Picking off and eating only a single topping from a slice of pizza won’t give you the same experience as consuming a slice with all the toppings you enjoy. Similarly, you can’t get an accurate snapshot of your total well-being by only looking at a single aspect of your health. Considering the whole person is…
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Trauma in childhood can come from many sources: familial abuse or neglect, witnessing violence, experiencing a natural disaster, or severe illness of oneself or a loved one. While the causes of childhood trauma vary widely, they share an ability to affect your coping skills, relationships, and mental and physical health far into adulthood. Researchers developed…
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When you picture a healthy person, you might visualize someone who is physically healthy. But it’s also important to consider how this person thinks, feels, and acts. In other words, are they emotionally healthy? If you understand why mental health is important, you will have a different perspective on being healthy. What is Mental Health,…
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People think of childhood as an idyllic, carefree time in life when caregivers meet your every need, and you believe all of your dreams will come true. But for many people, this mainstream imagery does not reflect everyday reality. For many, events that occur during childhood build barriers to happiness later in life. And when…
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Mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. It’s when you experience well-being, and you feel good and function well in the world. So, how do you define mental health? The answer has an impact on daily living, relationships, and physical health. If you have good mental health, you will feel happiness, love,…
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It’s easy to picture someone injured from physical abuse. But how can physical abuse affect someone emotionally? How can someone get help to deal with the effects of physical abuse? This post explains: What physical abuse is Types of physical abuse The emotional effects physical abuse can have on a person How to get help…
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Depression is a disorder that causes ongoing sadness and loss of interest in daily activities. People with depression have trouble completing daily tasks and can even feel like life isn’t worth living. Depression can lead to physical and emotional issues by affecting how you think, feel, and behave. If this describes you or someone you…
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While outpatient and inpatient drug rehabilitation programs focus on the patient’s health and sobriety, there are significant differences between these two types of facilities. Integrative Life Center provides people with options for inpatient and outpatient treatment for those seeking recovery from substance use. Why Know the Difference Between Inpatient and Outpatient Drug Rehab Programs? To…
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After experiencing the loss of a loved one, you may have difficulty coping with your emotions. You may even look into types of counseling that could help you manage your life after the loss. What exactly is grief counseling? Can it help? This post will help you understand what to expect from grief counseling. What…
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If you or someone you love is experiencing depression, there is a wide variety of treatment types. Treatment options for depression at Integrative Life Center range from some of the most rigorously tested and well-known kinds of psychotherapy to new and innovative approaches that integrate the whole self. Continue reading to learn more about depression…
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