The link between health of the mind and body is not a new discovery. It seems like common sense but, unfortunately, it’s something that many
The following is an excerpt from a person’s story on living with anxiety, posted on the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) website: “Anxiety
Sometimes, for distinct reasons, our biological families become detached from our lives. Whether part of our control or not, this split in the dynamic of
We all have moments of hopelessness time and again. If we have lived through traumatic events in our lives, our propensity toward hopelessness is greater
You’re at perhaps one of the worst cross roads of your life. To say the least, you feel defeated. You might be feeling broken, wounded,
Great expectations lead to great disappointments. Alexander Pope once said, “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” Summertime is supposed
Pema Chodron is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk who has authored many popular self-help books rooted in her Buddhist roots. In Comfortable With Uncertainty, Chodron examines
It is said that the disease of alcoholism is progressive. Alcoholism is one of the many ways untreated trauma can manifest in our lives. Trauma
Making the decision to enter trauma recovery and take the negative effects of trauma out of your life has quantum effects. Such large life decisions
“Secrets keep you sick” is one of the repeated adages of living in recovery, be it from addiction, trauma, or any other affliction of mental