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One strange aspect of alcohol addiction is that alcoholics can’t stop after one drink. Most people can have a drink or two and stop, especially if they know they have to drive later or get up early. Alcoholics, on the other hand, even alcoholics with years in recovery, can’t have one drink and stop. TheyRead More

Now that I’m sober, I should handle my stress just fine. Now that I’m sober, I can take on more responsibility and stress. Drugs and alcohol were the problem. Now that I’m clean, I should t have any more problems at work. These are the thoughts commonly experienced by professionals in recovery who are thinkingRead More

Mindfulness is a critical tool for professionals in recovery from addiction and any co-occurring mental health issues. Practicing mindfulness doesn’t have to be any great feat. Here are just a few simple ways to incorporate more mindfulness into your workday after treatment.   Make the beginning of the day yours: When you walk into theRead More

Mental Illness & Professionals Professionals who are living with mental illness such as a mood disorder, a personality disorder, and/or a substance use disorder, generally struggle with low self-esteem. A low sense of self-worth, deep insecurity, poor self-image, and low self-esteem are extremely common in individuals living with mental illnesses. Partially, an effect on self-imageRead More

The World Health Organization reports that nearly 350 million people or more are living with depression around the world. Depression is a leading cause of illness, workplace productivity loss, and more. Substance use disorders are commonly co-occurring with depression, as well. Though depression can be genetically inherited, the mental disorder can also develop as aRead More

When we hear people say they have “anxiety” we generalize their specific experience of anxiety. Though there is generalized anxiety disorder, there are also a number of other disorders which fall under the category of an anxiety disorder. Since these disorders share a grouping, they do have similarities. Typically anxiety disorders include the same physicalRead More

Obsessive compulsive disorder typically takes one of two forms because the disorder is comprised of two distinct processes: obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. People might live with intrusive, obsessive thoughts, but never take action on any compulsive behaviors. On the other hand, people may act compulsively, but not have the severity of obsessive thinking thatRead More

Social media is one of the greatest conflicts of our time. A revolutionary platform development has brought living in the modern world to new dimensions. Logins, accounts, marketing, sales, communication- many parts of our world can be accessed with a quick Facebook Login, or can be amplified by linking our social media accounts. Meant toRead More

People in the EMT or EMS service have to live with a certain degree of edge. As soon as the bell goes off, or the call for help is made, an EMT professional has to jump into action. All of their training, experience, and energy has to come to surface. There is no room forRead More

As professionals we live under a scrutinous pressure, that being a professional means never needing to take a day off. We realize that our vacations are necessary, our weekends are precious, and our well earned time off is a treasure. In between those ‘normal’ times, we rue the day we get too sick to getRead More