Living Beyond – Let 2020 Be The Year Of Compassion
The field of mental health encourages compassion, but do you really know and fully understand what it is to be compassionate. There is often confusion around the word compassion...
AMERICA’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND TEENS – SAVE A LIFE
Almost every day we hear about deaths caused by overdoses of opiates or opioid. (The word opioid include opiates.) The statistics for the general population are increasingly alarming as...
A DAY IN THE LIFE: ANXIETY
Sometimes, it’s counting the minutes until you can leave. Sometimes, it’s a nervous tick that helps to maintain your calm. Sometimes, it’s a pressure on your chest that manifests...
WHAT IS THE KEY TO FAMILY RECOVERY? INFORMATION,TRANSFORMATION, AND SUPPORT!
Anyone who has been in recovery knows that sustaining The Miracle of Recovery often carries with it a tremendous amount of work, sweat and tears. And to get to...
COLLEGE MENTAL HEALTH: A CHECKLIST FOR PARENTS
Be sure to learn more about what resources are available at your child’s college or university to help support their mental health
Approximately four million students...
THE AMBASSADORS OF DREAM GLIDING
“Study the past if you would define the future.”~ Confucius
Over the decades, a framework of theories and humanitarian philosophies have been...
CHRONIC PAIN- THE UNINVITED GUEST
When Carmen first contacted me about what happened to her son, she thought it was too late. Her voice cracked over the phone and I could hardly hear her...
TEMPLE OF THE NINE: PART II
The suicide deaths of Chester Bennington, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, and Michael Hutchence were discussed in the November, 2018 issue of The Sober World. In an article titled “The...
IS UNTREATED MENTAL ILLNESS HURTING YOUR BOTTOM LINE?
Depression, anxiety, and substance use may not seem like things that an employer should concern themselves with, but the reality is that mental health can have a critical impact...
CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE
Many people live their lives in a state of predictable boredom. There is little spontaneity, little excitement, and little reward. Nothing changes. Everything remains the same. The common complaint of the...
