“Most people struggling with addiction have had some degree of trauma in their background,” notes Celeste. “Trauma and substance abuse go together very closely: With trauma, the mind-body connection gets shut down and people lose a felt sense of their bodies. Yoga is a great fac...
Some people just love to love, and scientists estimate that the number of Americans dealing with a love addiction is between 5 and 10 percent of the population [source: Sussman]. Being in love creates feelings of excitement and attachment, but addicts become overly preoccupied and even obsessed...
Only 7.2% of people with an alcohol use disorder received treatment. The number of people who struggle with alcohol addiction is staggering. What is even sadder is that many of these people will not receive the help they need. The good news is that most people with an alcohol use disorder...
So many Americans believe it is a harmless activity and are blind to the lives that have been destroyed due to this horrible addiction. You all give me hope. No Name. January 13, 2008 at 1:58 pm Hi, I myself am 15 and i dislike masturbation strongly. I thank the writer of this ...
God’s two greatest commands are to love God with all our heart, mind, and soul and to love others as we would love ourselves. So we may think that helping one another might be optional, but it is a command from God! There are many ways of helping one another that can become a ...
(NIDA) reports that over 40 million Americans over 12 struggle with substance use disorder. Local, state, and federal programs are not sitting idly by. They constantly create new programs, medicines, and protocols to combat alcohol and opioid addiction and many other types. Yet only 10% ...
Many people are born into poverty and have little hope of overcoming it. Others may fall into poverty because of negative economic conditions,natural disasters, or surging living costs, as well as drug addiction, depression, and mental health issues. ...
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Many people struggle with worry and stress on a day-to-day basis. What if you could let go of the burden of worry and enjoy peace every day, regardless of what’s happening in your life? Certified life coach and author Valerie Galloway can help your audience stop worrying and sta...
I know, in an embodied way, how crucial it is for workers to be paid enough to build a secure, stable life with opportunities for growth. K "This Thing Is a Joke": How Working-Class Young Americans Make Meaning out of Politics... 267 Many of the working-class people whom I grew ...