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Neurodegenerative Diseases And Their Effects on Life

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that progresses over time, similar to that of Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. These diseases typically target the neurons in the brain and spinal cord regions. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease in common culture. As seen here, Sandra Bullock’s long-time partner recently passed after […]

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Living with Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder, Evidence-based therapy, Recovery, Self-care, Substance Use, Therapy, Trauma, Wellness

Bipolar disorders have long been thought to be something you cannot recover from. With new forms of medications and a renewed focus on mental health therapy this is no longer the case. Especially when someone is committed to recovery despite the challenges that arise in life or fluctuations in symptom severity. How Can Psychiatric Medications

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Individual Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Adolescent Trauma, Anger, Awareness, Depression, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Grief and Loss, Mental Health Recovery, Mood Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Private Pay, Substance Use, Superbills, Therapy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wellness

Individual Therapy Individual therapy is gaining popularity as it can target a wide array of challenges someone experiences in life. Most therapy is confidential unless certain statutory limitations are met that would require mandatory reporting. Another way to buffer against the potential of someone reviewing your records it to private pay for services which eliminates

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Vicarious Trauma

Awareness, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Mental Health Recovery, Recovery, Therapy, Vicarious Trauma, Wellness

What Is Vicarious Trauma? Vicarious trauma occurs when a person experiences trauma without directly witnessing the traumatic event. This can be through the large amounts of trauma on social media, reading about the ongoing war in Ukraine, or hearing about school shootings. Also, having a job that is closely tied to traumatic experiences can create

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Avoidance, Escape, and Control

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Awareness, Evidence-based therapy, Mental Health Recovery, Recovery, Substance Use, Therapy, Wellness

Avoidance, Escape, and Control Human beings are creatures of habit. Sometimes these habits do not always serve us in the best way. Avoidance, escape, and control, when used in small amounts, do not harm our lives. However, if they are used in large quantities these thought and behavioral patterns can be disastrous. What Is Avoidance?

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Personal Finances and Stress

Awareness, Personal Finances, Stress, Therapy, Wellness

Are you stressed about the economy? Most people have felt the crunch of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to their highest point in decades. We begin to feel the stress on our wallets as these rate hikes trickle through our economy. The news headlines paint a rough picture with unemployment increasing and layoffs around

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Fireworks and Trauma Responses

Awareness, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma

Ever wonder why fireworks can trigger some military and emergency responders? Keep reading to learn why and how! How does evolution impact trauma responses? Our bodies have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. Back in the day when a member of our family group was attacked we needed to remember certain characteristics of our

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TBIs and Finance

Awareness, Recovery, Therapy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery, Wellness

Quick Review A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can impact multiple areas of the brain all at once or individually. Subsequently, a TBI can then impact how a person functions in the world in the various ways. Below are a few ways a TBI can impact an individual’s life: Fatigue can impact social relationships or ability

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Stressors and mental health symptoms can cause you to implode or explode

Awareness, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma, Wellness

Implode or explode? Most of us have heard of the Titan submarine that imploded near the Titanic wreckage. The submarine was crushed under the weight of the water at that depth Also Known As (AKA) ‘an implosion.’ Subsequently, those in the submarine tragically lost their lives. Humans, and manmade structures, can only handle so much

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Therapy versus Counseling

Recovery, Therapy, Wellness

Do I need therapy? Before we answer this, let’s delve define some topics! People often confuse counseling, therapy, and psychotherapy. The latter two being similar. Counseling can take place in a talk format and be used as support for someone. Therapy/psychotherapy (here-on-out referred to as ‘therapy’) on the other hand typically have specific targets associated

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