Anger can bubble up any time for any reason. It can come out of nowhere but it also has a place deep inside that shifts emotions into high gear. Once a person has greater self-awareness of their emotions, they are less likely to turn their anger towards someone and, instead, show greater compassion. LearningRead More
The town of Parkland, Florida, was changed forever on February 14th, 2018 when a student opened fire on the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Seventeen casualties were totalled, with many other injuries, both physical and mental. Florida has a law called the Baker Act, which places people who are a risk to themselvesRead More
Many a piece of literature written in social commentary focuses on the global obsession with happiness and the distractions being happy causes us. Happiness feels good. Happiness is better for us. However, happiness which comes at the expense of all of our other normal, regular, human emotions and feelings, is not authentic happiness. Happiness isRead More
Ecstasy, MDMA, Molly- the drug comes by many different names. One name given to the chemical compound is more of a label or status. The Food and Drug Administration gave MDMA “breakthrough status”, a landmark decision on the half of the FDA when it comes to mind altering, potentially addictive drugs. Mental illness is aRead More
Addiction recovery is a difficult place to be for some people, but it is even more challenging when those milestones pop up. They happen to everyone but the right tools help people navigate them more effectively. In spite of triggers and cravings, a person can still find hope to deal with recovery milestones and findRead More
On April 20th, 2018, it was officially reported that Tim Bergling better known as international electronic dance music producer Avicii had died. As is typically the case with celebrity passings, there was immediate speculation. After becoming an international celebrity at a very young age, fame and touring took a toll on Bergling. In 2016, heRead More
Floridians get used to the drill. Every summer they go out and buy all the supplies they need to be prepared for a hurricane which might make landfall, or worse, a season which includes multiple landfall hurricanes. In one of our previous posts, we discussed the effects a hurricane can have on mental health includingRead More
Actress Millie Bobby Brown has taken the world by storm since her big breakthrough as the now beloved character of Eleven on Netflix’s Stranger Things. Becoming somewhat of a phenomenon, the world hangs and Millie’s every move. Recently, Millie Bobby Brown took to Instagram to discuss a topic not common among young women in theirRead More
As summer approaches as do the summer storms which hit Floridians on a nearly daily basis. Winter is the primetime in Florida with hardly a cloud in the warm, humid sky. From spring to fall, the state lives up to its tropical nature. From June 1 to November 30th, the state of Florida is officiallyRead More
Trauma is, among many things, a teacher. Through trauma, we learn many lessons about ourselves, the world, and our place in the world. Some of those lessons are positive. Trauma can show us our strength, even when we don’t feel strong and our endurance even when we feel like giving up. Trauma can bring peopleRead More