The Science of Addiction: The Link Between Your Brain and Substance Abuse
Your brain is swimming in chemicals. They are necessary, even critically important, for your brain and body to function properly. Yet,…
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What Is Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)? And What Are the Benefits?
You know it’s time. After everything you’ve been through, the moment has come to get professional help for your addiction. Yet,…
Trauma-Related Shame and Guilt: What Therapeutic Approaches Can Help You Cope?
The conversation about trauma has grown and expanded greatly just in the last decade. Now there are so many information…
Does EMDR Really Work for Trauma Symptoms? – 3 Major Benefits
It’s unfortunate that so many military personnel struggle with PTSD and trauma related to their service. At the same time,…
Is Addiction Keeping You from Building the Life You Want? – 3 Tips to Get Started
When you struggle with addiction, it’s hard to see how it impacts not just your life but the people around…
Self-Medication Consequences: A Word of Caution About Acting as Your Own Physician
Have you been practicing self-medication in order to cope? Do you think that it’s easier to reach for the can…
A Daily Struggle—Does Depression Ever Truly Go Away?
Coping with depression can be a daily struggle, even if it’s just getting out of bed in the morning. It…
What Depression Looks Like to Others: 6 Signs You Don’t “Have it Together”
Usually, when talking about depression, the emphasis is around creating awareness for those who have this mental health condition. However,…
More Than Poor Decision Making? – How Addiction Can Happen
Addiction is more than simply making a single poor decision. Nobody wakes up one day and decides that they are…
Debunking Common Misconceptions – Are Depression and Anxiety a Choice?
Hard to believe, yet many people have common misconceptions about mental illness. That is, they believe that people suffering from…
Understanding Addiction: How Your Brain Works When You’re “Hooked”
Do you remember the classic government public service advertisement that warned, “This is your brain on drugs!”, followed by an…
Consequences of Addiction: 5 Ways Compulsive Behavior Damages Relationships
When we think of addiction what often comes to mind is how our compulsive behavior affects us. This includes issues…