Mindfulness is a word that we hear a lot these days. There are apps, websites and books devoted to cultivating mindfulness … but what does that mean? Is it really that complicated? …
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The Impact of Substance Abuse on Military Families
I’ll never forget the morning we woke up at 5 a.m. to our two-year-old son in my husband’s closet, holding a canister of nicotine pouches in his hands and crying that he …
Can We Talk About Trauma?
Trauma is a word we hear a lot these days. Often when we think of trauma we think of clinically diagnosable PTSD or a majorly catastrophic event. However, trauma comes in many …
Meet Yourself Where You Are
Throughout the last three years of school to become a licensed therapist, one of the concepts taught repeatedly is to meet my clients where they are. That means that in every session, …
Support for Caregivers
Many people, at some point in their life, will be responsible for providing caregiving to a family member due to aging, injury or illness. The role of caregiver often comes on suddenly …
Domestic Abuse: Be an Upstander, Not a Bystander
The Blog Brigade stands with the Defense Department and the military community to respect, support and defend victims of domestic abuse. Preventing domestic abuse is a shared community responsibility. Read our post below …
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