What Is Act? ACT stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and it is a component of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Steven Hayes, a clinical psychologist, formulated this anxiety treatment in 1982 to help clients develop psychological flexibility to accept and deal with life’s challenges. In essence, ACT is mindfulness-based anxiety therapy to help you overcome negative [...]
Loving Yourself On Valentine's Day As Valentine's Day approaches, emotions tend to start running high. There will be those of us who are feeling happy and thankful for the romantic partners in our lives. Then there will be those of us who are struggling in our relationships, so the thought of Valentine's Day might make [...]
Giving back to people can bring a multitude of health benefits into play. For those who suffer from anxiety, the connection we make with someone when we exchange gifts, when we give back to someone who we care about, when we show someone we care even if they don’t reciprocate, can be so beneficial to [...]
6 Tips To Combat Seasonal Depression To many people, seasonal depression is just another way of saying holiday blues. It generally involves having low energy, feeling socially withdrawn or even anxious at certain times of the year. It’s a type of depression that can come and go throughout the year, but most commonly happens around [...]
Should Drug Users Be Enabled? Should we enable drug users? Yes! In fact, we should enable them in every facet of life possible. For generations, the common prescription among American families who encounter illicit substance use has been to [...]
Should a substance user (and those who care about them) pray for rock bottom? It's still a common strain of thinking, especially in the United States, that illicit drug & alcohol users have to hit an absolute low point in life before being inspired or motivated enough to change their current pattern of behavior. By [...]
It’s common to associate drug addiction and alcoholism treatment with abstinence, but this is not the only approach. Harm reduction therapy offers an alternative for those looking to curb drinking and drug-taking. Based on the principle of improving health and wellbeing and promoting safety without insisting upon cutting down or giving up completely, the harm [...]
Anxiety is an increasingly common disorder, with more and more people experiencing symptoms and signs that prevent them from living life to the full. If you suffer from anxiety, or you find it hard to switch off and stop thoughts from whizzing around your head, there are techniques, strategies, and therapies that can help. Here’s [...]
A More Effective Alcohol Addiction Therapy? AA and similar 12 step programs leave many looking for a more effective addiction therapy. The Sinclair Method (or TSM) is a scientifically proven treatment developed by Dr. John David Sinclair that cures alcoholism. While traditional 12 step and AA rehab programs only see a 15% long term success [...]