Category: Therapeutic Blogs
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Healthy Relationships Are The Key To Most Therapeutic Needs
When it comes to healing from mental and emotional struggles, many people often focus on individual therapy and medical treatments. While these are certainly important for recovery, healthy relationships with family and friends play an integral role. Human beings are social creatures by nature. We thrive when we feel supported, understood and connected. Relationships with…
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Cannabis Is NOT Medicinal, Especially For Kids
With the legalization of cannabis in many areas, people all over the world are turning to cannabis as a way to relieve symptoms of pain, nausea, and anxiety. However, cannabis is not medicinal for kids. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 30.7% of 12th graders in 2022, had used marijuana in…
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Bipolar Disorder: Is It Drug Use or Bipolar?
Bipolar disorder is often mis-diagnosed. In the layman’s view, the behavior of a person showing bipolar behavior often resembles a person on some sort of street drug. Bipolar is the updated name for what was once called manic depression. It is a mood disorder that causes one to feel intense emotions that swing between deep…
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Why Is Inpatient Therapy So Effective?
The therapists that work in inpatient treatment programs are special people. This is a short conversation I had with one and would simply like to share. For privacy reasons, no names are shared. This person knows that she was being recorded. Rae: Why is it that we see kids make such great progress in a…
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Just Like You Know 911, Know 988
One of the most horrifying things that can happen in a family is death by suicide. Just like you know 911 for emergencies, you should know 988 for the emergency of suicide prevention. On 988lifeline.org, you’ll find several ways to get in touch with a suicide prevention counselor immediately. There are options to call, chat or…
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Support For Your Child: National Recovery Month
September is National Recovery Month, which has been held every September since 1989. According to SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration) website, this month is dedicated to celebrating the providers and communities who work with individuals and families to make recovery possible. Originally dedicated to addiction recovery, SAMHSA has since broadened the celebration to…
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Success For Your Child Within A Therapeutic Program
Offering hope to struggling adolescents and their families, when other options have failed. As a parent, one of the most difficult jobs you have is supporting your child through the difficulty of emotional regulation, navigating friendships and academic struggles. Not to mention, peer pressure and temptations to use illegal substances. Year after year, the evidence…
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Parent Guide: Supporting Your Child’s Gender Transition
Whether you agree with your child’s gender transition or not, how you as a parent handle this information is a critical time. Your child comes to you one day and says, “Hey, can I talk to you alone about something?” You of course agree, and feel worried about the troubling look that your son or…
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What Is Fentanyl: A Deadly Crisis Among Teens
America has a crisis in Fentanyl related deaths. In the year of 2022, an average of 22 teens died every week from drug overdoses, and the drug being primarily Fentanyl. This statistic doesn’t even include the adult statistics, of which are also very high. Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death in persons aged 18-45. What…
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Back To School Teen Mental Health
One of our biggest concerns as a society, especially over the past few years, is teen mental health. Now that it’s time to head back to school, these fears are compounded. Just about every parent of a teen, or any child really, worries about how he will fare when school starts again after a free…