Tyler Slay 4/20/25 Tyler Slay 4/20/25

Working On Your Mental Health Can Make You Happier

The good news is that you can work directly on your mental health and be better off for it. Research says you will be happier.

Tyler Slay 4/14/25 Tyler Slay 4/14/25

OCD: How Do I Stop Intrusive Thoughts?

There’s a proven process that can reduce the fear and anxiety caused by unwanted intrusive thoughts.

Tyler Slay 4/12/25 Tyler Slay 4/12/25

How To Deal With Health Anxiety

Health anxiety can get better without a daily mindfulness practice or anxiety medications.

Tyler Slay 4/7/25 Tyler Slay 4/7/25

3 ERP Techniques for Treating and Reducing OCD Symptoms

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is considered the gold standard for treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. I use a variety of ERP approaches to ensure clients feel supported and have the best chance for lasting success.

Tyler Slay 3/12/25 Tyler Slay 3/12/25

Why Understanding Your Story Matters

When we don’t understand and accept our own stories, we will find that we constantly judge both ourselves and others. We will keep reading and listening to self-help advice or maybe even sermons, looking for tips and tricks to help us stop spending money, tell people no, take risks, hold our tongues, stop bad habits, express ourselves honestly, or tolerate other people’s bad moods. The advice helps, but it lacks valuable context. The tips and tricks are missing the emotional depth and detail that motivate us to continue with real, lasting acceptance and change.

Tyler Slay 10/1/24 Tyler Slay 10/1/24

What is OCD?

The issue, however, is that OCD is a paradox. The more you engage in these compulsions—those mental and physical behaviors that temporarily reduce your distress—the more your long-term distress increases. You may feel unable to do or not do certain things, fearing that not engaging in the compulsive behavior will leave you feeling so miserable that life won’t be worth living. Ironically, refraining from these mental and behavioral compulsions is where true freedom is found.

Tyler Slay 9/18/24 Tyler Slay 9/18/24

Why Am I So Anxious?

"They are really fighting shadows—things they have already lived through but are still trying to avoid or control in their current world. Their anxiety is a repetition, a representation of that old wound—now placed onto a new topic or person."