• The Dangers of Improper Coping Skills for Mental Health

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    Substance use is at an all-time high for Americans, and nowadays, nearly everyone knows someone who’s struggling with a substance use disorder or addiction. Even [...]

  • Natural Remedies and Habits to Improve Mental Health

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    A quick internet search for mental health wellness tips will generate millions of tips, many of which will recommend seeking out professional help with the [...]

  • Recognizing the Signs of Bipolar Disorder

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    If you’ve noticed an unpredictable pattern of high and low moods in your life that seems abnormal compared to your friends and family’s experiences, you [...]

  • How Nutrition Can Positively or Negatively Affect Your Mental Health

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    What recovery practices come to mind when you see or hear the phrase, “mental health”? Maybe you think of traditional modalities like counseling and behavioral [...]

  • Top 4 Tips to Help You Be More Confident in Social Situations

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    Anxiety is a normal mental response to many unfamiliar social situations, such as attending a party by yourself, your first day at a new job, [...]

  • 5 Tips for Living with Bipolar Disorder

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    Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by recurring and often frequent episodes of intense highs (manic episodes) and intense lows (depressive episodes). Someone [...]

  • Understanding the Difference Between Mood Swings and Bipolar Disorders

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    Emotion is part of the human experience. It’s one of the things that makes life meaningful, but it can also make life challenging. If extreme [...]

  • What You Need to Know About Each Type of Bipolar Disorder

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    We have days when it feels like our mood is endlessly shifting. Maybe we’ll wake up annoyed and tired because we went to bed so [...]

  • Addressing Your Habits to Rejuvenate Your Mind

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    From year to year, our mental health can fluctuate greatly based on the occurrences of our daily lives. Work, school and home all play a [...]

  • A Lonely Person’s Guide to Fostering Joy This Holiday Season

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    Even the most joyful holiday can be tinged with sadness, and even in a crowd of people, you can still feel entirely alone.  Sometimes the [...]

  • How to Set Goals for the New Year While in Recovery

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    Setting goals in recovery is one of the best ways to keep yourself motivated and inspired on your journey to healing and overall wellness. Recovery [...]

  • Mood Disorders and the Holidays: Causes and Care

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    It’s natural to experience some level of stress, anxiety and even sadness around the holiday season. This Thanksgiving-through-January period is one of the busiest times [...]