Mental Health
Posted on July 26, 2016
by Courtney Frerichs, LMHC
Was that simply a shopping spree, or are you a shopping addict? Many of us love to shop, myself included. And going on a shopping spree every once in a while is not indicative of a shopping addiction, especially in our materialistic society. According to Ruth Engs, a researcher and professor of health sciences from […]
Mental Health
Posted on June 20, 2016
by Lynnette Aschinger, LISW
Many of us have “been there”. A traumatic event, a death or situation, injury, or illness causes persistent and ongoing physical, emotional and mental pain that does not subside. When this happens we feel helpless, hopeless, discouraged, and overwhelmed. We feel defeated. Whatever the situation or circumstance, people can be weakened by the darkness of […]
Mental Health
Posted on May 6, 2016
Recovering or Cured? Many years ago, I attended a multi-day training at the Village, a mental health recovery community in Long Beach, California. Although I was utilizing recovery principles by that time as a therapist, the immersion training helped me understand how to apply the term “recovery” to persons with mental illness. Previously, the term “recovery” […]
Mental Health
Posted on April 12, 2016
by Nicole Kehoe, LISW
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, with 18% of the population affected at any given time.
Mental Health
Posted on February 8, 2016
by Courtney Frerichs, LMHC : Director of Counseling Services
Who doesn’t binge once in a while at a buffet, church luncheon, or holiday meal? I feel confident in saying all of us have eaten to the point of being uncomfortably full. And we must eat to survive, therefore we can’t avoid food entirely. So when does sporadic overeating become binge eating? Binge eating is […]
Mental Health
Posted on November 30, 2015
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Has anyone ever said that to you? Probably so, if you are like me. You also probably have – at one time or another – made a big mess of something and said to yourself or admitted to others, “I goofed up.”
Mental Health
Posted on November 30, 2015
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2016 is here and I can almost hear people’s minds whirring with all the resolutions being made. As you look back on your previous resolutions think over how many you kept.
Mental Health
Posted on November 30, 2015
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That one word conveys different meanings for each of us. For some, we immediately thought of drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. Others perhaps recalled their own personal struggles, or had immediate thoughts of a parent, sibling, or a close friend who battles with an addiction.
