We all start out in mint condition, and some of us may have manufacturing defects, but childhood trauma is a game changer.

My first memory of gender was when my older sister got pregnant and my family threw her a gender reveal party. It was a party before the...

We have officially used up half the year. It’s check in time. You probably read the post in January about New Year’s Resolutions and how...

Self-care day is July 24th. Now, I’m not here to talk about the self-care you’ve been fed by marketing ploys of beauty companies.

We read to know we are not alone. ~ C.S. Lewis May is Mental Health Month!! Book Clubs were invented in 1600’s by women aboard a ship on...

Okay, so real talk. I love The Big Bang Theory. It's one of the only sitcoms I can watch on repeat and never get sick of. I think it's...

Who are we? Villain Esteem is a mental health service dedicated to creating a world that promotes resilience and empowerment of...

Depression can be a bitch. She can convince you to stay in bed and do nothing, and tell you lies like “You’re worthless, why even try?”

Our FedEx grant was only allowed 1,000 characters. We poured our soul into writing this, so hacking it down to a paragraph was painful.

Official Villain Esteem Book Review for The Stone Boys by Michael Gurian.

Today's podcast episode is about why do counselors assign homework?

Our goal is to find books that will fit into our Mental Health Book Club and help some authors along the way.

a grounding technique can be just about anything that makes you focus on the current moment. It doesn’t have to be traditional.

Have you wondered how to find a good counselor? For some odd reason, it’s a really weird concept for people to shop around for therapists.

The traditional counseling "Worry Tree" redone with a Villain Esteem flair. (dark)

A place for the misunderstood, the ones who want to break societal standards, the people who can't find what they need in the self-help sect