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The word “stress” is thrown around rather liberally these days, and anyone who is dealing with the typical balancing act of everyday life will likely tell you that they regularly experience stress. Stress on its own is not always a bad thing. Small amounts of stress can help you stay
Every parent experiences moments of high stress, but when the stress level in a household is constantly elevated due to difficult circumstances or an overwhelmed parent, the effect can be decremental for everyone involved. While every parent is vulnerable to parenting stress, one study published in 2015 found that mothers
Substance abuse and addiction are still widely misunderstood, both culturally and by many medical providers. Because of this misunderstanding, we have created a legal process and healthcare system that often punish those with addictions, exacerbating their already poor circumstances. Many people who find their way into a courtroom or a
Anger is a natural and normal emotion that can help us identify underlying issues and indicate an opportunity for problem resolution. Just like pain, anger is a signal to take better care of yourself. While becoming angry in response to a confrontational person or unfair situation every once in a
Substance abuse affects everyone that loves someone with an addiction. It can be difficult, painful, and frustrating to watch a friend, sibling, or partner fall into the cycle of addiction, knowing that they must make the choice for themselves to seek treatment. For the children of people with addictions, however,
We all dedicate a large majority of our lives striving towards happiness. We may try to find it through money and material wealth, service to others, love and companionship, or professional success and power. We sometimes turn to artificial means to generate something close to the experience of happiness by
Experts are beginning to postulate that the concept of working out your mind may soon be considered as important and commonplace as working out your body. Most people already know the benefits of physical exercise for health and wellbeing, and there are entire industries built around physical fitness. While the
America imprisons its citizens at a startling rate and often for non-violent crimes. With the most incarcerated individuals per capita of any country in the world, and an epidemic of prison over-crowding, there is a growing call for the release of non-violent drug offenders. Prisons are not equipped to provide
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