Self-help Articles

Anybody online can claim to be a therapist without actually being one. Additionally, many therapists have jumped online without any training whatsoever. Dr. Maheu recommends you ask the following five questions to keep yourself safe.

Here are some specific strategies that will help you to show your employer that you are, indeed, fully engaged and therefore, a keeper in the organization.

Whether it's Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa we are celebrating, we all bring to the holiday meal table our high expectations and, inevitably, our history of disappointments. In this period of pressured work and vacation schedules, hectic travel logistics, and economic and political stressors, we need to be especially vigilant about taking care of our own mental health—not just for ourselves, but in order to be emotionally present for celebrations with friends and loved ones.

The year following inpatient alcohol rehab is a crucial period of time in which many patients relapse. Several factors may reduce the risk of relapse during this time, including therapy appointments, attendance at mutual help meetings such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or SMART Recovery, aftercare group sessions, and the use of medications such as disulfiram (Antabuse), which produces a heightened sensitivity to alcohol by interfering with the body’s metabolism of alcohol.

Approximately one-million people in North America are suffering from Parkinson’s disease. When you have Parkinson’s disease (or any other chronic illness) you are probably struggling with symptoms that can be overwhelming. Therefore the author of this article has created the following "Ten Tips" list to help individuals with Parkinson's disease cope with some of the psychological symptoms of the disease.

THE TAO OF JOY EVERY DAY is a compact volume that serves as a daily inspirational reader. It offers 365 bits of wisdom in a convenient page-a-day format, making it a great fit for a holiday gift guide or New Year/New You roundup. Each page provides advice on some of life’s hardest issues.

When the publisher said she wanted to send me this book, I got
really excited, being a work-from-home-mom myself, I knew I was going to enjoy
this one! This book is a handbook for parents that empowers them to feel
confident to do the best they can for their families.

by Jeffrey Stuckert, M.D.

If you currently know of or have known of an employee that needs drug and alcohol treatment, it is likely that you are frustrated. As an employer, you have a range of options available, but the action that many employers are likely to take is to fire the employee in question. Employers may think that is this the most practical and viable option. Dealing with employee drug or alcohol abuse seems troublesome, and hiring a new employee altogether seems as if it is the best choice for the company. But that choice may be wrong.

When you or your loved one decide to make the important step toward seeking drug or alcohol treatment, the next critical step in the recovery process is determining the level of appropriate care by receiving a professional addiction assessment.

by Steven Gifford, LICDC, LPC,

By James Crisler

by Dr. Jeffrey Stuckert

by Dr. Jeffrey Stuckert

by Dr. Jeffrey Stuckert

by David Pollak