Understanding Executive Function and Dysfunction
When executive functioning skills are hindered, it can make learning, working and managing daily life difficult. Things like organization, planning, and the ability to think things through and weigh the pros and cons of a situation can be a real struggle that impacts...
Celebrating Sober Moms on Mother’s Day
It’s true the path to recovery is fraught with challenges in the beginning. It’s work, discipline, commitment, peeling back layer of vulnerabilities, speaking our truth and more. It also calls for perseverance and faith. Then you throw motherhood in the mix – being...
The Struggle with Suicidal Thoughts
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain but it’s more common and harder to bear.”~ C.S. Lewis Many people struggle with suicidal thoughts during times of stress or when facing mental or physical health adversity. The onset of the pandemic and the...
What to Know About Self-Harm in Teenagers
Every year, between 6.4-14.8% of teenage boys and between 17.7-30.8% of teenage girls, depending on the state, report engaging in some sort of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, or self-harm (Monto et al). Though “self harm” can imply any act of intentional harm...
World Health Organization Reports a 25% Increase in Anxiety and Depression Since Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the two years since the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, millions of individuals globally have been forced to reconcile with its impact on their mental health. Many of us can recall the stream of unprecedented stressors we encountered: uprooting routines, experiencing financial ramifications, navigating childcare while working remotely, reducing most, if not all, in-person interactions with loved ones, and dealing with anxiety, grief, and loss directly related to the virus.
Connections in Recovery Adolescent Services
Connections in Recovery in Colorado, Los Angeles, New York and Europe provides adolescent services, which includes case management, coaching and companion services. With experienced clinical collaborators, we offer guidance, support, and tools to help adolescents and...
Fentanyl Ushers Third Wave of Opioid Epidemic
How did Fentanyl Ushers in Third Wave of Opioid Epidemic? In the 1990s, the first wave of an opioid epidemic emerged with the over use of prescription of natural and semi-synthetic opioids and methadone. An increase in deaths related to the opioids would grow the...
Sober Holidays and Mocktails
Sober Holidays and Moctails put the fun into the holiday season. One of the most difficult holidays of all, this festive time of year for us who don’t drink or for those who want to limit their intake of alcoholic beverages can be challenging. You add the...
Connections in Recovery Remote
Connections in Recovery (CiR) remote coaching services can provide the right support, from LMFT’s, CPC, IFC, Pivot, ELI-MP, to CCAPP, and IAPRC’s. As states like New York and others report yet another increase in coronavirus cases from the...