Jenni Jacobsen is a freelance copywriter with a master's degree in social work. She is licensed as a social worker through the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapy Board. Jenni is all but dissertation (ABD) for her doctorate in psychology, and she teaches counseling and human behavior courses at the college level. Jenni aims to produce content that reduces the stigma surrounding seeking help for mental and emotional health problems.
Reading Time: 7 minutes Women’s rights to abortion have been a point of contention since the June 2022 Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protected access to abortion at the Federal level. Following the decision, some states enacted trigger laws that automatically banned abortions, and others put laws into place that limit abortions to the first 15 weeks, or in some cases, the first 6 weeks,…
Reading Time: 6 minutes According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 8.4% of U.S. adults had at least one episode of major depression in 2020. Coping with an episode of depression can be difficult, because episodes involve symptoms like persistent feelings of sadness, difficulty concentrating, and lack of interest in usual activities. There is treatment available to alleviate these depression symptoms, but when you’re in the midst of…
Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s unlikely that anyone plans on falling in love with someone who is already in a committed relationship, but life isn’t always perfect, and you may find yourself in love with a married woman. Such a situation can leave you completely torn, because on the one hand, you have strong feelings for this person, but on the other hand, you know the relationship just isn’t…