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Subtle Depression Signs Often Ignored
Depression can be a crippling and debilitating disorder, obvious to anyone around the sufferer. Other times depression can be subtle, you may have never suspected someone of having it by there...
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Teens: Awareness Can Be a Powerful Tool in Managing Anxiety
Anxiety can get in the way of much of your life. It can interfere with friendships, schoolwork, and family life. And during adolescence, there’s already many life challenges you’re facing, such as...
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Tips for Parents of Autistic Teens
Autism is a developmental disorder that varies widely in its severity. Some teens might be able to function normally and enjoy the educational, social, and occupational aspects of their lives; while...
View ArticleNew Documentary Focuses On Recovery Schools
A new documentary titled Generation Found looks at the importance of newly founded recovery schools across the US. Recovery schools are where students struggling with addiction can go to finish their...
View ArticleThis Is How Society Treats Mental Illness VS. Physical Illness
Mental illness is often times treated as less painful or severe as a physical ailment. For a more vivid idea of this, check out this video: For the full article and video go to Buzzfeed HERE The post...
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Circumstances that Affect a Teen’s Relationship with their Parents
Many teens have a difficult time during adolescence. Although it’s easy to conclude that a teen’s current or recent experience might be playing a role in their mental health, the first few years of...
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Self Love Reminders For When You’re Having A Bad Day
It’s not easy being a fully functional person, there are days where we wish we could stay in bed and reject the outside world for Netflix and comfort food. When this feeling hits you hard,...
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Sobriety Promises You These Things In Recovery
Abusing a substance has never done anything beneficial for anyone who has experienced it first hand. Sure, they provide temporary feelings of calmness or numbness, joy and happiness, but only...
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Virtual Reality Could Be A New Pain Reliever
Virtual reality video games as pain relievers could become the new alternative to prescription painkillers in the not so distant future. A company called AppliedVR has been experimenting with using...
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Reasons Behind Why You Feel Crappy From Time to Time
There are a lot of words that can describe feeling bad about yourself, others, or the world. You might feel sad, depressed, lost, confused, worried, or downright crappy. Sometimes, you don’t know why...
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How to Use Reflective Listening with Your Teen
There can be an odd parent-child relationship that develops when children become teenagers. For most part, you may have had a healthy and happy relationship with your child – up until now. Now that...
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Preteens and Suicide: Preventing Your Worst Nightmare
Believe it or not children between the ages of 5 to 14 years old can experience depression and even commit suicide. According to research, there is a clear relationship between depression and...
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What To Do This Summer To Beat Depression
The seasons come and go and may never impact your mood, but for some, the change in weather can also bring a drastic change to their attitude. If you’re not a lover of the summer, here are some...
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Teenage Rebellion May Mean More Than You Think
It’s common for parents to expect some type of rebellion in their teens. This is a time when adolescents are learning to find their own way in the world. They’re likely going to push buttons, stretch...
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Teens: Having a Mental Illness Isn’t Your Fault
Adolescence is a time for exploration, discovery, and fun. It can be a wonderful stage of life. Yet, if you have been diagnosed with a mental illness you might worry about how to tell your friends or...
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Parents Shouldn’t Comment On Daughters Weight
A new study shows parents should not talk about their daughters weight, even when she is normal or healthy. Cornell Food & Brand Lab investigators discovered that commenting on your daughters...
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The Benefits of Behavioral Therapy for Teens
Behavioral therapy is a type of therapy often used with teens and adults who need help changing potentially self-destructive behaviors. Self-destructive behaviors can be symptoms of addiction,...
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Quiz: Are You Hurting More Than Helping A Loved One With Addiction?
Recovery only comes after realizing you need help and seek out treatment. An addict must then make the hard choice to accept their defeat and go into treatment. Some family members or close...
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If Your Teen Has a Mental Illness, Should You Seek Treatment Right Away?
If you recognize symptoms of mental illness in your teen, you may be wondering whether or not to have your teen seen by a mental health provider. In most cases (if not all), seeking assistance for a...
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Teens: Donate Your Social Media to Help Prevent Suicide
Okay, your social media content might be a little personal and you likely wouldn’t want to share it with people who are going to investigate it. But what if it were used to prevent a friend,...
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