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Spotting the Signs: How to Identify and Support Someone Who is Self-Harming

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The urge to alter, improve, or change something about yourself is normal, but purposely damaging or hurting yourself physically, emotionally, or psychologically to effect change is not.  Hurting yourself or thinking about hurting yourself is a sign of emotional distress, “experiencing an extreme level of unpleasant emotions” – self-harm. Defined as a way of controlling …

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Stay on top of your Goals & Resolutions in 2023

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For many, a new year means updating vision boards, setting new goals, and making resolutions—which, for most, will not be kept. Recent statistics show that 43 percent of all people expect to fail before February, and almost one out of four quit within the first week of setting their New Year’s resolutions. “Most people quit …

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A Sincere Thank You

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To administrative staff, licensed team of medical professionals, families, clients, friends, and supporters: a sincere Thank You. Your dedication, patronage, belief in our vision, and trust in our mission enable us to meet specific needs and concentrate on the well-being of everyone who walks through our doors or logs in virtually. During the pandemic, we …

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GRIEF : THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE

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More and more people are dying due to “unnatural” causes. Although the loss of a loved one for any reason can be traumatic, sudden death due to school shootings, church shootings, nightclub shootings, mass transit shootings, home invasions, road rage, a pandemic, or random acts of violence, is an “unnatural death” making the loss more …

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4 Common Challenges of the Pandemic and How They Spurred Personal Growth

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The onset of a pandemic came with significant challenges for everyone. While society as a whole has overcome many of the obstacles that the pandemic presented, the transitionary period was not without growing pains. People continue to struggle with carving out a new way of life. It is important to reflect on how triumphing over …

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