Removing the Stress from Your Holidays (12/18/2020) - This time of year when we’re surrounded by wonderful holidays should be the best part of life. But as anybody can tell you, the holidays are often the most stressful few weeks of the year. Having to buy gifts on a tight budget, seeing family and friends, and dealing with overeating, more alcohol, and other […]
Celebrity Couple Address Addiction Recovery After Relapse (11/21/2020) - Actor Dax Shepard and his actress wife Kristen Bell recently talked about relapses, substance use disorders, and addiction recovery. In hopes of helping other people who may be going through similar situations, the couple decided to be publicly candid about the actor’s recent relapse to substance use and extensive battles with dependence. Using his podcast […]
National Depression Screening Day, Mental Illness Week and World Mental Health Day (10/23/2020) - October is adorned with efforts that seek to promote awareness. Among those efforts are: Mental Illness Awareness Week, which starts on Sunday (October 4), National Depression Screening Day is observed during the same week (on Thursday, October 8), and World Mental Health Day (Saturday, October 10). According to recent research conducted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, US […]
Joining Voices for 2020 National Recovery Month (9/19/2020) - Through September, the US observes National Recovery Month. This means that organizations, individuals, and initiatives across the country seek to raise awareness of mental health and substance use disorders and to educate our communities on the benefits and availability of treatment services for mental health and addiction recovery. While the focus of National Recovery Month is often […]
Tips for Nervous System Regulation (8/21/2020) - Our nervous system is likely one of the most complex and organized networks that we have access to throughout our lives as human beings. However, for us to learn how to improve the ways we might be able to regulate our nervous system and, consequently, have better control of how we manage our organic responses […]