Archive for January 2020
The Real Dangers of Vaping
Vaping was originally presented as an alternative to smoking. Some even claimed that it was a way to help people stop smoking. You have likely heard and seen the ad campaigns that have opened eyes about manufacturers targeting children and adolescents with their vape products that have flavors of candies and sweets. But all of…
Read MoreVape-Free and Proud to Be
As much pressure as you may feel socially to vape, the health risks are a hundred times worse. Or even more, we are just now learning the effects that vaping has on our bodies. Nothing is worth the risk. So no matter what kind of pressure you perceive, make a promise to yourself to be…
Read MoreIs Vaping Worse Than Smoking?
Learn how vaping and smoking can cause mental health issues, five signs that your teen may be vaping, and how to help your teen quit.
Read MoreQuality of Life
When your mental health is beyond your own capabilities to manage, you can seek help before you hit rock bottom. It is a matter of choosing quality of life.
Read MoreWorking on Two Fronts
Dealing with mental health issues is difficult enough, but when you are also trying to maintain sobriety, it can feel like twice the work. When you have co-occurring disorders, such as depression and substance use, it might sometimes feel like you are fighting on two fronts. That is not a reason to give up the…
Read MoreWhat is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
One of the reasons people avoid getting help for mental health or substance use issues is because of the terminology. For some reason, that doesn’t stand in the way of us getting medical help, which has just as many strange terms. Okay, so perhaps it is the stigma, but one would have to agree that…
Read MoreThe Music of Your Life
Music has power over us that we often don’t even realize. So why not harness that power, and make music work for you and your recovery? Learn more.
Read MoreHow Will I Survive Being a Teenager?
As if being a teenager wasn’t hard enough. There is a school. And your family. There are your friends and those people who are not your friends. There is work, extra-curricular activities, and volunteer work, all to help you go to college. Don’t forget about the pressures to use substances, pornography, the pressure of social…
Read MoreTreatment with DBT
Acronyms and abbreviations are flying at you, and to be honest, flying past you at the speed of light. It’s not enough that you are just trying to keep your head above water. Now everyone that is trying to help you are using all of these letters, and you don’t know what they mean. But…
Read MoreChoose to Live or Choose to Thrive
When you have mental health issues, it feels like all you are doing is just trying to keep your head above water. But why stop there? You have come this far, why just choose to survive when you can choose to thrive instead? Survival Skills In treatment, you learned how to improve your life from…
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