by Jeff Packer | Oct 16, 2024 | Anxiety, Crisis, Depression, Diabetes, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Sexuality, Spirituality, Trauma - PTS Reaction
TV – Mental Health Analogy If I were to try to explain how I feel it would go something like this. I am a TV. I have many channels. During a day my channels get changed. A few channels come in clear without a lot of “fuzzy”. Some channels I’m not sure have...
by Jeff Packer | Oct 11, 2024 | Addictions, Crisis, Discipline, Eating Disorder, Health & Fitness, Mental Health
What Really Does Addiction Mean Anyway? Addictions impact so many people, upsetting lives and hurting loved ones. Worrying about ourselves and/or others being hooked on work, alcohol, money, drugs, sex, porn, food, cigarettes etc. is a widespread problem. Our focus...
by Jeff Packer | Oct 7, 2024 | Addictions, Anxiety, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens
Parenting Our Children & Parenting Ourselves Promoting mental health involves building awareness, reducing the stigma often attached with the term and, of course, developing strategies to improve our overall mental health. Just as we strive to improve our physical...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 30, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Family, Grief, Mental Health, Stress, Teens
Managing life as a teenager, student/employee, parent, and all other roles we may play in our lives, is extremely difficult when we have overwhelming feelings of worry, uncertainty, stress, and fear. One person describes his anxiety like this: “I am a person on...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 27, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Family, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress, Work & Employment
Sorting Socks Too Difficult? It May Be Work Related? Whether it is meeting a deadline, getting along with colleagues, dealing with a work crisis, managing a big deal, catching up on reports or supervising staff—work-related stress can become overwhelming. Sometimes...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 23, 2024 | Addictions, Anger Management, Change, Mental Health, Sexuality, Trauma - PTS Reaction
ANTS: Our Thoughts or Not ? The following contribution is from a middle-aged woman who suffered severe child abuse, sexual abuse, containment and physical violence as well as the early demise of her mother. Father’s subsequent downturn to alcoholism and...
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