Month: May 2021

Reading Time: 3 Minutes As we dive deeper into Mental Health Awareness Month, it is nearly impossible to open the Internet without coming across a social media post, a personal story, or a news article about depression. Depression affects 17 million adults (approximately 7 percent) in the United States each year. Depression affects how you feel about yourself, and […]

Reading Time: 3 Minutes Motherhood is one of the most selfless, challenging, exhausting, and rewarding journeys. Most mothers will do anything for their children daily, putting their own needs on the backburner. Mothers often sacrifice their own needs and desires to make sure their children are healthy and happy. Over time this can become a burden that can potentially […]

Reading Time: 3 Minutes May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a particular month devoted to raising awareness and education about mental health and self-care, eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health disorders, and promoting the importance of routine mental health care. Mental health goes above and beyond the diagnosis and treatment for mental health disorders such as anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar […]

Reading Time: 4 Minutes If you have a friend or relative who is struggling with a substance use disorder, whether it is alcohol, recreational drugs, or illicit drugs, it can be one of the most challenging situations to witness. Addiction can be crumbling, and when you are sitting in the backseat watching it unfold with your loved one, it […]

Reading Time: 3 Minutes “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. Every step toward the goals requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.”     –Martin Luther King Addictive behavior is a symptom of deep underlying emotional processes. This destructive symptom often turns into habitual behavior. We don’t plan to become addicted to […]