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Tips for Staying Sober During the Holidays
The American Psychological Association reports that 89% of adults feel stressed by at least one aspect of the holiday season, whether it’s financial concerns, family-related tensions, or feeling like their culture or traditions are overlooked. And if you’re in recovery, navigating the holidays means addressing one more (big) factor on top of these stressors. Yet,…
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How to Navigate Differing Opinions
When the weather turns crisp and you can finally break out your teacups and scarves, you know the season has arrived. No, we’re not talking about fall — we’re talking about election season, which rolls around every November. If you’re feeling a sense of déjà vu from the last cycle, you’re not alone. In that…
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How Chemical Imbalances Affect Mental Health
A chemical imbalance in the brain is a concept that is often used to describe the cause or factors influencing mental health disorders. Today, many people are wondering, Is depression a chemical imbalance? Is anxiety a chemical imbalance? The truth is that a chemical imbalance in the brain is only one piece of the puzzle…
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Eating Disorders: A dangerous — even deadly — mental health issue
It is estimated that 9% of the U.S. population, or 28.8 million Americans, will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. National Eating Disorders Association The Facts on Eating Disorders An eating disorder is any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits. This pattern of eating leads to disruption…
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Does Childhood Trauma Cause Intimacy Issues?
For better or worse, our earliest relationships and experiences play an integral role in who we become as adults. Children are resilient and can learn to survive in even the worst situations, but early childhood experiences, especially traumatic ones, can have a lasting impact on who we are as individuals and how we relate to…
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The Importance of Addressing Women’s Intimacy Issues
While rom-coms and Hallmark movies are welcome slices of rosy escapism from time to time, it doesn’t take long to realize how the storylines conveniently gloss over the complexities and potential intimacy issues involved with being in a healthy relationship.
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