Treatment is a beginning...NOT a FIX. We need to support the Journey.
Getting Help For My Mental Health Was Hard. Staying Better Is Harder.
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The conversation surrounding mental health tends to revolve around how to get better. But what comes after rehabilitation?How impactful wilderness therapy is for the tech generation.
The Tech Generation Desperately Needs Wilderness Therapy
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A guide at a wilderness therapy organization observes an increasing number of teens coming in to treat technology addictionWhen someone has "treatment resistant" anxiety, maybe it is because we are missing the trauma.
We Can't Keep Treating Anxiety From Complex Trauma the Same Way We Treat Generalized Anxiety
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"Many effective strategies that treat anxiety and depression don't work for trauma survivors."www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/americas-invisible-pot-addicts/567886/
" cannabis is not benign, even if it is relatively benign, compared with alcohol, opiates, and cigarettes, among other substances. "
Many individuals have a hard time getting folks to take their problems with cannabis seriously, it is time to listen.
America’s Invisible Pot Addicts
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More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead.For Adolesents and Adults: Sleep (no phones in bed :)), healthy foods, nature and community are the first steps in treating depression.
I'm An Integrative Psychiatrist: Here Are 9 Things I Recommend Before Antidepressants
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9. Opt out, say "no," and make rebellious lifestyle choices.
Addiction? So many families are concerned: Is my child (or young adult) an addict? Do they really need treatment? Is it “bad” enough? My answer is, almost always, I don’t know, and we do not have to wait until we know. Instead, I want to know; what are the harmful consequences? Has your child missed…
Families First Many years ago, when Wilderness Therapy began, there was very little contact with families and parents. In addition, many Therapeutic Boarding Schools and Residential Treatment Center’s (RTC’s) did not have a visit home until the kids had been there for almost 9 months. That has changed dramatically. Family work, support and integration have…
Success? “Will this work?” Every parent’s question. Every family wants to know if they send their child away for treatment, often for a year or more, will it be worth the great emotional and financial cost? My answer is usually; it depends. It depends on your child’s diagnosis, on your willingness to make changes in…
Trauma and Healing In all the conferences I attend there is discussion about trauma as a causal factor in mental illness and addiction. The evidence of the long- lasting effects of childhood trauma from the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study and the research in trauma and addiction reinforce the critical importance of discovering and treating…
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