April 16.2024 Understanding OCD While someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder may be excessively organized or hate germs, these are merely small, external manifestations of a complex, multifaceted mental health condition that interferes in many ways with the daily lives of those who suffer from it. Whether you have OCD, know someone with OCD, or simply want to know more about it, it’s important to realize that there is much more to this disorder than many people realize.
March 12.2024 What is Neurodiversity? While there are disadvantages that come with neurological differences, there are also unique strengths, talents, and viewpoints that neurodiverse individuals bring to the world around them.
February 22.2024 What Are Glimmers? Triggers are a common term discussed in recovery. Whether you’re recovering from addiction, mental illness, or the effects of trauma, a key aspect of recovery is understanding, recognizing, and avoiding triggers. But have you ever heard of glimmers?
January 25.2024 The Shame Game: Why Won’t Mental Health’s Stigma Go Away? We’ve made great strides in understanding mental health and how we can help ourselves or those we love. However despite much positive change and huge leaps in scientific understanding, mental health is still bound up in stigma. As we explore shame’s relationship to this, let’s also learn how to reduce the stigma of mental health.
November 29.2023 What is Mental Health Stabilization? If you are struggling to find balance or are experiencing a mental health crisis and need addiction treatment, you have some great options for healing, such as starting your recovery journey with mental health stabilization.
October 12.2023 Understanding Personality Disorders Personality disorders most often begin in adolescence and continue through adulthood. Although personality disorders affect both men and women, some genders are more prone to specific types. The DSM-5 has identified 10 types of personality disorders that are grouped into three categories.
