The Brain in Addiction Recovery
Our brains are composed of millions of brain cells (neurons) that communicate with each other to send signals throughout our body via neural pathways. As...
Tag: Mental Health
Suicide Grief: Coping with a Loved One’s Suicide
“A person never truly gets ‘over’ a suicide loss. You get through it. Day by day. Sometimes it’s moment by moment.” -Holly Kohler. Losing a...
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...
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...
How Trauma Affects Everyone Differently
Traumatic stress and traumatizing events have a wide range of effects on brain function and structure. Trauma is defined as the perception that your safety...
Am I Engaging in Self-Harm Behavior?
Self-harm, also known as intentional self-injury behavior, is the purposeful action of inflicting physical harm on your body and is a red flag sign for...
How Unresolved Trauma Can Breed Addiction
Trauma is a six-letter word that affects an individual emotionally, mentally, and physically for a long period of time and sometimes a lifetime. Trauma comes...
National Sleep Awareness Month
“Get your beauty sleep” is an understatement, and we all need sleep to survive. Studies show that teenagers and all adults should get, on average,...
The Importance of Family Therapy in Addiction Recovery for Indigenous Communities
Challenges of Mental Health Disorders or Substance Abuse Mental health and substance abuse disorders affect all individuals regardless of their ethnicity, culture, or race. Anyone...