Treatment isn’t a cure-all for eating disorders. It provides the tools that individuals living with eating disorders need to establish healthy lifestyles, adjust negative thought patterns, and tune behaviors. However, people in eating disorder treatment need to understand that treatment only provides the tools – it doesn’t erase the work that’s needed beyond treatment to […]
Mental Health Awareness Month Ideas for May
May is mental health awareness month. So, this month is all about spreading awareness of mental health issues and breaking down the stigmas associated with mental health issues so that more people can get the help they need and overcome the debilitating symptoms of mental health issues. So, if you are looking for mental health […]
Finding a Job After Addiction Treatment
Active addiction can make it challenging for people to find and maintain a job. So, it’s important that people in recovery from substance use disorder understand how to find a job that suits their needs once their time in treatment comes to an end. After addiction treatment, you’ll want to start working on finding a […]
Further Understanding Dual Diagnosis of Depression and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders occur when a person doesn’t like how they look in terms of weight, size, and body shape. While these feelings don’t always lead to eating disorders, having these negative self-thoughts can develop into a cycle of disordered eating. People with eating disorders may attempt to change their bodies and never be satisfied. Or, […]
What To Ask During The Treatment for Mental Health Admission Process
Are you considering getting help for mental health issues through treatment? Choosing to go to treatment and get help is the most challenging step – but a crucial one – in starting a journey to mental health recovery. So, congratulations! You are already on your way to feeling better and living a more healthy and […]
Communicating Eating Disorder Recovery Needs in a Relationship
People struggling with disordered eating behaviors need to be able to portray their needs for eating disorder recovery to the people they love most – this includes their intimate partners. However, it can be difficult for people living with eating disorders to learn how to open up about their eating disorder recovery to their intimate […]
Obtaining a Healthy Relationship With Food for Lasting Eating Disorder Recovery
Nutrition has a big part in not only a healthy body but a healthy mind. What we put into our bodies is very influential on how we feel on the outside and on the inside. For people who have lived with eating disorders, understanding the importance of nutrition is imperative for recovery. This way, food […]
A Day in the Life of a Person in an Outpatient Treatment Program
Outpatient mental health treatment allows people struggling with mental health issues like trauma, eating disorders, and substance abuse disorder to get the help they need without immersing their entire lives in inpatient treatment. There are a number of benefits of choosing an outpatient treatment program, and treatment plans can look different from person to person. […]
Three Easy and Simple Ways to Improve Self Esteem
Self esteem is something that we develop during childhood and adolescence that shapes the way to see ourselves. Essentially, it is a psychological construct that embodies how we measure our self-worth and value as human beings. So, when it comes to mental health, self esteem is an important part of healing and determining where a […]
Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse in Younger Generations
Opioid abuse is the result of thousands of deaths a year, with over 68 thousand people dying of an opioid overdose in 2020 in the United States alone. This sets a need to disperse information about opioid abuse to our younger generation. This way, they can understand what can lead to opioid abuse, addiction, and […]
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