Category: Mental Health
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Why Addiction is Hard to Overcome: How the Brain Changes
Addiction can be confusing and frustrating to watch. You may see someone promise to stop, face serious consequences, and still return to drinking or using. It can leave families asking the same question over and over: why is this so hard to overcome? The answer has a lot to do with the brain. Addiction is…
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How Does Dialectical Behavior Therapy Work in Addiction Treatment?
Intense emotions can be difficult to manage, especially when they build quickly and lead to impulsive choices or behaviors you later regret. For those in recovery, emotional triggers often play a direct role in cravings, relapse risk, and difficulty staying present during stressful moments. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed to help people build skills…
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A Beginner’s Guide to TMS Therapy for Depression
Living with depression is exhausting and frustrating, especially when symptoms linger despite therapy or medication. If you’re suffering from treatment-resistant depression and you’re looking for something that can offer meaningful relief, you are not alone. Many people reach this point and begin exploring alternative options like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), also called neuromodulation. TMS is…
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How to Help Someone With Mental Illness Who Doesn’t Want Help
In this blog post, we’ll discuss how to help someone who doesn’t want help, reasons why they might not want help yet, and how to navigate situations dealing with psychosis.
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Codependency: What’s It All About?
By Tian Dayton, Ph.D. The word codependency touched a nerve when it first plowed its way into our everyday vernacular. Initially, it grew out of the twelve-step term co-addict, which was a way of describing the spouse of the addict; however, as it didn’t tell the right story, it morphed into co-dependent. It was a…
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Coping With Anxiety: Ways to Calm Your Mind and Regain Control
While anxiety can be overwhelming, it doesn’t have to control your life. If you’re ready to feel more like yourself again, try these anxiety coping mechanisms.
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Why Co-Occurring Disorders Are Common & How to Treat Them
Learn why co-occurring disorders—addiction and mental health—are so common, how they interact, and why treating both is key to recovery.
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Inpatient, Outpatient, or IOP? How to Choose the Right Treatment
Selecting the right program depends on the level of care required and where you are in your recovery journey. Explore the most common treatment options here.
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The Role of Shame in Addiction
Shame and guilt are deeply intertwined in addiction, often acting as the emotional drivers that keep people stuck in a harmful cycle. Here, we define that cycle and give guidance on how to break it.
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5 Ways to Practice Self-Forgiveness in Recovery
Self-forgiveness is essential for healing and moving forward in recovery. Use this insight to learn how to practice it in your own journey.
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What is Emotional Dysregulation? Definition, Symptoms & Treatments
If you or a loved one experiences frequent mood changes or has trouble managing emotions, you may be dealing with emotional dysregulation. Here’s what that means and what you can do about it.
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Why Is January the Peak Month for Depression?
For those suffering from clinical depression, January can be an extremely troubling period of time. In fact, the third Monday of January is often cited as the most depressing day of the year, called “Blue Monday.” Family dysfunction or unresolved childhood trauma can play a big role in depression after the holidays. The holidays tend…