The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration defines September as National Recovery Month, a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community and the dedication of service providers and community members across the nation who make recovery […]
Mental Distress and Substance Disorders: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has designated September as National Recovery Month to celebrate the people who are in recovery, while increasing awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders. This is no easy task and I applaud you if you are in recovery. Twelve-step […]
G.L.O.W. stands for gifts, lessons, opportunities and wisdom. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day is celebrated on June 27th. However, I don’t include the word ‘disorder’ when I talk about Post Traumatic Stress. It is not a disorder to experience stress after trauma. In fact, I’d be more worried about you if you were […]
As trained mental health professionals and clinicians, we’re supposed to understand the importance of reflection, consider our biases, be open to another’s perspective, and, perhaps most importantly, listen. But when it comes to opening up to ideas or information that challenge your worldview or how you conduct your business, on the whole, you’re doing a pretty poor […]
