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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
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...Apr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonelife expectancyMental Health
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...Apr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
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...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental Health
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...Apr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMental Health
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
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...Apr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental Health
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...Apr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
‘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...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025cell phoneinternetMental HealthSmartphone AddictionTikTokvideo games
$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...Apr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthTrauma
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetMental HealthSmartphone Addictionteenagers
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...Apr 08 2025food addictionlife expectancyMental Health
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
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...Apr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMental Health
Getting Away from Psychiatric Medications POISONING PATIENTS? – March 17, 2025 - Ms. Delano is not a doctor; her main qualification, she likes to say, is having been “a professional psychiatric patient between the ages of 13 and 27.” During those years, when... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Health
BIG CUTS at Department of Health and Human Services “Make America Healthy Again” – March 27, 2025 - The agency will cut 20,000 positions, a sweeping reduction of the agency that protects Americans’ health, oversees Medicare and Medicaid and ensures the safety of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental Health
Convicted Felon Denies $11 Billion Dollars for Addiction & Mental Health Care CRUELTY KILLS – March 27, 2025 - “Services will be dropped in the middle. Bang, the clinic is closing. It’s a brutal way to make these cuts.” The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is being mer... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental Health
Shame Can’t Have More Power Than Love GRIEF – March 20, 2025 - It’s stunning that it took the death of someone I love dearly to show me how deeply fear and shame are embedded in the way we treat people with an addiction. One year ago this month, police f... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMar 25 2025Mental HealthTrauma
Psychology Explains ‘Shopping Addiction’ I DON’T BUY IT – March 20, 2025 - In her personal time, Sadie goes on buying sprees for herself. She has ordered cameras, camera accessories, scrapbooking supplies, metal-detecting equipment, lasers, board game... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMar 25 2025Mental Health
Free 10 MINUTE Consult for Federal Employees Facing Job Loss IF THIS IS YOU—CALL TODAY – March 20, 2025 - The emotional burden of losing a job can be compounded by complex family dynamics, relationship struggles, and addiction issues. Scott Silverman specializes in crisi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMar 25 2025Mental Health
Department of Education Cut in Half AUDIO – STUPIDITY – March 11, 2025 - “Every part of the department will be impacted in some way but this is primarily a streamlining effort for internal facing rules, not external facing roles,” the official said, g... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMar 18 2025Mental Health
Kids Get Body Image Awareness by Age 7 AUDIO – LESS SCREEN TIME – March 10, 2025 - Researchers say their findings show that people’s perceptions of body weight are “flexible” and “adult-like” from the age of seven upwards, and have implications for our un... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMar 18 2025Mental Health
Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces 50% Staff Cuts AUDIO – LOST JOBS, LOST LIVES? – March 13, 2025 - “Cutting SAMHSA employees without understanding the impact is extremely dangerous, given the behavioral health crises impacting every corner of our nation.” Reductio... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 18 2025Mental Health
The Wholeness That Emerges From Brokenness By Ken Druck Ph.D. WORTH EVERY HEARTACHE – March 5, 2025 - The path forward from brokenness and inconsolable sorrow is not about “moving on,” “recovering,” or “getting over” our loss, but about patiently allowing our brokenness to beco... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMar 11 2025Mental Health
Midlife: The New Battleground for Addiction VIDEO – MIDLIFE CRISIS – Feb. 26, 2025 - According to the National Library of Medicine, more older adults in the 50s and 60s are turning to drugs, alcohol and potentially dangerous behavior to cope with mental healt... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 04 2025Mental Health
Gabor Maté on Why Modern Life is Breaking Us – Hurt to Healing AUDIO – THE MASTER SPEAKS – Feb. 10, 2025 - Welcome to a brand new series of the Hurt to Healing Podcast! In this powerful first episode, I am honoured to be joined by Dr. Gabor Maté—renowned addiction expert, speake... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 25 2025InterviewMental Health
‘Love Addiction’ Linked to Emotional Dependence LIKE A BABY AT THE FONT – Feb. 17, 2025 - Romantic involvement with a partner can sometimes exhibit dysfunctional traits similar to addictive behaviours, a phenomenon known as emotional dependence on the partner or “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 25 2025Mental Health
What Would An Ideal Friend Be Like? Perfectly Imperfect – Feb. 18, 2025 - Some of the reason why we aren’t, collectively, so good at friendship, is that we don’t have a clear idea of what a really good friend might be like. It may therefore be worth tr... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 25 2025Mental Health
Schizophrenia Cases Triple Due to Heavy Cannabis Use WEEDS IN THE WIRING – Feb. 4, 2025 - Experts say the new study, which looked at more than 13.5 million medical records of all individuals aged 14 to 65 between 2006 and 2022, adds to growing evidence that heavy... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 11 2025marijuanaMental Healthpotweed
The Art of Aging by Louise Stanger YOUNG AT HEART – December 8, 2024 - Rancho Santa Fe author Dr. Louise Stanger has released her fourth book, “Reflections on Aging from the Sunset Marquis,” which she hopes to be an inspirational guide to embracing th... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 11 2025life expectancyMental Health