Have you ever flipped on a favorite show or read a scene in a book you’ve been anticipating, only to be confronted with a reference to substance use that hits…
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Whatever we were looking for as we journeyed through addiction, it certainly wasn’t mindfulness. You might even say we sought mindlessness. We wanted to be “comfortably numb”, as the song…
Of all the things addiction takes from the human spirit, most devastating of all is the loss of free will. Handing ourselves over to the tyrannical rule of the addict…
It’s helpful on this rather demanding human journey to have a positive attitude, right? If you have a great outlook on life, you are more likely to have good experiences. …
The most tragic thing about not taking depression seriously is when we don’t get to receive its gift. What depression presents us with is deep and beautiful – the great…
Therapy is the multitool of healing. With various shapes and applications, there’s a suitable fit for everyone, but finding the right fit for you and figuring out how to get…
Much like a yoga practice requiring consistent attention and self-compassion, recovery is exactly that—a practice. It’s an evolving effort toward something that you can never truly master but always find…
What exactly is individual therapy? As an umbrella term for one type of mental health support, this one-on-one therapeutic offering encompasses a large range of treatment shapes and styles. Let’s…
Post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse are highly correlated. That’s true whether we’re talking about the acute traumas sustained by war veterans or whether we mean the chronic psychological wounds…
What happens to traumatized children when they grow up into adults? Mental and physical health problems, addiction, and relationship troubles are typical. But one key impact stands out above the…
