Pride Month 2021: Importance of Pride for LGBTQ
LGBTQ Pride Month LGBTQ Pride Month occurs in the United States in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969....
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Can You Be Happy if You Are Depressed?
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...
National Maternal Depression Awareness Month: Postpartum depression
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...
Mental Health Awareness Month: The Connection between Fast Food and Depression
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...
Forgiveness and Acceptance in Recovery
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. — Lewis B. Smedes Forgiveness is an important lesson to...
Sobriety versus Recovery
Our team at AKUA Mind and Body believes in celebrating recovery daily as addiction recovery is based on progress, not perfection. Each new day is...
May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
Anhedonia, Apathy and Depression May is Mental Health Awareness Month. A special month devoted to raising awareness and education about mental health. Mental health goes...
Seven Ways to Help a Loved One with Addiction
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...
Addiction: Progress Not a Cure
“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...
Mentorship in Addiction Recovery
Mentorships come in all shapes and sizes, from mentorships in the career and education space to mentorships in sports and the outdoors community; mentorships can...