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Mental health awareness in the professional workplace is becoming more common. Professionals are people too and people are prone to developing addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. Every May, Mental Health America puts on Mental Health Month as a way to bring attention and awareness to the prevalence of mental health issues in America. Mental HealthRead More

Recently, we discussed the myth of the high-functioning personality disorder. The persuasive illusion can be dangerous, leading professionals down a perpetual path of denial. Though the debate is alive as to whether high-functioning personality disorder should be considered real, there are real signs that a professional in your workplace or your life may be livingRead More

According to the LA Times in an article titled “Doctors and drug abuse: Why addictions can be so difficult”: Doctors are addicted to alcohol, more than any other substance Second to alcohol, doctors are most addicted to opiates, which they can easily obtain Anesthesiologists, emergency room doctors, and psychiatrist have the highest rates of addictionRead More

Personality disorders and substance use disorders, more commonly referred to as addictions, are commonly co-occurring. In somewhat of a chicken or the egg debate, it is understood that personality disorders cause a greater risk for addiction, especially if they go untreated. Addiction can inspire the development of a personality disorder, however, a personality disorder isRead More

Addiction and alcoholism, along with co-occurring mental health disorders, are prevalent in the industry of law. Lawyers and the law industry as a whole are drinking more than they are supposed to, many are abusing drugs, and many more are facing undiagnosed, untreated mental illnesses. If someone in your life, or your business, is aRead More

The opioid crisis has spread like wildfire over recent years. Between 2015 and 2016, more than 100,000 people died of an opioid overdose. Coverage of the loss of life revealed a startling, yet important fact. Addiction does not discriminate. There is no one kind of person who becomes addicted. Much of the opioid crisis hasRead More

Hours have gone by. When was the last time you looked at the clock? Have you stood up out of your chair today? You found that sought after, treasured flow state and there’s nothing wrong with that. Now that your flow is fading out, you’re fatigued, the strain is coming on, and you’re slowing down.Read More

Mindfulness and meditation go hand in hand. Mindful meditation is even a specific practice of meditation. Mindfulness can also be a practice outside of meditation, though, arguably, the practice of mindfulness is inherently meditative. Going into a deep meditation, or any kind of meditation, is not necessary to practice mindfulness. Throughout the day, there areRead More

Walk into a prominent lawyer’s office, a managing partner or a leader in his firm, and you’re likely to see some expensive bottles of alcohol. Attend any law office’s dinner, cocktail party, happy hour, celebration, holiday party, or other event, and alcohol is likely to be present. Lawyers have an alcohol problem and the industryRead More

Addiction, alcoholism and/or mental illness can put a strain on a relationship when these issues go untreated. When professionals seek treatment, there is a rich opportunity to confront relationship issues as much as personal issues. Recovery is for the whole family and everyone involved. If you believe you and your partner are in need ofRead More