How to Help Someone With Drug Addiction
We all have our guilty pleasures. For some it’s using a drug to find a pleasant high. However, what do you do when someone you love slips from occasional use to addiction? It can become an ugly struggle quickly, negatively affecting relationships and health. When you love someone, it’s only natural to want to help. […]
How to Manage Fear and Anxiety during Coronavirus Pandemic
Guest blog post by Stephanie Gutzmer, Au.D., C-IAYT It’s hard right now. Your news feed is filled with information on coronavirus. It seems COVID19 is the only topic available online, on TV, and on radio. And with social distancing and quarantining becoming more of a global thing, it’s hard not to be in fear. So, how […]
Why Overcoming Addiction On Your Own Is Possible
Guest blog post by Jean M. Tschampa, PharmD, LCPC, CADC, C-IAYT, BCC I want to begin with something valuable: overcoming addiction is not impossible. Hard yes, but impossible, no. And overcoming addiction on your own is possible; however, there are some commonalities among those who have succeeded. Whatever road to recovery you choose, you have […]
The Power of Music: Johnny Cash Hurt Lyrics
Guest blog post by Myles Van Camp, MS Ever had a song touch you on a deep, emotional level? One of the songs that does it for me is Hurt by Johnny Cash. Hearing the lyrics and feeling the magnitude of what is conveys reaches out and momentarily stops me. That is the power of […]
Resilience
rəˈzilyəns/ noun 1. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. 2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. Resilience is that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever. Rather than letting failure overcome them and drain their […]