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Depression Screening Day: What Your PHQ‑9 Score Means and What to Do Next

Let’s be real — we all take quizzes online to learn something about ourselves. But what if a short quiz could actually help you understand something actually impactful, like the status of your mental health? That’s exactly what screening tools like the PHQ‑9 , GAD-7, and BADS-SF do. What is the PHQ‑9? The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ‑9)  is a 9-question self-assessment designed to help screen for depression. It asks how often you’ve experienced symptoms like low mood,

ADHD in Adults: 8 Practical Strategies to Improve Focus Today

Living with adult ADHD often feels like running dozens of open tabs on a computer that just can’t keep up. Your mind jumps from idea to idea, the to-do list never ends, and executive function seems to go offline at the worst moments. As both a therapist and someone with ADHD myself, I’ve spent years sorting through strategies—ditching the rigid ones and keeping what’s actually doable on real-life, low-energy days. These eight strategies are practical, evidence-informed, and f

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