Football Player Brandon Brooks Comes Out About His Anxiety
There is still a stigma towards anxiety. People can be ashamed to talk about having anxiety because they may find it a sign of weakness or feel like people will find this too common a [...]
Ten Miles One Way: A Book of Young Love and Bipolar Disorder
Fiction books can be a great way to learn about something going on today that you did not know about such as mental illness. Bipolar disorder is when you have your manic highs and your [...]
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
When kids suffer from trauma that came from their parents at a young age, placing them in a new home does not mean that their problems are over but that new ones are beginning. Children [...]
You Should try Yoga in Recovery – Here’s Why
Yoga is one of the most popular and widespread fitness movements in the U.S. today, and there’s no surprise why. Whether people try it to lose weight, become more flexible or embrace their inner zen, [...]
How to Deal With the Winter Blues
Winter has a reputation for bringing out the grouchiest and meanest sides of people. With the days growing shorter and short and the winds colder and colder, it’s not uncommon for people to feel a [...]
What to do When Family Holds Grudges
Our family, while they normally support us and love us unconditionally, can be as equally toxic as any negative friend or former friend. When a person struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, it’s unfortunately very [...]
How to Stay Positive When You’re Newly Sober
The first few days when you leave treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol can be an incredibly uplifting experience, but many people find that those days fade into weeks or even months of anxiety, [...]
Recovery is a Marathon: Don’t Forget to Breathe
As effective as treatment for drug or alcohol addiction has become in more recent years, there is still no absolute cure for addiction. A large portion of people who struggle with addiction will relapse, some [...]
Why you Should Add Fitness to Your Routine in Recovery
When you’re in treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol, you’re probably going to hear a lot about the importance of developing good habits and staying healthy. One thing that is commonly suggested is that [...]
Six Tips for Being Kind to Yourself
Many people find that they are their own worst critic, and while being mindful of your flaws or your mistakes is important, we tend to come down on ourselves extremely hard, more than we would [...]