Brooke Pendergrass, Author at ValueCore

Doomscrolling Got You Down? Tips for Managing News-Related Anxiety

May 19, 2025 | Anxiety

It starts innocently enough. You’re just checking your phone real quick. Maybe to see the weather. Maybe to answer a message. And then… you scroll. One headline leads to another. One tweet leads to a thread. Suddenly you’re deep into a rabbit hole of disasters,...

Money on Your Mind? How Financial Stress Affects Your Mental Health

May 19, 2025 | Individual Therapy

Let’s talk about the kind of stress that wakes you up at 3 a.m. and sends your brain spiraling into a sea of “what ifs.” The kind that shows up in your chest, your sleep, your relationships, and your mood. The kind that whispers, “How am I going to make this work?”...

You Don’t Have to Do It All: A Therapist’s Take on Mom Guilt and Burnout

May 19, 2025 | Burnout, Individual Therapy

You’re trying to get dinner on the table while answering a work email, managing toddler chaos, ignoring the laundry pile, and pretending you’re totally fine. You love your kids. You’re grateful for your life. And also? You’re hanging on by a thread. Welcome to the...

Overwhelmed? Here’s What That Feeling Is Really Trying to Tell You

May 19, 2025 | Burnout

You forgot a meeting. You cried over a pile of laundry. You haven’t answered a text in three days. And your brain feels like it’s running ten tabs at once, all buffering. If you’ve ever had that tight-chested, spinning sensation of I can’t keep up, you’re not alone....