Musician Charts a Path From Addiction to Authenticity
When musician, singer and songwriter Michael Shapiro tells the story of his drug and alcohol addiction, he starts in 1976, when his father took him to see Carlos Santana perform.
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Combination Treatment Holds Promise for Borderline Personality Disorder
A study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics shows that a combination of individualized therapy and good psychiatric management may improve treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD). The study was led by Ueli Kramer, Ph.D., a visiting professor at the University of Windsor and a researcher/clinician at the hospital of the University of Lausanne. …
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Got Debt? Your Mental Health Could Be at Risk
As shopping season — err, the holidays — approach, we look forward to super savings on the perfect gifts. In all the excitement, it can be far too easy to spend money you don’t have.
5 Things You Should Know If Your Vacation Plans Include Marijuana
If your holiday plans take you to the parts of the country where recreational marijuana use is now legal — Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska or Washington, D.C. — you may be tempted to join the party.
Extreme Sexual Preferences Do Not Always Equal Sex Addiction
An escalation from “regular” sex to more extreme sexual activities is a well-recognized symptom of sex addiction. People with this addiction need to keep pushing the boundaries of sexual behavior in order to achieve the same level of excitement and satisfaction that they used to achieve without those activities. However, this does not mean that …
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Think This, Not That: How to Use CBT to Manage Stress
Our minds can greatly help or hinder our ability to cope with stress. And it turns out that managing stress well relies heavily on the way we think when we’re under pressure. The wrong thoughts — what psychologists call “thought distortions,” or errors in how we mentally process reality — can increase stress levels and …
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Intimacy and Addiction Expert Robert Weiss Presents Keynote at LGBTQ Finding Freedom Symposium
On January 16, Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S, author, clinician and senior vice president of clinical development for Promises Behavioral Health, will present a keynote address titled “Gay and Lesbian Couples: Equal But Not Yet Free” at the Riviera Resort Hotel in Palm Springs, California.
University of Minnesota Gets Creative With Campus Mental Health
Each fall, during a campus welcome event at the University of Minnesota, representatives from the school’s mental wellness services challenge students to see if they can balance a peacock feather on their fingertips.
4 Reasons to Change Your Sponsor
One of the first things you have to do when you are newly sober is to choose a sponsor. A sponsor is often your closest friend or mentor in Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. He or she is the person you are most likely to turn to in order to ask questions or share your …
How to Strengthen Your Resiliency Muscles
What is it that makes one person who has experienced abuse and trauma sink into despair while others rise above seemingly unfathomable depths to triumph? Samantha Pellicciotti is just such a resilient thriver. Her story could’ve turned out entirely differently. Born to parents whose addictions led them to neglect her needs, endangering her life and …