by Jeff Packer | Apr 30, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Crisis, Depression, Family, Friendship, Mental Health, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Stress, Teens
Actually… It’s Not a Competition Research indicates depression occurs twice as often in women as in men. There are additional risk factors that account for the increased likelihood that females will suffer from depression over males. Some of these added...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 19, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Depression, Friendship, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress
Social Connections Reduce Stress Stress is an inevitable occurrence in our lives. Sometimes we can manage easily. We may remain focused with our daily tasks, take a couple extra work breaks, exercise, joke around or eat a few more snacks to help us through the day....
by Jeff Packer | Apr 18, 2024 | Addictions, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Stress, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Can You Relate? As one person struggles with recovery from severe childhood abuse (multiple kinds), she writes here about her view of alcohol throughout her journey. In the absence of effective coping strategies or when the stress becomes overwhelming, we tend to...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 8, 2024 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Depression, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Stress
I’m emotionally spent. Enough is enough. Don’t talk to me. I’m done. I’m exhausted. I feel like people and my environment are draining the life out of me. If we can relate to any of the above statements, we may want to stop for a moment and breathe. Like this picture...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 28, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Depression, Mental Health, Stress
Claire’s Story; “I wake up, it’s 4am. The thought enters my mind, ‘Oh, it’s today. What am I going to have to face?’ Then I start ticking off all the things I have to face and with each one, I ask myself how I will cope with that. What if I can’t? What if I get...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 27, 2024 | Addictions, Depression, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Work & Employment
Below is a well written testimony from one courageous person who decided to experiment with change, health and personal growth. What C.P.R. Means To Me It has been almost a month since I quit smoking marijuana! I had been a daily user for about twelve years,...
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