According to the National Association of Social Workers, “EBP [evidence-based practice] is a process in which the practitioner combines well-researched interventions with clinical experience, ethics, client preferences, and culture to guide and inform the delivery of treatments and services.”

Anxiety is a part of life and can often be the thing that pushes us beyond our comfortable limits. Think back to the last test you had to take, presentation you had to make, or difficult conversation you had to have with someone. Concerns about doing well leads to an anxious feeling that can drive us to study more, polish that presentation, or rehearse that tough conversation before we confront someone.  

In 2005, a British travel company determined that the “worst day of the year” in the Northern hemisphere was “Blue Monday,” or the third (in our case fourth) Monday in January.