recovery
Your illness does not define you. It's your resolve to recover that does.
The Art of Recovering Your Spirit in Levelling Up Your Life
Being curious, and maybe even a little unsure or sceptical as to what recovering the spirit (also known as the soul) is all about is absolutely understandable and healthy right now. For others, this idea can be triggering, as it is easier to suppress our unpleasant feelings, emotions and traumas - than it is to deal with them by feeling the pain in order to begin to transmute them. It takes some courage, bravery, and surrendering to what is in order to soften and to heal any intangible wound/s that no longer serve us.
By Justine Crowley6 months ago in Psyche
“The Day My Heart Finally Spoke — and I Listened”
It started as just another Monday — emails piling up, deadlines closing in, and my coffee cup already empty before sunrise. I was twenty-eight, ambitious, and proud of how much pressure I could handle. Late nights, skipped meals, and too much caffeine were my trophies of productivity. I thought I was strong. I thought exhaustion was proof of success. But that was the day my body decided to teach me a lesson I would never forget.
By hameed ur rehman6 months ago in Psyche
The Current State of Addiction Treatment
Inside the Science of Healing: How Luxury Detox and Dual-Diagnosis Treatment Transform Recovery By Dr. Marisa Sisk, In recent years, the conversation around addiction recovery has shifted from crisis management to comprehensive healing. No longer is treatment simply about abstinence—it’s about restoring balance to the mind, body, and nervous system. At Refine Recovery in Beverly Hills, that philosophy defines every element of care.
By Michael Cheringal6 months ago in Psyche
SOLILOQUY (excerpt)
LAYING THERE ON HIS BACK STIFF AND UNMOVING no one would have known that he was expected to get up again. No one except the people who randomly visited his bedside. Bright lights overhead were turned on and off as though Jaylon would need to see anything. His eyes were taped over with gauze and surgical tape. A tube ran into his nostrils and one down his throat. Wire probes attached to his forehead and seemed to extend from every extremity and oriface except his ears. A woman in white edged toward him from down the hall, tablet in hand, talking under her breath to a man walking at her side, "He can be sent to," she glanced toward the ceiling to read metal placards with letters and numbers on them, "...he'll go to the North Wing, Level five... room 523. There should be a nurse ready to assist with transferring him to his permanent bed and finishing paperwork." The man next to her, a tall thin asian with clearcut features and dark tanned skin nodded briefly before speaking, "I will let the family know that he's a lucky man. We have pumped his stomache and are administering IV fluid to rebuild his body fluids to wash the drugs he's taken out of his system. If they'd waited minutes later, he'd be on the lower level right now, at the morgue. We could not have helped him. Now it's just a waiting game to have him want to come back this way fromthat heavy trip he's taken," Two male nurses appeared fromthe opposite end of the corridor, grasped the end of the gurney, raised the guardrails at each side and pulled him out into the long hall toward the elevators. The woman in white returned to the wide counterspace at the center of another corridor to pick up another file and clipboard. The handsome asian followed the other medical staff toward the elevator to escort Jaylon to his temporary home away from home.
By Carmen JimersonCross-Safieddine6 months ago in Psyche
9 Powerful Lessons from the Book “Stop Overthinking” That Will Change Your Life
We’ve all been there lying awake at night, replaying conversations, imagining worst-case scenarios, or analyzing things that never even happened. Overthinking steals peace, drains energy, and keeps us trapped in an endless cycle of “what ifs.”
By Zeeshan Ahmad6 months ago in Psyche
Is Mental Health Care Easily Accessible In Columbia, USA?
Maintaining your mental health is as important as maintaining your physical health. A declining mental health status will affect your overall wellness. For this reason, it is important to take steps to ensure you are well, both mentally and physically.
By Ankita Dey6 months ago in Psyche
when the brain gets stuck in survival mode
Traumatic experiences like abuse, assault, or witnessing violence or tragedy can leave people feeling constantly on edge. PTSD can impact your emotions, your stability, your relationships. Trauma can also have an impact on physical and mental health, and these are really common experiences for many people.
By Mahboubeh Fallahi6 months ago in Psyche
Riding the Middle Wave
Ever notice how people love to pick sides? It’s like we’re constantly asked to choose between two waves: you're either riding left or right, red or blue, good or bad. But here's the thing—life doesn’t work in black and white. It's mostly paddling through gray. And that’s where the trouble starts when we fall into a sneaky little brain trap called dichotomous thinking.
By Tony Martello6 months ago in Psyche
Keeping the Mind Young: Science-Backed Ways to Slow Brain Ageing
As we age, we often expect wrinkles, weaker bones, or slower movement — but what truly worries most people is the ageing of the mind. Forgetting names, losing focus, or feeling mentally fatigued can be frightening signs that our brain is changing. Yet, science is uncovering hopeful news: the brain is not a machine doomed to wear out. It’s a living, adaptable organ capable of renewal, repair, and growth at any age — if we give it the right conditions.
By Esther Sun6 months ago in Psyche
7 Focus Tips for ADHD Backed by Science (That You Can Use Right Now)
If you have ADHD, you're already intimately familiar with how hard it is to sit down and focus. You're working on a project one minute, and the next your mind has flitted off to five other things — laundry, emails, and that random thought about a program you watched on television last week.
By Velma Lovemore6 months ago in Psyche
