Suicidal ideation is the technical term for having suicidal thoughts or actions involving self-harm. In today’s world suicide and self-harm rates have been increasing at an alarming rate. Over 800 000 people worldwide have been affected over 2020. These numbers are increasing each year and it’s important to know when and how you should get…
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Watching pornography isn’t necessarily a bad thing. About 40 million Americans watch porn every day. For some, this viewing becomes an addiction with negative consequences and leaves you wondering how to stop watching porn. However, a porn addiction causes changes in brain activity similar to those seen in people with substance use disorders. If you…
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Porn Withdrawal In this webinar, Michael Barta, Ph.D., LPC, CSAT-S, creator of TINSA®, founder of Begin Again Institute answered some of the most common questions around symptoms of withdrawal from sex and porn addiction. Viewers will see how the treatment of addiction is moving from behavioral-based treatment to a revolutionary neurobiological approach and how to…
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Family and Divorce Mediation with Mary Sanger As a marriage and family therapist Mary has seen time and time again that when a couple decides to divorce using the traditional divorce process it often harms families for years to come. By becoming certified in family law mediation Mary has been able to provide couples who…
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It may annoy you when your Apple Watch tells you to breathe, but the concept of healthy, intentional breathing is nothing to be flippant about. Breathwork therapy can connect you with your body and mind. This connection creates lasting changes in your mental health and even helps you recover from addiction. What is Breathwork? Breathwork…
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Everyone feels sad or down sometimes, but those feelings usually are fleeting. Other times, it may be more challenging to cope, and you may begin to show signs of depression. Depression is a mood disorder that affects how you feel and think and can impact your daily routine. There are different symptoms of depression that…
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What is childhood trauma, and how does it affect us as adults? Traumatic events are adverse, cause emotional pain, and overwhelm the person, so they’re unable to cope. Children derive meaning from the things they experience. They use this to create internal maps of the world and the people around them. When most of these…
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an excellent form of treatment for social anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for social anxiety is talk therapy that helps you to identify and change negative thought patterns into more positive ones. What is Social Anxiety? Most people feel nervous in some social situations. Things like meeting someone for the first…
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Sex is a natural, healthy part of life, and so is thinking about it. But it may be a sign of compulsive sexual behavior if you think about sex or perform sex acts so frequently that it becomes overwhelming or negatively affects your life. What is Compulsive Sexual Behavior? Compulsive sexual behavior (also known as…
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Diet culture has a stronghold in the media and your daily life, whether you notice it or not. While it may seem like there has been an emergence in diet trends for the last decade (likely due to our constant connection to marketing, social media, etc), diet trends have been around for much longer! For…
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