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Mental Health and Relationships: Overcome Your Anxiety

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the topics of romance and relationships are nearly unavoidable. Couples are holding hands in the streets, heart-shaped candy is everywhere you look, and sappy romantic comedies are on repeat. If you’re a romantic at heart, maybe you enjoy the season of love. But for people who are single, […]

by Sam Dekin

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5 Tips for Staying on Track with Your New Year’s Resolutions and Your Recovery

Recovering from an addiction or a related mental health disorder is extremely challenging. It takes an immense amount of effort, dedication, and consistency to complete the initial recovery process and make it out on the other side. Not to mention, you need to have a true desire to get sober in order to recover successfully, […]

by Sam Dekin

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How to Spot Signs of Anxiety in Your Child

When you reflect on the happiest time in your life, chances are you think about your childhood. Everyone wishes they could be young and carefree again, with no responsibilities holding them back. Most children and teenagers haven’t endured the hardships of the world yet, and because of that, their lives are driven by constant laughter, […]

by Sam Dekin

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Mentally Healthy Holiday Activities for the Whole Family 

We like to think of the holiday season as a magical time of year, full of love, gratitude, family, and giving. But in reality, it can be a period of stress and anxiety for many people—especially parents with young children. We don’t often talk about the challenges that the holidays can bring, but one of […]

by Sam Dekin

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The 12 Mocktails of Christmas

Another year has come and gone, and you know what that means — the holidays are upon us, and mocktails are a great way to celebrate while staying sober. If you’re on a journey to sobriety or are simply avoiding alcohol, Christmas can be challenging if people around you are drinking. But this year, mocktails […]

by Sam Dekin

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Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Break?: Tips for Maintaining Your Mental Health this Holiday Season With or Without Family

‘Tis the season for turkey, stuffing, and anxiety. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the busy holiday months, which ushers in a host of family obligations, epic travel expectations, and stress galore. But be sure to leave some room for self-care. While it’s admirable to think of others, give rather than receive, etc., it’s also important […]

by Sam Dekin

Read More: Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Break?: Tips for Maintaining Your Mental Health this Holiday Season With or Without Family
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5 Little Known Stress Facts – International Stress Awareness Day

Stress can seem overwhelming. It consumes you, it sneaks up on you, and it clouds everything else in your life. But one way to lift that cloud is to shed some light on the causes, remedies, and curiosities of stress. By better understanding the phenomena that contribute to anxiety disorders, we can take away their […]

by Sam Dekin

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The Maker of OxyContin has a New Way to Profit from the Opioid Crisis

Purdue Pharma Looks at Pivoting to Addiction Medications Hundreds of thousands dead.  Countless other lives derailed by an addiction that refused to break.  This is the story of the opioid epidemic in America—and too many of us are personally familiar with the pain it brings when it strikes.  For those affected, things may never be […]

by Sam Dekin

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How Young People Can Have a Mentally Healthy Halloween

Planning for a Safe and Memorable Celebration Cooler weather starts to peek through, every food or drink item comes in a seasonal “pumpkin spice” variant, and sunset comes ever-earlier: it’s October, almost time for America’s spookiest holiday. To some, Halloween is a time of fun and excitement, but to others, the holiday is associated with […]

by Sam Dekin

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Opioid Settlements Rising in America 

Opioid manufacturers are being held responsible for their role in the United States’ opioid epidemic in landmark rulings across the nation.  An Oklahoma judge recently ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to fund a state plan to combat opioid addiction, a move that could have implications for the multitude of lawsuits filed against […]

by Sam Dekin

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