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    Why Augusta’s High-Stress Jobs Lead to Higher Rates of Addiction

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    Understanding Stress, Burnout and How to Take the First Steps Toward Treatment Augusta is home to people who give a lot of themselves to their [...]

  • National Minority Mental Health Awareness Day: Why It Matters More Than Ever 

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    Every year on July 18, the nation observes National Minority Mental Health Awareness Day—a time to recognize the unique mental health challenges faced by Black, [...]

  • Can Depression Be Treated Without Medication? 

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    Depression is a deeply personal experience that looks and feels different for everyone. For some, medication is a life-changing and necessary tool in managing mental [...]

  • Can You Use FMLA for Rehab? Yes—Here’s How to Protect Your Job While Getting Help 

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    If you’ve reached the point where you’re considering treatment for substance use, you might also be asking yourself a scary question: What will happen to [...]

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    Gambling Addiction and Suicidal Ideation in Veterans: A Hidden Crisis 

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    For many veterans, life after service is filled with challenges that most civilians can't fully understand. Post-traumatic stress, depression, chronic pain and the struggle to [...]

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    Addictive Personality Disorder and How to Overcome It 

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    Addictive personality disorder (APD) refers to a psychological condition where individuals exhibit a pattern of compulsive behaviors and a tendency to develop addictions to substances [...]

  • Managing Anxiety and Addiction with Clonidine: What You Need to Know

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    Clonidine for anxiety is a medication that many people might not be familiar with, but it has been increasingly used to treat various mental health [...]

  • Codependency and Addiction: How They Fuel Each Other

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    Codependency and addiction are often linked, creating a destructive cycle that can be difficult to break. While addiction involves a dependence on substances or behaviors, [...]

  • Why Recognizing Co-Occurring Disorders Matters

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    Mental health and substance use disorders are challenging to navigate individually, but when they occur together, they can make life feel overwhelming. Also known as [...]

  • A Relationship in Action: Building Frustration Tolerance and Understanding Trigger Points Through Real-Time Activities 

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    Navigating relationships can be one of life’s most challenging yet rewarding experiences. Whether it’s romantic, familial or friendship-based, relationships bring out both the best and [...]

  • The Research Behind Equine-Assisted Therapy: Healing for Diverse Populations 

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    Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) has gained increasing recognition as a powerful therapeutic tool, offering emotional and psychological healing for various populations. This form of treatment leverages [...]

  • Your Horse Knows You’re Dysregulated, But Do You? How Equine-Assisted Therapy Uncovers Hidden Emotions 

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    Horses are highly sensitive animals with extraordinary ability to perceive subtle environmental changes. This sensitivity makes them ideal therapy animals, as their behavior mirrors the [...]

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    3 Aspects of the Psychology of Being Carried

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    The nature of the human being strongly indicates the importance of prolonged and extensive care and nurturing of the young. We can see the importance [...]

  • Sad on Christmas. Unhappy, lonely or tired man with stress, grief or depression. Family fight, loneliness, frustration or money problem on Xmas. Sick person with flu, pain and headache on holiday

    Tips for Beating Holiday Loneliness

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    The holidays are a beautiful time of the year circling around friends and family, gift-giving and gathering together. For those with tight-knit families, circles of [...]