A complete list of blog posts by topic
AddictioN & RECOVERY
- ▪ #JunkieLivesDontMatter
- ▪ 12-Step Recovery Groups
- ▪ Alcarelle: A Hangover-Free Alternative to Alcohol
- ▪ Book Review: The Sober Survival Guide
- ▪ Book Review: Staying Sober Without God
- ▪ DC Area Locals: Ride Free This Holiday Season
- ▪ Helping Vs. Enabling: How to Tell the Difference
- ▪ Interview: Breakfast Beers, Bloating, & Blackouts
- ▪ Kratom: A Safe Alternative to Heroin?
- ▪ Self-Care Strategies When Your Loved One Has an Addiction
Mental Illness
- ▪ 9 Myths & Misconceptions About Mental Illness
- ▪ Guest Post: My Experience with Depression
- ▪ Guest Post: The Toll Diabetes Takes on My Mental Health
- ▪ Top 40 Most Disturbing Mental Health Posts on Quora
- ▪ Where Can I Find Help?
- ▪ Why Language Matters: 4 Words/Phrases to Stop Saying
Psychology & Human Behavior
- ▪ 3 Reasons We Keep Toxic People In Our Lives
- ▪ 4 Statements That May Change Your Life
- ▪ 4 Strategies for Better Decision-Making
- ▪ 5 Recent Research Findings on Health & Human Behavior
- ▪ 8 Types of Liars
- ▪ Boundaries: Thoughts on Building & Maintaining “Good Fences”
- ▪ Marketing Tactic Traps: How Advertisers Use Psychology to Sway
- ▪ The Psychology of Motivation
- ▪ What Counseling Has Taught Me (Part One)
- ▪ What Counseling Has Taught Me (Part Two)
- ▪ Why “Playing Hardball” Doesn’t Work: How to Use Basic Counseling Skills for the Best Customer Service
Exercise, Nutrition, & Wellness
- ▪ 5 Instant Mood Boosters
- ▪ 8 Fast-Acting Strategies for Stress Relief
- ▪ Feed Your Mood: The Link Between Diet & Mental Health
- ▪ Guest Post: How to Stay in Shape During the Lockdown
- ▪ Guest Post: You Don’t Have to Exercise
- ▪ Interview: We Only Get One Body in Life
- ▪ Sleep Deprivation: What Dreams May… Cure?
personaL & pROFESSIONAL Development
- ▪ 11 Self-Care Ideas You May Not Have Considered
- ▪ 19 Unique Ways to Be More Charitable
- ▪ 30 Thirty-Day Challenges
- ▪ 37 Things You Can Do to Live a More Fulfilling & Meaningful Life
- ▪ 161 Questions to Explore Values, Ideas, & Beliefs
- ▪ Daily Self-Inventory for Mental Health Professionals
- ▪ From Survival to Endurance to Fulfillment: How I Found Meaning in Life
- ▪ List of Hobbies
- ▪ Mental Health, Wellness, & Personal Development Blogs to Follow
- ▪ Professional Development for Mental Health Professionals
- ▪ Unconventional Coping Strategies
Clinical cOUNSELING & sUPERVISION
- ▪ Do You Speak Therapist?
- ▪ What Are the Characteristics of an Effective Clinical Supervisor?
- ▪ What Are the Characteristics of an Effective Therapist?
Resources
- ▪ 12-Step Recovery Groups
- ▪ 13 Sites for Self-Help
- ▪ Free COVID-19 Resources
- ▪ Free Online Academic Journals for Mental Health Professionals
- ▪ Free Online Assessment & Screening Tools
- ▪ Free Online Assessment & Screening Tools for Marriage & Relationships
- ▪ Free Online Education for Mental Health Professionals
- ▪ Free Printable PDF Workbooks, Manuals, & Self-Help Guides
- ▪ Free Printable PDF Workbooks, Manuals, & Self-Help Guides: Children, Adolescents, & Families
- ▪ Free Printable Therapy Handouts & Worksheets
- ▪ Movies About Addiction & Mental Illness
- ▪ Professional Membership Organizations for Mental Health Professionals
- ▪ Recommended Memoirs About Mental Illness & Addiction
- ▪ Resources for Grief & Loss
- ▪ Resources for Mental Health Professionals
- ▪ Resources for Mental Health Professionals: Group Therapy Resource Guide
- ▪ Resources for Mental Health Professionals: Must-Read Books for Therapists
- ▪ Resources for Suicide Prevention & Recovery
- ▪ Sites with Free Therapy Worksheets & Handouts
- ▪ Sites with Helpful Resource Lists