by John Sharpe | Oct 7, 2021 | Blog
Our five senses are constantly at work, affecting our emotions and our overall mental health. What we hear, see, taste, smell, and touch provide us with the necessary information that our body relies on to understand how to feel. In the opposite direction, our senses...
by John Sharpe | Oct 6, 2021 | Blog
Human connection is essential to our well-being. With that being said, the relationships that we have with one another can be incredibly difficult to navigate. When you or a loved one suffers from addiction, managing your relationships may become even more...
by John Sharpe | Sep 29, 2021 | Blog
It is more important than ever that we educate school-age children on the realities of substance abuse and addiction. With the opioid epidemic showing no signs of slowing down, children need to be taught age-appropriate lessons on drugs and alcohol well before...
by John Sharpe | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog
Crack and cocaine are occasionally used interchangeably despite their social differences. Both substances are highly addictive stimulant drugs, derived from the coca plant native to South America. The active chemical extracted from this plant, cocaine hydrochloride,...
by John Sharpe | Sep 26, 2021 | Blog
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an integrative psychotherapeutic approach for treating psychological trauma. It is an evidence-based treatment that helps clients to recover from the effects of trauma through information processing. It has been...
by John Sharpe | Sep 23, 2021 | Blog
If you are considering treatment or are in early recovery, you may have been introduced to a 12-Step program to help support you. 12-Step programs began in 1935 with the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The steps themselves were accumulated and developed through...
