As parents watch their teens move from high school into adulthood, it’s easy to assume that they will thrive as young adults and excel in whatever educational path they’ve chosen. Yet, time and again, learning disabilities and related disorders—like ADD and...
Young adults’ lives are full of trials and tribulations and are an emotional rollercoaster than lasts for years. With emotional stress and sadness leading to the development of bad habits and depression, early adulthood is the time in which there is a high likelihood...
Each day, we come across yet another story about issues related to children and young adults with autism. More and more autism spectrum diagnoses are being made about these struggling young adults and, as a result, awareness is growing. The more awareness that is...
During a recent group therapy session, I asked several of my clients to write about what they perceive are the benefits of sobriety. Below are several examples of what they identified: “To experience and appreciate the smaller joys in life and not be blinded by...
The simple definition of trauma is that it is a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems usually for a long time. Merriam-Webster gives a more comprehensive definition of trauma. 1. a: an injury (as a wound) to...
There is a great movie called “A River Runs Through It” about family ties and learning how to unconditionally love those who challenge us with decisions and choices in their life that we may not agree with or understand. “Each one of us here today will at one time in...
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