Articles to Support Your Health and Well-being
What are the five stages of grief? We describe each, and how to find support through the grieving process.
When is drinking a problem? Two drinks...three...four? More?
Drinking too much can take a serious toll on your health. Here’s how.
Understanding Therapy – Article 3
The pain is excruciating. Piercing. Throbbing. Persistent. And that’s just the physical part of it. Your emotions are just as intense.
Learn tips to manage mental health and prevent acute stress.
Let’s Talk
After a difficult day, the idea of sitting down with a glass of wine sounds like the perfect thing to do, or is it?
"I don't know what the big deal was, I was still fine to drive...", "I thought it wouldn't tempt me, being around it..."
This short video explores the challenging topic of substance use & abuse & the effective treatment options for a substance use disorder.
No amount of alcohol is safe for pregnant women to drink. Alcohol can disrupt fetal development at any stage during a pregnancy – including at the earliest stages and before a woman knows she is pregnant.
A lack of resiliency to adverse, stressful, or exciting situations can be indicative of a mental health condition.
Alcohol-related problems — which result from drinking too much, too fast, or too often — are among the most significant public health issues.
Everyone has a bad habit they can’t shake. Finger biting, saying the word “like” in every sentence. Or can you?
Change something you do daily
Do you drink too much? Watch out for these signs
How do you know if you're engaging in harmless or harmful gambling?
Research shows not everyone needs therapy — but everyone needs some form of mental health support.
Telehealth can help make mental health services easier and more convenient to access and provide.
Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about stress and anxiety in adolescents.
Stop the Stigma
Seeking help for your mental health is brave
Challenging the stigma associated with mental illness takes understanding, education, and a closer look at our own attitudes toward health.
Understanding Therapy – Article 5
THE BENEFITS OF TALK-BASED THERAPY
Problem drinking that becomes severe is given the medical diagnosis of “alcohol use disorder” or AUD. AUD is a chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over alcohol intake, and a negative emotional state when not using.
Quitting Smoking: Are You Concerned About Withdrawal?
Changing your psychological addiction to smoking is as important as changing your physical addiction. Changing your thinking is a key to success.
There are many products that can help reduce your craving for nicotine and increase your chances of successfully quitting smoking. These products use various forms of nicotine delivery to replace the nicotine you obtain from smoking.
Maybe you aren’t ready to quit smoking altogether, but have you tried to cut back a bit? Try cutting back a bit. Small steps can lead to big changes.
The more specific your reasons to quit smoking, and the stronger your commitment, the more likely you will be to succeed.
If you’ve been a life-long smoker, you might wonder if quitting is even worth it. Maybe the fear of nicotine withdrawal or the cravings prevent you from the whole idea of quitting, or maybe you have tried to quit before.
When you know the specific triggers for your smoking you can create a plan to deal with these triggers.
Weighing the costs and benefits of smoking may help you decide whether or not to quit, and whether or not this is the time to try.
What is the stigma of mental health conditions and substance use? Why is it important to break it?
Resilience means being able to adapt to life's misfortunes and setbacks. Test your resilience level and get tips to build your own resilience.
Try these tips and resources to Build Resiliency
How does therapy help with mental health problems?
Understanding Therapy – Article 4
Mental Health Misconceptions
Why it’s essential to reach out
Know the signs to protect yourself and others.
Know what the signs are - look out for those who need us most
Everyone copes with grief differently, and some people are able to remain resilient, with little to no impact on psychological functioning.
It’s not just about alcoholism and drugs
According to the APA, there are five main categories of psychotherapy or talk therapy. (American Psychological Association)
Understanding Therapy – Article 2
How great will it be when you quit smoking? Can you visualize what it will be like?
How can I cope with grieving a loss?
If you’ve been a long-term smoker, you may think “the damage is already done. So why bother quitting now?”. Wrong!
Understanding Therapy – Article 1
A therapist can help pinpoint core issues, triggers, negative or harmful patterns of behavior, and more to aid in treatment of a problem.
Talk therapy, also called psychotherapy, is the process by which a person attends sessions with a therapist to talk through their experiences
How to figure out if you need help with your Mental Health
IS IT TIME TO SEE A THERAPIST? PROBABLY!