5 Ways that Grief Affects Your Mental Health
The death of a loved one is one of the most painful and challenging experiences we have to go through on this earth. As [...]
A Quick Look Into the 6 Different Trauma Disorders
Trauma affects everyone differently. For some people, trauma can impact them in a way that results in the development of a mental health condition. [...]
National Recovery Month: Sara Ritchie’s Recovery Journey
September is National Recovery Month. Established by SAMHSA in 1989, this observance promotes and supports new evidence-based substance use treatment practices, the community of [...]
A Closer Look at Men’s Trauma and Mental Health
“Get over it. Suck it up. You’re fine. Man up.” Though mental health awareness is currently at an all-time high in the United States, [...]
Top 4 Benefits of Breathing Techniques in Recovery
Breathing is an unconscious habit, one that our bodies do on autopilot because it’s part of our survival system, but did you know you [...]
How Getting Enough Sleep Can Change Your Life
Have you ever felt “off” only to realize you didn’t get a good night’s sleep the night before (or the night before that)? Maybe you [...]
What Does PTSD Look Like?
Anyone who experiences a traumatic event can potentially develop post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. PTSD manifests itself in different ways in the different people [...]
How Does Childhood Trauma Affect Adulthood?
It's a fact of life that our childhood experiences shape who we are as adults. The language we learned, the neighborhood we lived in, [...]
5 Ways to Support Your LGBTQ+ Loved One
People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) are at higher risk of substance use disorder than their heterosexual, cisgender counterparts. Studies [...]
Why Prioritizing Mental Health in Addiction Recovery Matters
Mental health and addiction recovery have long been used in the same conversations due to the nature of both conditions often being connected. Many people [...]