Going through IVF is often an isolating process even when you are receiving support from your partner, friends, and family. Experiencing a wide range of emotions is common, but it is easy to believe you are the only one who feels this way. When you choose in vitro fertilization to help you start or grow a [...]
When a friend, family member, or romantic partner struggles with drug or alcohol addiction, communication is one of the first things to suffer. Up until now, it may be hard to communicate with each other without guilt, shame, fear, or anger looming over the conversation. But now that your loved one is committed into rehab, it’s [...]
Recovering from an eating disorder can be challenging for anyone. Even when an individual is enrolled in a treatment program and actively working toward recovery, it can seem like an uphill journey. For this reason, the best eating disorder treatment programs include professional and family eating disorder support. What Is Eating [...]
Smoking weed is often seen as being a pretty harmless pastime--just something people do sometimes to chill after a hard day--a habit that doesn’t really do any harm to others. It’s often justified by comparing weed to another popular drug of choice, alcohol; a less regulated substance which is thought to be more likely to lead [...]
A diagnosis of breast cancer is just the beginning of what can be an emotional and physical roller coaster. Finding ways to cope at the onset can empower patients and help them get through what will likely be the biggest life challenge they have faced. With that said, one does not have to “keep a stiff [...]
If you have ever tried to quit smoking, then you absolutely know how hard it can be and what a big difference a little encouragement can make for your mood and outlook. Trying to quit smoking takes a toll on everyone, but it’s a time when a true friend will really be needed. It will certainly be [...]
