Defense mechanisms offer protection from stress or anxiety by allowing the individual to adapt to internal conflict and… Read More

Affirmations are short, powerful statements that help you overcome your negative thoughts, manifest goals, and empower yourself. Using… Read More

We often experience emotions as an iceberg. In the conscious mind, above the water, we consider our feelings… Read More

A key component of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is characterizing your maladaptive thoughts. Maladaptive thoughts are ways of thinking that… Read More

There always comes a point where we recognize we’ve made a mistake and we have to say those… Read More

Do you often find yourself replaying scenes from your past again and again in your mind? Is there… Read More

Experiencing shame and guilt is a common part of addiction, recovery, and life itself. When you fixate on… Read More

With 2021 underway, it may be a good time to reevaluate your progress on your personal goals for… Read More

Now that you are putting some days together in your recovery, you can still cause some future wreckage…. Read More

As you begin your recovery journey, there may be indications that make you realize that you feel misunderstood…. Read More