Helping Someone With Addiction And Their Recovery Process?
With over 20 million Americans dealing with addiction each year, you probably know someone in recovery. The support of the people in their life plays a crucial role in getting back on track. In other words, you can really help someone with their recovery process...
How to Still Enjoy Your Job When You’ve Got the Golden Handcuffs
There are plenty of potential pitfalls when it comes to the realm of work. Many folks have jobs solely for the salary or stock options. Others feel stymied when it comes to promotions and raises. Again, the variables are all over the place. For example, what do you do...
Meditation Tips For Calming Your Anxiety
There’s no one reason why people practice meditation. In addition, there is far more than one way to meditate. These two realities serve people with anxiety well. Firstly, it offers a self-help tactic that can ease the symptoms. Secondly, the wide range of meditative...
Can You Stop An Addiction To Porn?
The three most popular pornography websites report about 6 billion visits per month. That’s about 135,000 visits per minute — on just three sites. While “porn addiction” is not an official diagnosis, it is clearly a major concern. Consumers — many of them exposed to...
Keeping Anxiety At Bay When You Are Nervous For Retirement
Retirement is a confusing concept. We’re told it’s the goal. It’s the time when we finally get to kick back and live as we choose. However, generally speaking, people don’t retire until they are in the range of senior citizenship. That’s quite a paradox, huh? The...
3 Tips For Dealing With Empty Nest Depression
Parenthood can be quite a roller coaster ride. You may, at times, wish to have your life back. You’ll reminisce about the freedom you enjoyed before having kids. I wonder at times what exactly I did with the extra time I must have had before I had children. Then,...
What Is The Difference Between Working Long Hours And Being A Workaholic?
We live in a culture that lauds anyone who appears to have a strong work ethic. Meanwhile, workaholism is a real and common mental health condition. It may be part of another disorder but it can also be a stand-alone addiction. Meanwhile, in a tough economy, plenty of...
Substance Abuse And The Effect It Has On Families
When someone is struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD), it can be an agonizing personal battle. However, at the same time, it has the potential to affect so many others. For example, substance abuse impacts families in multiple ways. Rather than being a source...
Men vs. Women: Why Do They Handle Stress Differently?
Men and women are biologically different in so many ways. One aspect of this reality does not get as much attention as it warrants: Men and women handle stress differently. For example, women are more likely to report feeling stressed. This includes the reporting of...
How to Tell If You Are Going Through a Quarter-Life Crisis?
Thanks to pop culture, there’s a general consensus about how casual and fun life is in your 20s. It’s before the responsibilities — and aches and pains — set in. Or at least that’s what we’re made to think. In reality, all phases of life contain ups and downs. That’s...
When is it Appropriate to Introduce My Children to My New Dating Partner?
It’s no fun when you’re faced with a question that has no easy answers. Divorce is a painful experience. When children are involved, it almost always hits them the hardest. Therefore, attempting to predict their reaction to any related occurrence is a tricky...
6 Tips to Learn From the Past So You Don’t Repeat Relationship Mistakes
Develop Self-Awareness Be honest about your history. Were you close with your siblings? Did you sustain long friendships or move around from group to group? What about your dating history? Be bold enough to recognize whether or not you’ve been able to cultivate...
How to Spot Codependency in a Relationship
Sometimes, even the best intentions can be taken too far. This is the case with a codependent person. Think of someone with a good heart. Their default setting is to help others. If such a person enters into a relationship, this desire to help can become unhealthy. It...
Why is There Social Stigma Around Money and Emotional Struggles?
For a society so money-focused, it’s fascinating to witness all the stigmas related to finances. If someone gets a new job, it’s taboo to ask about their salary. When they move into a new home, no respectable person will inquire about the cost of the house. The list...
Balancing Your Life While Still Being Highly Valuable and Productive at Work
Our culture makes some challenging demands on us. For example, we’re expected to strive, grind, and succeed in whatever job or career we’re in. Somehow, at the same exact time, our “personal lives” should be rich, fulfilling, healthy, and brimming with close...
Is There A Difference Between Anxiety Attacks And Panic Attacks?
The short answer is “yes.” But it’s far more complicated than that. You see, anxiety is a diagnosable condition. One form of anxiety disorder is called “Panic Disorder.” All anxiety disorders can cause what is commonly called an anxiety attack but it’s really just a...
How to Set Healthy Boundaries in a Relationship
For many people, the word “boundaries” is not associated with a healthy, long-term romantic relationship. Why in the world would you need boundaries between yourself and someone you love? This is a fundamental misunderstanding of what boundary-setting entails. It’s...
Ways to Engage in Conflict in a Healthy Way
Conflict is inevitable. It’s almost always uncomfortable in the moment but frequently, conflict can be a valuable part of life. Whether or not you find value is incumbent on being open to learning and growing. You can engage in conflict in a healthy way. You can...
How Can ADHD Affect Relationships?
Truth be told, any individual trait or attribute will affect our relationships. Therefore, it only makes sense that if one or both partners are struggling with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), there will be impacts. ADHD is a neurodevelopment disorder...
Is a Quarter-Life Crisis a Real Thing?
The concept of “mid-life crisis” is not so much about the literal mid-way point of one’s life. You could be 60 years old when you struggle with the signs and symptoms. With that in mind, it only makes sense that a “quarter-life crisis” is a real thing, too. People in...
