Everyone has a different mental health journey. It’s essential to recognize that not all mental health experiences are the same. In this blog, we’re going to discuss parenting while struggling with mental health. As you read, we hope you take… Read More ›
Tag: Struggle
Preparing for Seasonal Depression This Winter
We often feel less energized during the colder seasons. Yet, undergoing a period of depression throughout these months is concerning and needs to be addressed. Seasonal depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), can take a severe emotional and… Read More ›
How Recovery Can Seem as Vast as the Sea
When jumping into the ocean of recovery, you are not expected to know how to swim right away. You may feel terrified of the waves when looking upon recovery and fear drowning. Fortunately, recovery is your lifeboat. The experience of… Read More ›
Getting Help Before Hitting Bottom
In the world of recovery, hitting “rock bottom” has become somewhat of a right of passage to get someone struggling with addiction to seriously consider getting help. However, is hitting bottom, or reaching your lowest personal point in addiction, truly… Read More ›
The Problem With the Question “How Are You Feeling?”
When you have been facing mental health challenges or going through addiction treatment and most days find yourself feeling good, bad, and all things in between, one of the worst questions you repeatedly hear yourself getting asked is, “How are… Read More ›
The Stigma of Addiction: Changing our Perceptions
The way that we talk about ourselves, our life experiences, and others says a lot about how we view the world. Our society holds many different perceptions of social phenomena – some positive, and some not so positive. Unfortunately, when… Read More ›