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Jodi Merritt
Nov 11, 20241 min read
The Critical Life Areas of Addiction: What Does This All Mean?
Over the past several weeks, we have gone through addiction, the general definition and how it may show up in people’s lives. So what do...
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Jordan Craig
Nov 4, 20242 min read
From Conflict to Connection: Navigating Political Differences with Compassion
Political differences can be a hard test of our relationships. Have you ever seen the picture that can be perceived differently based on...
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Jodi Merritt
Oct 28, 20241 min read
The Critical Life Areas of Addiction: Vocational
So, previous posts have been about working as an addictive behavior. Other behaviors can negatively impact work. We will use substance...
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Jodi Merritt
Oct 21, 20241 min read
The Critical Life Areas of Addiction: Family
Family impact is often one of the more apparent impacts of addictive behaviors. Often, the addictive behavior can be referred to as the...
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Jodi Merritt
Oct 14, 20241 min read
The Critical Life Areas of Addiction: Psychological
The psychological impact of addictive behaviors is hard to condense into one post. Some of the typical impacts include anxiety,...
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Jodi Merritt
Oct 7, 20241 min read
The Critical Life Areas of Addiction: Legal
Addiction that impacts the legal area of our lives relates to what we either have or could have experienced legal negative consequences...
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Jodi Merritt
Sep 30, 20241 min read
The Critical Life Areas of Addiction: Spiritual
Spiritual is one of the more difficult ones to identify in ourselves or others. Let’s use the desire to control for this example. Whether...
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Jodi Merritt
Sep 23, 20241 min read
The Critical Life Areas of Addiction: Social
Socializing and social connection are a necessary part of each of our lives. When we engage in behaviors that negatively impact our...
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Jodi Merritt
Sep 16, 20241 min read
The Critical Life Areas of Addiction: Physical
The first critical life area we will look at is physical. When we are discussing substance use addiction, physical impacts are easy to...
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Jodi Merritt
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Addiction: Critical Life Areas
We all know what addiction is, right? Well, kind of. Addiction often gets categorized and simplified down to alcohol, drugs, food,...
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Jodi Merritt
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Back to School Tips: Parent and Caregiver Edition
Summer went by so quickly and we are already back at the beginning of another school year. We focus a lot on back to school for students,...
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Annie McMillan
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Finding Friends as an Adult: Overcoming Loneliness and Building Lasting Connections
As children, we form friendships with our classmates, neighbors, teammates, and cousins. Adults arrange playdates for us. Our most...
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Jordan Craig
Jul 24, 20242 min read
Embracing Self-Care
At some time or another, we have all been told to practice self-care, but what does that mean? Self-care is taking actionable steps in...
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Jordan Craig
May 19, 20242 min read
Finding A Therapist
Tips to Find a Therapist who is the Right Fit by Jordan Craig May 20, 2024 Finding the right therapist for you is one of the most...
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Annie McMillan
May 14, 20242 min read
Five Minute Mindfulness
Quick Mindfulness Tools to Ground You in the Present by Annie McMillan May 14, 2024 I get it- “mindfulness” sounds like one of those...
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Jordan Craig
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Being Content isn't Conditional
Counseling is a tool to change your perspective by Jordan Craig April 18, 2024 It must get easier, right? Life will be better when I make...
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Jordan Craig
Feb 8, 20243 min read
Breaking The Stigma
by Jordan Craig, February 8, 2024 Am I sad enough for counseling? Are my problems big enough? Have I suffered enough? These are all very...
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Reverence Staff
Jan 8, 20241 min read
Your Mental and Physical Health
by Reverence Staff January 8, 2024 In our day-to-day lives, we often forget how interconnected our physical and mental wellness are to...
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Jodi Merritt
Dec 26, 20232 min read
Accomplish Your New Year’s Resolution by Setting a SMART Goal: Five Steps to Set Yourself Up for Success
by Jodi Merritt, December 26, 2023 It’s that time of year where we all think about New Year’s resolutions … how we want to be healthier,...
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Reverence Staff
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Mental Health and Medication
by Reverence Staff December 6, 2023 In my day-to-day practice as a therapist, I find that there exists a wide range of opinions about...
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