by Holly Higgins | Oct 27, 2017 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mindset, Nutrition for Mental Health
There’s something I hear from so many readers, clients, and people who are considering working with me: “I’m really scared to make changes to my diet. What if I cut out gluten, dairy, and sugar, and my mood doesn’t improve? Then I’ll be...
by Holly Higgins | Oct 18, 2017 | Anxiety, Family and Friends, Mindset
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always struggled with worrying about what other people think. In fact, that worry — and that fear of being myself — is what triggered a lot of my health issues. It also kept me from fully sharing my beliefs and gifts with...
by Holly Higgins | Oct 10, 2017 | Antidepressant Withdrawal, Depression, Mental Health, Psychiatry
If you know my story, you know that one of the main antidepressant side effects I experienced was rapid, unexplained weight gain. 60 pounds over the course of a year and a half. Between the weight gain, emotional numbness, brain fog, loss of libido, and loss of...
by Holly Higgins | Oct 5, 2017 | Depression, Mental Health, Nutrition for Mental Health
If you’ve ever dealt with seasonal affective disorder — also known as SAD, seasonal depression, or the “winter blues” — the time to start preparing is now. I know. It’s barely October. Here in Michigan, the leaves have just started to turn....
by Holly Higgins | Sep 19, 2017 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mindset, Nutrition for Mental Health
A few years ago, I furiously started a little blog called Pills to Paleo. I say furiously because that’s what I was — furious. After years in therapy and years on meds, I accidentally discovered that nutrition was at the root of my mental health symptoms. I was...
