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Addiction: The Reward, Tolerance and Dependence Cycle

The addictive behavior of drinking, having sexual experiences or excessive purchasing will all become normal or numbing at some point. As one spends more time in the addictive behavior or with the addictive substance, the more thoroughly integrated the problem becomes in someone’s life.

Anxiety Addressed

Anxiety is not inherently evil, and you are not wrong or bad because you experience anxiety. Like stress, anxiety can be used proactively to avoid situations or problems in life.

Can kids have mental health concerns? Yes.

SAMHSA has declared this upcoming Monday, May 6, 2019 as Pediatric Mental Health Awareness Day.

What is codependency and how to stop it

Looking to eliminate codependency will take mindful attention to intentions and honoring of self.

Depression Discussion

People who are experiencing depression are experiencing it for a reason and it is valid.

Can I divorce proof my marriage (or intimate relationship)?

Taking the opportunity to invest in your most important relationships will make them more important. When relationships become crucial to your daily living, you will protect them more intently in intense or threatening situations.

Healing from Infidelity

Repairing a relationship starts with “I am sorry that I ____” and “I can start to see some of the ways that I hurt you (and our family) by my action(s)”.

Marriage/Premarital Counseling: 6 Reasons to Consider Premarital counseling

Here are 6 reasons to consider working on your relationship before you get married.

Men’s Issues: I’m a man, how do I know if I have “men’s issues”?

Counseling will address your personal, immediate needs and look into how the problems came to be problems so that you can navigate your future.

Spirituality as Part of Counseling

The practice of integrating yourself with your spiritual beliefs can create a renewed sense of purposefulness and meaning while you may still be in a problem. With spirituality as a piece of counseling, the problem you are experiencing serves a purpose beyond the content of the problem

How do I know if I need counseling? 4 Things to consider before starting counseling

Before you jump into counseling, here are four considerations.

Managing Stress: 4 Ways to use stress to your advantage

Your experience of stress is because of chemicals in your brain called adrenaline and cortisol. These chemicals help you focus to accomplish whatever you need to. In the case of deadlines or completing work promptly, stress helps us work hard and/or focus at the moment to overcome the challenge ahead. If we do not use the stress that our body creates for us to use, fatigue, worry, sadness, and fear come swiftly. So the key to managing stress is to use stress to your advantage.

Exploring your Racial Identity

Exploring what your race means to you can help you feel more connected to yourself and others. Instead of being ashamed, there could be meaning. Instead of feeling condemned, you could feel a sense of rich (which can include pain with insights) history of who you are.

Self-Harm: Why does self-harming feel helpful? (and 3 reasons why self-harm does not help)

Self-harm can be an attempt to manifest the need that is already there. Being so depressed that your view of yourself is so low that hurting yourself is not an insult to yourself is enough reason to get help; adding a cut or burn to your body does not heighten your need for help.