Recovering from addiction requires a great deal of inner work. It is a lifelong process and not merely a matter of stopping the problematic behavior
“I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless, and they
People-pleasing, known as sociotropy in the field of psychology, is defined by the APA as, “the tendency to place an inordinate value on relationships over
“A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her, and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” ― Melody
“Empowering action is the antidote to these horrific, overwhelming emotions (of climate change)” – Lise van Susteren We are all familiar with the potential impacts
“A lot of things that mental health professionals try to exterminate and fix have their origins as solutions to very complex problems.” ~ Bessel van
Experiencing crisis goes hand in hand with being human. An existential crisis is defined as, “a psychological episode in which a person questions the meaning of their life and of existence itself.”
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and the New Year’s blues affect many people each year. An estimated 10 million [1] Americans are affected by Seasonal Affective
Holidays are meant to be a happy, festive time of merriness and cheer, and they often are for the most part. However, they also bring
We are presently in the best position we have ever been in to deal with the terrorism of addiction because we know more about this
Self-harm is defined by the World Health Organization as “an act with non-fatal outcome, in which an individual deliberately initiates a non-habitual behaviour that, without
Why are we social distancing? Although lockdown measures have been lifted in some states, restrictions remain in place across the country. As we know, the
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