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...
Men In Life Transitions
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...
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,...
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...
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 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...
Depression Because of a Job Loss? How to Deal With This
It’s normal to feel bad if you lose your job. Even if you hated it, there’s the reality that bills need to be paid. Hence, you will feel some inevitable grief over the loss. The key is to let yourself feel — but don’t let it linger. Research shows that the longer you...
What Are The Stages of Grief And Are They Followed In Order?
Everyone reading this has experienced grief or will do so eventually. It is a normal and inescapable part of the human condition. With this inevitability in mind, it makes sense that we’d want to learn more and prepare, if possible. But how? Most people reading this...
How Can Wealth Impact Family Relationships?
Ask someone what they would do if they won the lottery or if the options they have from their job led to a huge windfall. They will almost certainly recite a list of purchases and actions. Part of that will probably include how they’d help their family. Wealth and...
Change Your Mindset, Not Your Location
Have you ever had an emotional or personal problem that makes you feel “stuck”? Often, in such a scenario, you may be tempted to look for a geographic or circumstantial solution. There is a certain logic to this mindset. You feel trapped by your circumstances. So, you...
How to Find a Therapist
Ok, so you’ve finally decided enough is enough. Or maybe someone in your life said it and you finally agreed. You are going to find a therapist to get some help with what you have not been able to conquer on your own. This is a great first step as many...
4 reasons a man should see a therapist
“Only people who are a real mess go to a therapist.” “Other people will think I’m weak or crazy” “Just talking about things isn’t going to do any good.” “I just need to work harder, pull myself up by my bootstraps.” Even though therapy has become pervasive in...
