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Unhealed Childhood Wounds: The Link to Mental Health Challenges in Adulthood

Our childhood wounds can have a lasting impact on our mental health in adulthood. While we all experience some form of trauma growing up, not all of us have the chance to heal these childhood wounds. Unhealed trauma can lead to a variety of mental health challenges in adulthood, including depression, anxiety, and addiction. By… Continue Reading Unhealed Childhood Wounds: The Link to Mental Health Challenges in Adulthood

Somatic Experiencing Therapy vs EMDR Therapy: Similarities and Differences?

Somatic Experiencing Therapy vs EMDR Therapy: Similarities and Differences? Are you considering somatic experiencing therapy or EMDR therapy for your mental health? It can be difficult to decide which treatment option is best for you, so it is important to understand the similarities and differences between these two approaches. In this blog post, we will… Continue Reading Somatic Experiencing Therapy vs EMDR Therapy: Similarities and Differences?

9 IOP Life Benefits

At Recovery Ways we understand the need for balancing life’s demands and provide a robust IOP with both Virtual and In-person options. Our IOP Provides Wonderful Benefits Including: Assist individuals with developing the skills to identify, set, and execute goals that create a sense of well-being. IOP schedule supports students and working professionals looking to… Continue Reading 9 IOP Life Benefits

The Importance of Proper Grieving – “Feeling Our Feelings”

The Importance of Proper Grieving – “Feeling Our Feelings” In the wake of the recent tragedy at Michigan State, many of us find ourselves dealing with intense emotions.  Of course our hearts go out to those victims of the shooting and their loved ones, but we also recognize the far reaching impact such a catastrophic… Continue Reading The Importance of Proper Grieving – “Feeling Our Feelings”

Suicide Prevention Day

September 10th Marks Suicide Prevention Day Each Year Suicide rates are growing but suicide still remains a preventable act.  As reported by the CDC, approximately every 11 minutes someone takes their own life in the USA .  This has led suicide to becoming one of the leading causes of death in our nation, and a… Continue Reading Suicide Prevention Day

What can help when we are STUCK mentally or emotionally?

            What can help when we are STUCK mentally and emotionally?  We often hear about Flight or Fight responses, but there is an often unaddressed Freeze response.  We often experience the freeze response when we perceive a threat and recognize that we don’t have a good chance of escaping it by… Continue Reading What can help when we are STUCK mentally or emotionally?

Overdose Awareness Day

Overdose Awareness Day More than 932,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Overdose deaths involving opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin, and synthetic opioids (like fentanyl), have increased by more than eight times since 1999.  An estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 12-month period ending in April 2021, an… Continue Reading Overdose Awareness Day

Unresolved mental health issues linked to obesity, heart disease, hypertension & major health concerns

Dr. Robert Block, the former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics stated, “ Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today.” We all have experiences in our childhood that cause us pain. Maybe it’s just one or two instances that we can easily pinpoint, but for some,… Continue Reading Unresolved mental health issues linked to obesity, heart disease, hypertension & major health concerns