Tag: empowerment
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How to Avoid Experiential Avoidance
Bruce Wilson Ph.D. “The resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is far advanced, as to make avoidance impossible.” –Thomas Hardy How do most people deal with unwanted experiences? They avoid them. They try to displace them with alcohol, drugs, half-truths, or lies, to themselves or others. Does it work? Possibly, at…
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How Trauma Interrupts Each Stage of Lifespan Development
Kathleen Marriott B. Psyc (Hons) MSoH A traumatic event can occur at any stage of development and hinder growth and success; it can even stop development altogether. Interventions designed to help trauma interrupting development aim to create experiences of the unfinished or underdeveloped stage. With the proper support and resources, you can move forward, rebuild…
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The Power of Stepping Into the Unknown
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image custom_src=”https://herenowhelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hike.png”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Personal Perspective: The heroic task of letting go of the familiar. Gregg Levoy Stories of the “hero’s journey,” from Bilbo to Buddha, tell us that leave-taking is an essential, perhaps an essential task. Heroes must eventually leave the village or the castle, or the farmhouse in Kansas in order to come into their full…
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Four Steps to Better Self-Evaluation
Bruce Tulgan, JD More and more organizations are integrating a regular measuring practice into their cultures. The question is: What are they in the habit of measuring? Too often, what gets measured most is removed from what individuals feel they can control. So, the numbers they are always hearing about don’t tell them very much…
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Therapy Everywhere, All at Once: The Therapy Multiverse
Richard Brouillette LCSW The multiverse is the idea that there are multiple versions of our universe, meaning multiple versions of ourselves in alternate realities. By exploring alternate selves and versions of events, we can find and unlock trapped feelings, bringing them to awareness. Cognitive rigidity can lead to mental health symptoms and relationship problems. You’ve probably…
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The Culture Of Drinking On St. Patrick’s Day And Staying Sober In Recovery
Spring Hill Recovery Center Millions of people drink (namely beer) on St. Patrick’s Day every year, which began as a day to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. People in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction can pursue sobriety by participating in non-alcohol-related activities and getting outside support. St. Patrick’s Day is one…
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Eradicating Labeling People With Mental Health Issues
Jennifer Guttman Psy.D. About 20 percent of adults have at least one mental health condition. People can embrace discussions about coping with mental adversity at home or out with family or friends. Be mindful and sensitive that the mental health issues people struggle with don’t define their state of being or who they are. One…
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Generative AI Could Help Solve the U.S. Mental Health Crisis
Ashley Andreou & ChatGPT At ten years old, I considered I, Robot a scary movie. To this day, it lives on as a flashbulb memory in my mind—loss of control and existential threat don’t sit well with me. A similar uneasiness took hold when I recently read the news: ChatGPT can handle questions on the US medical licensing exam…
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Why Young People Are Languishing
The mental health of young people of both sexes is declining New data suggest that young people of both sexes are languishing. Global and cultural circumstances may be facilitating the decline in young people’s mental health. Today’s youngsters may face more stressors, but may also be more emotionally fragile. Glancing at the news, and the…