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Before it Starts: Preventing Addiction

March 10, 2017 | Addiction, Coping, Emotional wellbeing, Opiates, Rx drugs

We've seen a lot in the news over the past several weeks about the effects of addiction. Opiates and other drugs - not to mention alcoholism and other addictions - are taking their toll. The media are filled with

Protective Factors: Reducing Brain Damage from Toxic Stress

February 23, 2017 | Addiction, Beech acres, Brain, Coping, Mental health, Mental illness, Parenting, Recovery, Stress, Trauma

by Guest Bloggers Nikki Zellin, Jill Hyunh, and Connie Harrison of Beech Acres Parenting Center Sports! We are a county passionate about our sports teams & in support of our athletes. Despite this

Eating Disorders: It's Not WHAT You Eat, it's How You See Yourself

February 13, 2017 | Addiction, Anorexia, Anxiety, Bulimia, Coping, Eating disorders, Emotional wellbeing, Mental illness, Recovery

February is Eating Disorders Month. If you didn't know that, you're probably not alone. But even if you don't hear much about what constitutes an eating disorder, they are very real and have a big effect on the lives of

Counseling: It's Not What You May Think

January 26, 2017 | Addiction, Alcoholic, Coping, Counseling, Emotional wellbeing, Mental health, Mental illness, Recovery, Sobriety

As I sat down to dinner last week with a friend and former co-worker, catching up after not seeing each other for a few months, the usual topics got covered: family, travel, other former co-workers.

Pain Doesn't Always Show: Warning Signs of Suicide

January 6, 2017 | Coping, Mental health, Mental illness, Suicide awareness, Suicide prevention, Trauma

Here\'s a question: do you think you\'d recognize that someone is thinking of taking his or her life? After the reported suicide of a student at the Warren County Career Center this week, it\'s a question that may

When Brown Eyes Get Blue: Dealing with Holiday Depression

December 21, 2016 | Addiction, Counseling, Crisis intervention training, Drinking, Emotional wellbeing, Exercise, Mental illness

OK, so I don\'t have brown eyes. They\'re blue. But their not always brilliant blue. In fact, sometimes they are a little bloodshot from crying. A "blue mood" makes my eyes lose their sparkle, as my mom used to say.