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How POTS, MCAS, and Chronic Illness Impact Mental Health (and How Therapy Can Help You Heal)

By Morgan R. Silverman

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Posted: January 12, 2026

This article explores the powerful connection between chronic illness, including POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) and mental health. Learn how nervous system dysregulation, medical trauma, and chronic stress contribute to anxiety, depression, and emotional exhaustion, and how trauma-informed therapy approaches like EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS) can support healing, regulation, and resilience.

Learning to Rest Without Guilt: Reclaiming Balance from Perfectionism

By Morgan R. Silverman

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Posted: November 11, 2025

Many perfectionists struggle to slow down, feeling guilty for resting or “not doing enough.” In this post, Morgan Silverman, LPC, LPCC, explores why rest can feel unsafe for high achievers and how to rebuild a healthy, compassionate relationship with stillness. Learn how to release guilt, restore balance, and reclaim peace without losing your drive or passion.

Coping With Grief After Losing Health

By Morgan R. Silverman

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Posted: November 29, 2023

If you or a loved one recently received an upsetting—possibly life-threatening—diagnosis, you might be feeling a mixture of shock, disbelief, fear, sadness, and anger. It’s completely normal for you to feel this way. Many people think of grief only in terms of the death of...

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