized as “excessive worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work orContinue reading “Stop Stressin’!”

For this audio story, I interviewed freshman psychology major Maddie Buckner and freshman education major Jenna Turpin. Maddie and I discussed the impacts of the negative stigma around mental health and students’ desire to seek treatment. I spoke with Jenna about her own battles with mental health and how the Counseling and Consultation Services atContinue reading “Mind Your Mind Radio”

If you’ve ever been on campus or around college aged students, it’s not uncommon to hear the phrase, “This is making me depressed.” Major depressive disorder has become a running joke around college students as a way to cope with stress about school or family life. However, depression is not a laughing matter. It isContinue reading “Be the Change”

In this brief interview, I conducted questions about mental health disorders in schools to discuss with first year psychology major, Maddie Buckner. Maddie has a passion for mental health that drove her to pursue a career as a school psychologist. Having had positive experiences with school counselors throughout her years, Maddie wishes to provide theContinue reading “Mental Health starts with Mental Help”