Reading Time: 4 MinutesIt is easy to say that 2020 was one of the most difficult years for many individuals worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic took 5.7 million lives worldwide, rattled economies, caused 114 million people to lose their jobs, and pushed many people to their breaking point, resulting in broken relationships, domestic abuse, severe mental health disorders, addiction, […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesIt all seemed like such a fun time, you met a few friends at a local bar to watch a March Madness game and only had a few drinks, right? You feel good and decide to head back home. That’s when it hits you and you hear the sirens behind you and your heart starts […]
Reading Time: 3 Minutes“As mental health awareness improves, there comes a troubling trend of young people diagnosing themselves with a mental illness, which can be a mood, personality, or anxiety disorder, but can also range to disabilities like autism or Tourette’s. And while some may relish finally being able to relate to feelings that they’re having, others might […]
Reading Time: 3 MinutesLanguage matters, especially when it comes time to mental health and addiction. Fortunately, how we view mental health and addiction has improved dramatically over the past few decades, and even in recent years, we still have a long way to go. For example, many generations have grown up in a society where stigmatizing words such […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesChildren are more tuned in with their surroundings and are much brighter than we, as adults, give them credit for. Often parents, guardians, and educators stray away from talking to children about mental health because we may think and feel they do not understand the subject, or by talking about mental health, we may increase […]
Reading Time: 3 MinutesAn eating disorder is a psychological disorder that presents through an abnormal obsession with food, calories, weight, body image, and exercise. An individual’s preoccupation with these things interferes with daily life and relationships and is harmful to both the body and the mind. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, defines the […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesIn the 1970s, U.S. President, Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs campaign. Nixon’s severe consequences for illegal and deadly drugs like heroin and crack cocaine crippled the black community in the 1970s and created stereotypes and harsh jail sentences for Black people. For example, the 1986 Anti Drug Abuse Act “created a 100 to […]
Reading Time: 3 Minutes“Being a black man in America means being my brother’s keeper. Being a black man in America means being my brother’s keeper while keeping a distance from my brother because I don’t trust him further than I can see him. It’s believing the cops don’t care about you. It’s learning how not to doubt yourself […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesSome of the biggest sports games, the Superbowl and March Madness, are rapidly approaching, and even if you are not a sports fan, there are so many other festivities that are focused around these games. Office draft brackets, the Super Bowl Halftime show and parties, and let’s not forget, the infamous Super Bowl commercials are […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesCommitting to addiction treatment is a challenging, humbling, and commendable process that affects the individual with the substance use disorder, but it also affects their family members. Each family member who experiences their loved one struggling with addiction often endures many painful emotions, such as hopelessness in response to substance abuse. Family members may feel […]
