When you need a quick hit of inspiration, try one of these two exercises to refresh your outlook on life and get back into the groove. Change your story:What if you weren’t all of the things your brain has been telling you that you are? What if you could simply rewrite the story in yourRead More
Mental health and mental illness can be confusing topics to get an understanding of. When you are struggling with your own mental health, getting a grasp on what mental health is can be a struggle of its own. Loving and supporting someone with mental health struggles begs for a deeper understanding. Millions of people struggleRead More
Self-care takes place in mind, body, and spirit. Your self-care program should include practices in all three areas. Take care of your mind: Your mind is the way that you connect to the world. Your ability to think, to feel, to act, to behave, to have an opinion, to make a judgment, all comes fromRead More
*Trigger Warning*This blog will discuss suicide.If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide,please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline:1-800-273-8255 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regularly analyzes health trends throughout the country, including suicide. A 2016 report revealed startling numbers indicating that suicide has grown in America consistently. Looking at the growth ofRead More
Recovery is about learning to recognize your emotions. Living in fear of emotions, coping with emotional fear by abusing drugs, alcohol, food, sex, gambling, and other self-defeating behaviors disconnects you from your emotions. You have to learn all over again how to realize you are sad, happy, missing someone, resentful toward someone, scared, angry, andRead More
There are many signs of depression we overlook. Depression isn’t always experienced all at once as the deep, dark, solemn feeling that many experience. Every day signs and symptoms could be indicators of depression. Depression does not always come from the same source. Hormones, chemical imbalances, trauma, substance abuse, loss, grief, and even tragedy inRead More
We learn what is acceptable and what is not acceptable behavior in regards to our emotions. Everyone is entitled to speaking up for themselves and standing up for themselves. Somewhere along the story of our lives, however, we learn a different lesson. We learn that our feelings don’t matter. We learn that when our feelingsRead More
We did the therapy. We went to treatment. We cried, we journaled, we processed, we analyzed, we healed. Why is it, then, that sometimes a new life event brings up the trauma of old life events? Loss can be found anywhere in anything. If some part of our loss has not been resolved, we mightRead More
Your home environment can feel more imprisoning than comforting when you are struggling with depression. Could your home be more depression-friendly? You can use these tips for creating an environment that supports your recovery while honoring where you are in this moment. It’s going to get better, one day at a time. Get Green ScientificRead More
Florida is familiar with the long process of preparing for, dealing with, coping with, and rebuilding after, a natural disaster. A center for hurricanes, Floridians know well the routine of watching for a storm, tracking its development, then preparing for landfall. When a hurricane strikes, there is never a guarantee of the damage it willRead More