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ARTArticleEmployers again seek to improve the health and well-being of their employeesAs the economy and employers emerge from recession, those still employed are typically doing their own job plus at least part of another. When the productivity of overworked employees begins to falter, employers find they not only need to hire additional workers, but also attend to the well-being of those they have. Corporate wellness is once again popular.ARTArticleEmpowerment! The 11 Qualities You Need To Be In The Driver’s Seat Of Your Life.Empowerment! The 11 Qualities You Need To Be In The Driver’s Seat Of Your Life. You are the authority in your life although it might not always seem that way. When exte al circumstances or events impose conditions that are not of your choosing you might feel powerless and loose hope of ever being fully yourself. Other people move on from adversity and thrive with new qualities and strengths. They understand that even though many things may be beyond their control, nobody and nothing can take away their power to determine their inner life and response to life’s challenges.ARTArticleForgiveness - What If You Have To Forgive Yourself?Sometimes it is easier to forgive the actions of another person than your own transgression or mistake. Your life may have changed because of you doing something or not doing something: If only I had not been so …. It’s all my fault. They’ll never forgive me. I can never forgive myself. You may be beating yourself up, stuck in self-recrimination, guilt and shame, because of something you did or did not do. But there is no benefit to self-condemnation. It does not change anything. Only choosing different behaviours or making amends for your actions will make a difference for the future.ARTArticleForgiveness - Why You Should Consider It And How To Forgive.A gift to yourself The idea of forgiveness makes many people shout, Never!! Indeed, resentment, blame, recrimination and desire for revenge seem so much more natural than forgiveness.ARTArticleHealing the Addicted BrainThe problem with an addicted brain is that it has been recalibrated to require drug input in order to achieve a state of equilibrium. Our Long Island drug rehab experts have years of experience in the substance abuse field and have put together this list about the addicted brain. This new state of equilibrium—or homeostasis—comes with a lot of baggage: - It requires the effort and expense of acquiring the drug ARTArticleHow Does Substance Abuse Start?No one starts doing drugs with the intent to become so addicted that they lose everything and ruin their life. Drug abuse starts for a variety of reasons, and prevention campaigns can help address those reasons and encourage people to make the decision not to start doing drugs in the first place. If you or a loved one are addicted in the New York area, we offer drug treatment in Long Island and out-of-state. Self-Medicating ARTArticleHow to Become your Own Spiritual InspirationIf you’ve been on this planet for more than a few years, you have probably wanted something with all your heart, mind, and soul, right? Did you get it? Why not? According to the Law of Attraction, we get what we hold in our subconscious or what we put all our emotions into, whether that is based in joy or fear. The Law of Attraction makes us responsible for whatever is in our lives. That’s quite a burden—and it lends itself to self-criticism at best. This article has been previously published by Elephant journal. You can view it here:r ARTArticleHow To Set Boundaries and Stand Your GroundBoundaries are important. From a psychological perspective, boundaries are the mental, emotional, spiritual or relational limits on who and what kind of influences you accept into your life. How you expect to be treated depends on your personal history and self-evaluation. This is different for each person and circumstance. What is acceptable in one case and with one person, may not be tolerated in other instances. The cost of weak boundaries.ARTArticleHow to stop your Inner Critic sabotaging your Happiness and Success.Know your Inner Critic. Most people believe and feed an inner critic who points out faults and flaws, dwells on the negative, and is often downright abusive. This can lead to procrastination, inactivity or avoidance. It affects your emotions, your self-esteem, confidence, courage and joy of life. And most of all it diminishes your trust in your own strengths and abilities. Self-criticism. Being overly critical and dissatisfied with yourself. Often based on unrealistic and unreasonable expectations about who you should be and how you should act. Judging yourself negatively.r ARTArticleI Was My Parent's SonAs the years begin to pass me by, it is hard not to reflect on my life. Lost friendships, lost loves… just so much lost. Don’t get me wrong, I am very happy with how my life has turned out, yet I can’t help and look back at the destruction of my life.ARTArticleInner Strength: How To Build A Firm Foundation For Living Your Best Life.Inner strength is created though effort and determination. At the core of it is the trust that one way or another you will be able to deal with whatever you may encounter in life - whether it be a crisis or simply the challenges of daily life. If you do not let them crush you, hardship and adversity provide a opportunities to steel your inner fortitude. But you can also develop and strengthen it by deliberately enhancing key psychological attributes that will make you stronger and more resilient: Strengthen your Sense of Self.r ARTArticleIntuition - How to access, develop and use it in your own lifeIntuition - the ‘sixth sense’ - has had a rather chequered history. At various times it was considered a gift bestowed on only a few, a curse leading to persecution or a form of woo-woo imagination children were taught to suppress. Although some individuals seem naturally wired for strong intuitive abilities - as others are for athletic or musical talents - that kind of intelligence can be enhanced by most sensitive people. What form does intuition take?r ARTArticleIs Frustration Ruining Your Peace Of Mind? Manage Life’s Challenges with Greater Ease and Calm.Who has not found themselves irritated or dismayed about things happening in their lives? Frustration is more common and socially acceptable than anger and rage but it fulfils a similar function and if chronic is also very damaging. The ‘Benefits’ of Being Frustrated.ARTArticleJunk hauling has sustainable growth and rewarding business opportunitiesOnce considered the bottom of the occupational heap, the more elevated descriptions for trash or junk collection were "sanitation engineering," "waste disposal," and "waste management." Whatever you call it, junk and trash removal has always been big business. A number of waste management and disposal companies that had simple beginnings are now on major stock exchanges.ARTArticleLetting go of the NarcissistSomething has been bothering me for the last couple of years and I couldn’t quite put my finger on it until just recently. A series of events gave me that “ah-ha” moment. Amazingly, it started with Donald Trump. Sorry, I can’t say thank you to him for that because what started the awakening was reading an article from Trump’s ghost writer and a quote he used to describe Trump. Confidence without humility is delusion. What a powerful quote. A thought that involves a wonderful word to me – humility.ARTArticleLevels of Care in Addiction TreatmentNavigating the levels of care in addiction treatment can be confusing. Is it necessary to go to detox, or can you jump straight to residential treatment? Is sober living required after you complete treatment, should you still be going to IOP while residing in a sober home? All of these questions will be answered when the time is right and you move forward with your recovery. However, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be prepared...quite the opposite. Being prepared and ready for the journey of recovery is the formula for success. Don't worry about anything else but getting yourself better.ARTArticleLogged In: Video Games & Mental IllnessVideo games have become a large part of society today. While once considered a past-time for nerds, in recent years they have become mainstream, incorporating popular culture, movies, tv shows and sports in a way that appeals to the masses. From computers to consoles to games and apps on phones and tablets, video games are now seen as a widely accepted way for people to relax, unwind and pass the time.ARTArticleManaging Mental HealthThere are a lot of healthy ways to manage grief, anxiety, depression, stress or any other mental health challenge. This post will be focus on some of my favorite ways to maintaining mental health.ARTArticleMeet Drama With Detachment - The #1 Skill For Coping In Today’s World.Detachment is not about being aloof or withdrawing from the world. We can be passionate, involved, enthusiastic and engaged with life in all its forms. Living in seclusion may help some people to go deep within, but for others that sort of separation from the world is not desired or possible. The detachment contemplated in this article is an internal process to be undertaken while remaining immersed in life matters.ARTArticleOpioid Addiction in Long IslandWhat is driving the opioid addiction in Long Island? It’s a variety of factors that include socioeconomic hardship or just plain curiosity and boredom. Often underlying mental health conditions also play an important role in creating an atmosphere ripe for substance abuse. Opioid addiction is a rewarding experience in the beginning of an addiction because the user feels the euphoric high. However, shortly this turns into a dangerous and miserable life of chasing that high over and over again.ARTArticleOverwhelmed by Difficult Emotions? How to Take Charge and Calm Emotional Storms.Feelings come in waves, often appearing out of the blue, triggered by a memory, words overheard, pictures or experiences. The more we are trying to reign them in, suppress or ignore them, the stronger and more persistent they get - if not in the moment then sometime later, even after many years. The Gang of 3: Emotions, Mind and Body.r ARTArticlePhysical and Mental Health for a Student’s SuccessAs a student you need to be physically and mentally at the peak of your health. Being healthy means that your body and mind must function the way that they were supposed to and there should be no illness whatsoever. If you are not healthy then you will not be able to do a good job in school. A student who is healthy will be able to perform more effectively. Health needs to be maintained and good health is very often the result of good habits. Good health results in physical and mental well being.ARTArticlePsychological Flexibility - The #1 Skill for Turbulent TimesLife is rarely a smooth ride where everything goes to plan. There are many uncertainties, unpredictabilities and hiccups along the way. But the more you are able to adapt to new conditions, the less painful the process becomes.ARTArticleSearching for an Addiction InterventionistFinding an addiction interventionist for your loved one is a positive step in the right direction. While an intervention is not always successful, if you truly care about your addicted family member, you need to try it. We're here to help you in the search for an addiction interventionist.ARTArticleSelf-Pity Is Toxic. Choose Self-Compassion InsteadUnwanted changes, unexpected challenges, loss, disappointments, abuse or other forms of adversity often bring with them hurt or harm. Feelings of self-pity are quite normal and understandable. Life has changed in some way and often not for the better. It is only natural to feel sorry for yourself when you are having a hard time. There is nothing wrong with acknowledging that you are suffering and unsure how to cope. But if self-pity takes over and you don’t reign it in, it is a very problematic emotion. The Problem with Self-Pity.r ARTArticleThe Must Have Habit For Living An Intentional Life - Your Own Life Audit.Businesses perform audits of goods and services, management structures, staff performance and anything else relevant to the particular company. Often this results in internal adjustments and restructures. On a personal level we can also benefit from stopping and reflecting on how we are travelling. Following great upheavals we might be forced by circumstance to take stock and assess how to deal with it, what needs to be done, what resources and options are available. But there is much to be gained by doing it as a regular practice.ARTArticleThe One Person You Always Need To Trust Is You!Most successful and beneficial relationships include an element of trust. Expecting loyalty, reliability and trustworthiness you assume that the other person will do what they say, that their word can be relied upon and that promises, commitments and agreements will be kept. When trust is broken it leads to disappointment, suspicion and damaged relationships that are hard to repair. As it relates to the interactions you have with other people, this kind of trust has an exte al focus. But there is an even more important kind - the trust you have in yourself.ARTArticleThe Purrfect Medicine: Separating The Myths From The Truth About Having An Emotional Support AnimalI have a pair of sugar gliders. They’ve been with me for over six years, since they were eight weeks out of pouch. For those who do not know what sugar gliders are – they are small marsupials that can live twelve to fifteen years and bond closely with their owners. I have brought them many places in their bonding pouch, from stores to museums to farmers markets and parks. They have helped me through many mental and emotional hurdles over the years.ARTArticleTo be "here" is better than being "there"Recovery author and guru, John Bradshaw once talked about being a "human being" instead of a "human doing." While New Age thoughts talk about the illusions of being a human. Never happy we're we are in life. Always having to get "there" and when it finally becomes our "here" we realize that being "there" isn't much better than our old "here."ARTArticleUpgrade Your Psychological Toolkit To Make Sure You Are Prepared For Life’s ChallengesEach person has their own ‘toolkit’ of psychological qualities. They guide how life is lived, the choices made, inclinations and preferences, connections with other people and performance at work. Among them are characteristics like calmness, independence, diligence, friendliness, creativity, courage and so on.

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