2020 was a challenging year, and now that the year is over, it might feel like everything is new. However, the beginning of this year...

Dealing with Substance Abuse is incredibly difficult, and if someone you care about is struggling, it can be hard to know the right...

Substance Abuse is very difficult, and it can be hard to know where to start on your road to recovery. There are many options for...

Diversity in the workplace leads to increased creativity. People with different backgrounds tend to have different experiences and thus...

This is the first installment of a three-part series on substance abuse. Substance Abuse can take shape in many forms, whether it be...

What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is any behavior where the purpose of which is to gain power and control over a spouse,...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, you may have seen an increase in the number of plants in your friend’s video backgrounds, or even...

With the approaching annual phenomenon of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, the concept of “retail therapy” becomes more and more...

With the seemingly endless barrage of news and global shifts that 2020 has brought, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by everything...

As we get closer to the winter months, it can become difficult to cope with the stress of everyday life. If you get a case of the annual...

The way I like to look at both active addiction and recovery is by examining five essential elements or “the five card draw”. These cards...

What's a trigger warning? A trigger warning, sometimes also known as a content warning, is a statement or disclaimer before a potentially...

H.A.L.T. is a tried and true acronym that stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired. It is commonly used in 12 step circles as a...

Anyone can develop an addiction due to a myriad of biological, psychological, or social reasons.

Addiction is the only disease that will try to convince you that you don’t have it. Let me explain.

Parenting is a difficult job no matter what, but parents coping with a mental illness can amplify daily life issues.

The words ‘codependent relationship’ might bring to mind a clingy person who simply doesn’t want to be alone. But codependency is so much...

There was a little boy with his grandfather who went out kite flying. While the little boy flew the kite the grandfather read nearby...

The feeling of pleasure is how a healthy brain identifies and encourages healthy behavior, such as socializing with loved ones. Our...

In the United States, 46.4% of all adults will experience a mental illness at some point in their lifetime. That is almost half of the...