Spirituality and Recovery
We are just weeks out since the Olympics were held. I’m always fascinated by the Olympics. In fact, for the few short weeks the games happen I’ll have it [...]
How to Treat Addiction
Addiction is a complex illness that does not discriminate. However, many people who would benefit from pursuing the goal of lifelong sobriety fail to seek treatment. Perhaps you have [...]
September is National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month was established in 1989 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). The purpose of National Recovery Month is to educate the public about mental [...]
Internet Addiction and How It Can Affect Your Child
Internet access went from somewhat of a luxury item to a must-have utility in only a few years. It’s so ubiquitous that many people now rely on the internet [...]
5 Reasons Art Therapy Can Help With Addiction
Whether you enjoy the simple pleasure of strolling through a gallery or you like to get hands-on and create it yourself, art can be relaxing and inspiring. Many people [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children
Autism spectrum disorder is an umbrella term referring to various neurological differences affecting communications, behavior, learning and interaction. Conditions that fall under the diagnosis of ASD include Asperger syndrome, [...]
Therapy for Teenage Depression
Emotional upheaval is a typical characteristic of puberty, but sometimes it can be challenging to tell the difference between everyday teenage angst and a more severe mental health issue [...]
Process and Behavioral Addictions
Detox from alcohol or opiate addiction is never fun, and avoiding relapse is rarely easy, but at least those in recovery have the option of permanently doing without the [...]
How Long Does It Take to Get Addicted to Cocaine?
Cocaine is notoriously addictive, but you may be wondering about its potential for abuse. Can you get addicted to cocaine after using it only a couple of times? The [...]
How to Break a Child’s Video Game Addiction
Concerns about technology addiction long predate the digital flat screen: it was 1977 when Marie Winn published the first edition of The Plug-In Drug: Television, Children, and the Family [...]
Becoming Addicted Later in Life
Addiction is a disease that can happen to anyone, regardless of their ethnicity, background, values, gender identity or age. The baby boom generation is one of the largest segments [...]
Postpartum Psychosis and Postpartum Depression
They don’t call it “labor” for nothing. Maybe the word should be applied not only to delivering a baby, but to the entire year-or-two of enduring pregnancy’s physical challenges [...]
