Anger Management: Five Ways to Tame Your Rage
Anger is a normal emotion. It triggers a feeling in your brain when the situation is unjust, upsetting, or threatening. We have a misconception that anger is bad. It’s perfectly normal to feel angry when you are wronged or mistreated. But it becomes a problem when your anger harms yourself or others. You believe that […]
Genetic Testing for Mental Health Disorders
The causes of mental illness vary, but recent advances surrounding genetic testing for mental health are transforming both diagnosis and treatment options. Most mental illnesses are treated with a combination of therapies and medication. But not every patient responds similarly to prescribed medicine. Understanding genetic ties to mental illness can help patients get the best […]
How to Overcome Social Anxiety: 7 Helpful Tips
Over 15 million adults in the United States experience social anxiety disorder. And of those 15 million adults, 36% of them admit to experiencing symptoms for 10 years before seeking help. Social anxiety is one of the most common forms of anxiety, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept the symptoms and live with […]
Improve Yourself: 7 Simple Steps to Break Bad Habits
We all have a bad habit or two that’d we love to break. Perhaps yours is that you’re addicted to work, checking your email at all hours of the day to make sure nothing important needs to be done. Or maybe you have trouble getting off the couch, so you don’t get out much and […]
It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week – October 6-12
October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month In response to the growing need for Substance Abuse Education, President Obama proclaimed October National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in 2012. He called upon Americans to “engage in appropriate programs and activities to promote comprehensive substance abuse prevention efforts within their communities”. This started a movement within the […]
Six Months of Continuing Support
People seeking mental health treatment find themselves facing challenges many will never fully understand. No one dreams about one day having a mental illness and the crises (spiritual, emotional, financial, social, moral) situated with these daunting illnesses. In fact, many fail to realize that it’s a mental illness or unresolved trauma that often leads to […]
My Kingdom for Some Care
Imagine that you’re driving your car near your home in Santa Barbara when you’re involved in a traffic accident through no fault of your own. Your leg is broken and you are taken to the nearest emergency room. The doctor tells you that you’ll need surgery and a period of intense physical therapy to regain […]
Support of California Senate Bill 10
There are very few people whose lives have not brushed with mental illness or addiction. In fact, they touch everyone, whether we know it or not at the time. The sufferer or a friend or family member plagued by mental anguish and a seemingly unknown path out know things have changed, but moments of insight […]
Anxiety Online: A New Approach to Mental Health
Can the Internet Help with Anxiety Disorders? Nearly 20% of American adults suffer from an anxiety disorder, less than half of which receive professional treatment. This is not necessarily due to a lack of treatment options, rather the barriers to treatment. Aside from cost and access, stigma and fear play a large part of the […]
Trauma: An Experience with the Real
Split in Two by Trauma A recent article in Wired addresses the aftermath of the devastating 2017 fires in Northern California. The Tubbs Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California history, killed 22 people, destroyed 5643 structures, and has cost over $1.3 billion so far. The piece features an interview with Sharon Bard. Sharon had […]
