Thanks to DrugRehab.com, a website and resource dedicated to promoting a lifestyle of recovery, they provided an informational article to share with my readers. Even if your life hasn’t been destroyed by drugs and alcohol, eliminating or reducing, your substance use can only benefit your life. This article details the benefits of remaining sober, especially […]
A Beginner’s Guide To Mindfulness
Mindfulness has been a popular buzzword in wellness circles even though it’s a practice that has been used for hundreds of years. Various cultures around the world embraced mindfulness techniques to deal with everyday difficulties and to help honor religious beliefs. Using a definition from “The Mindfulness Solution”, by Ronald Siegel, M.D., mindfulness helps us […]
What Do We Miss When We Stop Listening?
Lately, I’ve been hooked on a new series on Netflix called “13 Reasons Why.” The story is told from the point of view of a teenage girl who dies by suicide. 13 Reasons Why features flashbacks from her past year in high school and all the hardships she faced prior to her death. This show […]
PTSD: What Happens When We’re Triggered
This post contains affiliate links and book recommendations based on this topic. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health disorder that afflicts about 24 million Americans at any given time (National Institute of Health). Post-traumatic stress occurs, in short, when traumatic events are re-experienced due to external triggers, nightmares and/or reoccurring thoughts. Due to the […]
20 Journal Prompts For Anger And Anxiety
This post contains an Amazon affiliate link. Regardless of your source of angst, writing is a safe and healthy way to process our emotions. Last week’s post focused on ways to diffuse anger and I mentioned the importance of editing what we write. These journal prompts can help you specifically with feelings of anger and […]
5 Elements Of A Healthy Relationship
As a therapist for survivors of domestic violence, I think this issue deserves “awareness” for more than one month. Nevertheless, I wanted to share some information in today’s post about what HEALTHY relationships look like. When I’m working with a survivor it’s not always appropriate to rehash the unhealthy relationship traits they have seen. In […]
