like your spouse as much as you love him

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For The Treatment Of Anxiety And Depression

  13 January 2016

  Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a therapy model used to treat both anxiety and depression in clients. While medications can be used in conjunction with CBT, the heart of this treatment is through working with a therapist in ongoing counseling to address behaviors and learn new ways to react to stressful situations. The goal is to learn coping mechanisms, but also to retrain the brain from negative thought patterns to a thought process that is more productive.

• Overcoming Addiction Holistically: Ideas For You

  23 November 2015

  When you come to the realization and the understanding that you are dealing with and suffering from an addiction, you may find yourself wondering how you will be able to successfully overcome your addiction. After all, you know that many people struggle to get and stay sober and that relapse is a very real possibility even after treatment. If you are a proponent of holistic medical treatment and healing, you may wonder what your holistic treatment options are for overcoming your addiction.

• What's Up, Doc?: Finding The Right Therapist

  29 October 2015

  If you have decided to see a therapist, congratulations! You have made a positive step toward your future and your mental health. In fact, most people could benefit from seeing a therapist. The trouble comes when it is time to choose which one to see. Should you pull the first one you see out of the phone book? Should you read a bunch of reviews first? There are plenty of ways to find a good therapist, but first you need to determine what it is that you need.

• 5 Tips For Holding A Successful Intervention

  16 September 2015

  Interventions are uncomfortable, difficult situations. However, they are often necessary to get your loved one the help they need for their addiction. Knowing how to stage a successful intervention will ensure that you can get the results you need the first time through. Follow these tips to stage a successful intervention. 1. Assemble a Team Assembling the right team is a critical part of holding a successful intervention. Having a team lends legitimacy to your perspective and can help push your loved one into a support group, rehab, or detox program.

• How To Deal With The Negative Emotions During Adoption

  11 August 2015

  Because adopting a baby is such a huge decision, you will experience many emotions during the process. Some of them will recur over and over and you may not know how to handle them. Here are three of those emotions and some tips on how you can move through them.  1. Loneliness. Since most (if not all) of your friends and family will have their families naturally, you may often find yourself feeling lonely.