Mental Health

When it comes to how mental illness affects the family, the psychology journal Social Work in Public Health gives an apt analogy. It states that “It is helpful to think of the family system as a [...]

What would happen if you decided to put a diesel into a gasoline vehicle? It might work for a while, but eventually, it will break. In fact, if you know anything about cars, it’s not only [...]

The concept of anxiety has become much more prevalent in today’s social conversation. With the social media boom and the much more liberal acceptance of emotional expression, it makes [...]

Mental Health Awareness Month, celebrated every May, is a nationally recognized month that aims to draw awareness to different mental illnesses and disorders. National Mental Health Awareness [...]

There is a responsibility statement in the world of 12-Step recovery that states, “When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of [recovery] always to be there. And for that: I [...]

One of the few people to be directly mentioned in the primary text of the 12-Step program Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was William James. James, who is often considered one of the forefathers of [...]

It can be hard to understand what it feels like to be struggling with active addiction unless you have been through it yourself. The emotional mindset of someone struggling with alcohol or [...]

The history of treating mental health is a rather sordid and disturbing one. For example, less than 100 years ago, it was considered reasonable to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD) with electric [...]

There is a basic human desire to have a comfortable place where we can go and feel safe, which makes sense. Going back to our ancestors, they needed a space where they were safe from predators [...]