Mental Health

Why Revenge Can Feel Like an Addiction

DOPAMINE – May 12, 2025 - If you’ve been passed over for a promotion at work or had a romantic partner cheat on you, you know how much it can sting. You may replay these events over and over in your mind and think ab... Read More...

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The 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time

WE ALL NEED A GOOD LAUGH – May 7, 2025 - A group of Vanity Fair’s writers and editors compiled a list of their own top 10 rom-coms. Then—after some number-crunching and establishing what met our unimpeachable r... Read More...

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Addiction Isn’t Just About Brain Chemistry…

IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND – May 8, 2025 - Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It’s a question that highlights a fund... Read More...

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Finding Spiritual Awakenings In Recovery From Addiction

VIDEO – SATORI ANYONE – May 13, 2025 - Some people who find themselves struggling with addiction issues could find great benefits in working with the 12-step program. Ian Morgan, Author of ‘The Fix’ and Enneagram Ex... Read More...

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One Out of Four Children Have a Parent with Addiction Problem

AUDIO – ALANON HERE WE COME – May 13, 2025 - “If one-quarter of kids in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder, that tells us that every day in our clinics we are encountering many, if not dozens of fa... Read More...

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Social Status Shapes Addiction Risk In Dopamine Circuitry

IT’S SCIENCE – May 13, 2025 - A new study reveals how social rank influences addiction vulnerability by altering dopamine pathways in the brain. Low-ranking male mice showed stronger reward signals and weaker c... Read More...

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Good Mental Health is Non-Negotiable in Life and Recovery

RELAX A LITTLE – May 4, 2025 - By Ryan Hampton - May is here again. For many, it signals spring finally taking hold, warmer days, maybe the end of a school year. For me, and countless others in the recovery and... Read More...

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Broken Heart Syndrome Still Deadly – Especially for Men

VIDEO – SIRENS ARE REAL – May 15, 2025 - A large-scale U.S. study reveals that Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—also known as broken heart syndrome—continues to carry a high risk of death and severe complications, with... Read More...

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Pia Mellody – Renowned Trauma and Codependence Expert – Passes away at 82

OBITUARY – May 9, 2025 - For more than four decades, Pia Mellody helped reshape the field of behavioral health. As one of the original architects of a new clinical model, she developed groundbreaking frameworks for i... Read More...

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It’s Time to Start Preparing for AI

OR IS IT TOO LATE? – May 6, 2025 - What are we going to do about it. When I ask people this question, the most common response is a blank stare or a shrug. Oh, tech people understand what’s coming — in fact, th... Read More...

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Popular Foods Linked to PARKINSON’S Disease

MICHAEL J. FOX – May 7, 2025 - Scientists found people who ate 11 or more servings of ultraprocessed foods a day were 2.5 times more likely to have early signs of the progressive movement disorder Parkinson’s d... Read More...

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Vets Want to Legalize Ibogaine to Treat PTSD

AUDIO – MEMORY LANE DREAMS – May 7, 2025 - U.S. vets and lawmakers are leading an effort to get clinical trials up and running for a potent psychoactive drug. Ibogaine is illegal in the U.S., but it’s proving to be ... Read More...

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Burnout Isn’t a Badge of Honor—It’s a Mental Health Warning from Your Brain

VIDEO – RELAX A LITTLE – April 22, 2025 - Somewhere between your third Zoom call of the day and the relentless ping of notifications, you may have started to feel something more than just tired. A bone-deep wearines... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025Mental Health

Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – April 30, 2025 - The study included 160 individuals with chronic pain — both with and without OUD — recruited from primary care and pain clinics. Participants completed a positive emotion regu... Read More...

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Psychiatric Prisons Back In Business?

OUT OF SIGHT... – April 27, 2025 - Across the country, a troubling trend is accelerating: the return of institutionalization – rebranded, repackaged and framed as “modern mental health care”. From Governor Kath... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025Mental Health

Where Does Consciousness Come From?

EVERYWHERE? – April 30, 2025 - Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the oldest questions about existence.Where in the brain does co... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025Mental Health

Heavy Drinking Linked to Brain Injuries and Alzheimer’s

EARLY ONSET STUPIDITY – April 17, 2025 - Boozers had 133 % higher odds of developing vascular brain lesions than those who never drank. With the help of surveys of the deceased’s next of kin, researchers ... Read More...

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Smartphones Lower Rates of Cognitive Decline for Elders

NOW IT’S GOOD FOR YOU – April 14, 2025 - Fears that smartphones, tablets and other devices could drive dementia in later life have been challenged by research that found lower rates of cognitive decline in olde... Read More...

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Taking a Mental Health Leave From Work

SANITY MATTERS – April 17, 2025 - Her first panic attack came at a company-wide meeting, right before her scheduled presentation. Carolina Lasso had given many similar talks about her marketing team’s accomplis... Read More...

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Doctors Prescribing Heroin?

VIDEO – INNOVATION – April 8, 2025 - A complementary but no less controversial harm reduction strategy, heroin-assisted treatment involves administering pharmaceutical-grade heroin under medical supervision. It stabi... Read More...

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36 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Became a Psychotherapist

HE SHOULD KNOW – March 2025 - The aspiration of becoming a great or even just competent psychotherapist is, at its root, somewhat paradoxical. Over the past 15 years of daily practice I have learned that psycho... Read More...

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Eight Days a Week of Booze Doubles Risk of Brain Damage

BARFLY – April 9, 2025 - Boozers who down eight or more alcoholic drinks every week have an increased risk of brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, say scientists. They explained that t... Read More...

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How Mushrooms Protect Your Brain

SMART PIZZA! – April 9, 2025 - Rich in plant chemicals and antioxidants, mushrooms are a delicious, nutritious powerhouse that everyone could benefit from eating more of. Low in calories and fat but packed with vitam... Read More...

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6 Things You Should Do After 5 P.M. to Support Healthy Living

AVOID THE NEWS – April 11, 2025 - It’s never too late to start adopting healthy habits. However, the earlier you can start making these adjustments to your lifestyle, the better. “Healthy habits formed now are ... Read More...

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‘The Social Network’ and Mass Technological Addiction!

RIGHT UP YOUR SPECTRUM – April 9, 2024 - The “new thing” is better, of course. Its creators are gods, but few win enough power to play god. “The Social Network” (2010) depicts just that: the beginning of ... Read More...

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$4 Billion Sex Abuse Settlement After Childhoods of ‘Pure Hell’

WHAT PRICE TRAUMA? – April 7, 2025 - Shirley Bodkin remembers the smell of the staff member there who would put her on his lap and make her hold a Raggedy Ann doll while he hurt her. J.C. Wright remembers the s... Read More...

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Addiction Hijacks Teenagers’ Brains

FROM GUTTER TO GOOGLE – April 9, 2025 - Addiction is not limited to substances like alcohol and drugs but extends to behaviours such as smartphone use, gaming, gambling and pornography. The essence of addiction is es... Read More...

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Healthy Diet Leads to Healthy Aging

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT – March 27, 2025 - “Maintaining a healthy diet that was rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, nuts, and legumes during mid-life was linked to a higher likelihood of he... Read More...

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The Impact of Alcohol on Your Brain and Heart Health

IT’S NOT GOOD – April 4, 2025 - For many, a drink or two is a regular part of socialising or unwinding. But how often do we consider the impact of those drinks on our bodies, both immediately and over time? ... Read More...

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How the Arts Can Create Healthier Communities

VIDEO – SING DANCE ACT – March 30, 2025 - According to thousands of studies, researchers have determined that involvement in the arts can improve public health and promote healing from illness, as well as protect ag... Read More...

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