Stress requires your body to react / adjust in response to events around you. Your body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and/or emotional responses. In this post, we’re going to focus on just a few of the physical effects of constant stress on your body. This is a reminder to us all to give our bodies a break; that rest and relaxation is a … Read More
Acupressure pain relief is based on the points and principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which emphasize preventing illness, dealing with the underlying causes in depth, and treating the whole person. Activating potent acupressure points stimulates the body’s healing energy. The release of this healing energy, combined with deep breathing, affects the body’s biochemistry and helps relieve pain naturally. Benefits of receiving ear acupuncture / acupressure for … Read More
Unfair, unjust, and brutal… Scapegoating is a dangerous and often overlooked behavior in the realm of abuse. It ruins self-esteem, increases anger / depression, and crushes trust. So let’s explore what scapegoating is… Scapegoating is a behavior of singling out a person/child/employee/member of a group of peers with the intention of giving them unmerited negative treatment or blame. Scapegoat theory refers to the tendency to blame … Read More
You get love bombed out of the blue by an attractive / charismatic person, fall in love way too fast, and boom… you become a couple, and maybe move in with each other a little too soon. Later into the relationship, you realize that the person you initially got together with is not the same person they were portraying to you when you first met. After … Read More
Anger is a normal emotion that everybody feels, and sometimes it can serve you well. So when is it a problem? If it’s affecting your personal/work relationships because of things you’re saying or doing while in a fit of rage, or if you express yourself in inappropriate or harmful ways. This is when it’s time to get down to the bottom of it, face things, and … Read More
Domestic violence can include abuse that is not only physical in nature, but also emotional, psychological, verbal, sexual, and/or financial. The depth and longevity of wounds that result from domestic violence can reach even further than the incident itself. Staying in an abusive situation can easily become a vicious cycle that is very difficult to break out of. An abusive individual may constantly demean, criticize, humiliate, … Read More
Domestic violence, as defined by the US Department of Justice, is a pattern of abusive behavior to gain / maintain control over another person. It can be physical, verbal, psychological, sexual, or financial in nature. However it manifests within your relationship, it is all tied to emotional abuse for the purpose of control. Abusers assert their authority in diverse ways due to psychological reasons of their … Read More
We live in unprecedented times where sitting in a room together can be a health issue. However, despite the global pandemic, life continues to move forward. For many, that means a continual struggle with depression. In fact over 16 million Americans have had at least one depressive episode in the last twelve months due to a variety of reasons: isolation, grief, relationship conflict, anxiety… the list … Read More
The ugly head of anxiety rears itself in many forms throughout our lives. Some cases are much worse than others, requiring anxiety counseling or even hospitalization. While we all experience anxiety on occasion, it is prevalent in situations where substance abuse occurs. Not only is it one of the direct triggers for abuse, it exists as a symptom that manifests before, during and after abuse occurs. … Read More