THE HAPPINESS OF EATING WELL
America is suffering a decades-long health crisis that is steadily killing us, and in cruel ways we have never seen before.
Obesity rates in the United States are among the highest in...
LIVING BEYOND: LIVING OUT OUR RESOLUTIONS
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Each year we begin the New Year with a desire to renew, rejuvenate...
IT’S NOT “ALL” IN YOUR HEAD – INSIGHTS INTO YOUR “OTHER” BRAIN
It’s a new year and for many that can mean resolutions. There are varying degrees of resolutions, yet all are intended for their own unique desired outcomes. For example, some people...
LOOKING INTO THE FACE OF FEAR
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” ~ H. P. Lovecraft
Many times challenges emerge not from...
Emotional Trauma
There have been many articles written on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and trauma which involve symptoms associated with events such as rape, violence and murder, but rarely do we hear...
THE SILENT CANCER
THE SILENT CANCER:There is an epidemic not only in this country, but throughout the world that no one wants to talk about. In fact, most people act as though it never...
The Truth About Addiction Treatment
Addiction is a chronic, incurable, life-threatening illness that can be managed. We have learned more on the subject of addiction in the last thirty-years than all prior accumulative knowledge. We now...
WHAM! USING WHOLE HEALTH ACTION MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS
Over 60 years ago, Dr. Brock Chisholm, a psychiatrist and the first Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said “Without mental health there can be no true physical health.” It’s...
DUAL RECOVERY ADDICTION AND RELATED PERSONALITY/MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
Many chemically dependent people are also suffering from coexisting personality and mental health disorders. These coexisting disorders are serious because if they are not properly treated they can lead to a...
Dopamine – The Single Most Important Word You’ve Never Heard Of
Imagine for a moment what it would be like feeling as though you can never get enough. Have you ever been there? A place where no matter what you do or...
