If you have not been personally impacted by substance abuse or alcoholism, then my guess is you know someone who has. It becomes even more challenging if a dual diagnosis (substance abuse and mental illness) is involved. You want to help the person yet may be more likely to enable their behavior because their mental ...
You might be looking for a therapist or other mental health professional. Perhaps you don't know which kind you want, or understand all those letters after everyone's name. How do you know who can meet your needs? Each of these professionals is qualified to work with a variety of clients. They each have specific areas ...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The goal is to remove the stigma of mental illness, provide support, education, and advocacy for those who are affected. Only by having open conversations about mental illness and showing compassion for those who struggle can we support these individuals. NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) is a wonderful ...
There are many different signs of improving mental health. The way to improve can be done in many different ways. You can process your struggles with a therapist, use different modalities of therapy such as CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), mindfulness, meditation and other tools. They are all designed to decrease your suffering and help you ...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month so I thought it might be helpful to share some nuggets of wisdom. These are topics that we tend to talk about over and over. They include common relationship dynamics and behaviors that tend to be human nature. When I talk about these nuggets they seem so simple. Yet ...
Would you be surprised if one of the best things you can do for your health and happiness may actually be the company you keep? I just read a great article in the New York Times about the impact of positive people. It really made me appreciate the ways in which the people in my ...
Suicide prevention month is in September, so it seems like I should write something about it. Nothing strikes a greater fear than thinking someone you love might consider suicide, attempt it, or worst of all, complete it. Some people plan theirs over a long time and give clues along the way, others do it impulsively ...
It is hard to ignore all that is going on with mental health in our community and world as we watch elite athletes struggle (Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Michael Phelps, Serena Williams to name a few). While most people feel empathy and compassion for these athletes, there are still some who push back and call ...
It seems like conspiracy theories have been spreading like wildflowers since the beginning of COVID. My guess is that they have always been around, yet social media helps them to spread quicker than any other medium. It can be very difficult to understand why intelligent people seem to buy into them. The information from this ...
Pandemic Monotony Are you tired of this whole pandemic? If so, you are not alone. I don’t think anyone expected it to last this long. Realistically, we don’t know when it will end either. Many people are noting increasing anxiety and depression. That being said, it is important for you to take time off and ...
