Millions of people all across the world struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Common symptoms of this disorder include frightening flashbacks and nightmares, paranoia, agitation, anxiety, depression, and more, which obviously makes it hard to function in daily life for many… Read More ›
Category: Mental Health
Mental Health Tools
Mental health is something that should be worked on every day, but this can be difficult to do when it feels like all of life’s responsibilities – like school, parenting, career, bills and more – come tumbling on after us.… Read More ›
Getting Back to Nature and Recovery
We all feel better when we spend time in nature. Let’s explore how the great outdoors can help our mental health and recovery journey. In our contemporary lives, we are often inundated by technology and endless parades of emails, text… Read More ›
Signs of Depression
Here are a few common signs that it’s time to seek help for depression. We all feel depressed sometimes. In fact, it’s completely normal to feel downtrodden, sad, or just plain blue, at one point or another. Life has its… Read More ›
Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Anger in Recovery
We all struggle with anger and in recovery, many of our angry feelings can come to the surface. Here are some healthy coping mechanisms for difficult feelings. It’s completely normal to feel anger and rage sometimes. In fact, when we… Read More ›
Moving Past Emotional Numbness
It’s important to feel our feelings. But what happens when we don’t have any? This is a scary situation and here are a few tips for moving past numbness and into the realm of emotion. Our society is filled with… Read More ›
The Benefits of a Regular Yoga Practice
A regular yoga practice can improve our mental, physical, and emotional health. Lately, it seems as though there’s a yoga studio popping up on every corner. Yoga is an ancient practice for connecting the mind and the body and it’s… Read More ›
Feeling Your Feelings
It’s so important to allow ourselves to truly feel our feelings. Here are a few tips for accessing your emotions and why it’s so important to do so. When we start our recovery journeys, we’re often coming from a past… Read More ›
Body Image, Social Media, and Recovery
The media can have a negative impact on body image and self-confidence. Here are some ways to support yourself. The media in general, and social media, in particular, is overflowing with images of what society tells us we should look,… Read More ›
The Power of Journaling
A pen and paper are powerful tools for mental health. Journaling is easy, practically free, and anyone can do it. The best part is, the simple act of journaling carries an array of benefits for our minds. Journaling lets us… Read More ›