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(`´).* `*..** see what is right we often look for the best in others... maybe it is time to see what is right in ourselves

Thank you to Katrina Pointer LPC for sharing this! Does this resonate? If it does, know that you can retrain your brain.

I can do this. I am strong. I am full of light and magic. Credit: Instagram.com/hellomynameiswednesday

April is both sexual assault awareness month and poetry month. It's the perfect month for Break the Silence!

Do any of these signs sound familiar? Use this as gentle encouragement to seek help (from a professional/family member/friend), and to acknowledge that some peo...ple exhibiting these characteristics might be struggling with their mental health. It’s important to know these signs for both ourselves and others. This isn’t an exhaustive list, there are other indicators of mental health difficulties, and these can be unique to an individual. If you'd like to learn more about how the Center for Creative Arts Therapy can help you and your family, reach out to us at [email protected] or give us a call at 847.477.8244. Thank you @selfcarespotlight for the helpful graphic!

Be kind to yourself and then let your kindness impact every aspect of your life ... #selfcare #selflove #selfcarematters #selfcaresunday #selflovequotes #selfloveisthebestlove #selfrespect #selfconfidence #selfacceptance #bekindtoyourself #bekindalways #bekind #youareworthy #iamenough #lovethyself #choosehappiness #love #beautiful #motivation #gratitude #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthwarrior #mentalhealthrecovery #mentalhealthsupport #mentalwellness #selfloveclub See more

Friendship is an energy resonance...a vibe recognition of a kindred spirit.

Change is the only constant. You've got this - keep going Credit: howmental on Instagram.

"Bruce Alexander, a professor of psychology in Vancouver, explained to me, the idea of addiction we've all got in our heads, that story, comes partly from a ser...ies of experiments that were done earlier in the 20th century. They're really simple. You get a rat and you put it in a cage, and you give it two water bottles: One is just water, and the other is water laced with either heroin or cocaine. If you do that, the rat will almost always prefer the drug water and almost always kill itself quite quickly. So there you go, right? That's how we think it works. In the '70s, Professor Alexander comes along and he looks at this experiment and he noticed something. He said ah, we're putting the rat in an empty cage. It's got nothing to do except use these drugs. Let's try something different. So Professor Alexander built a cage that he called "Rat Park," which is basically heaven for rats. They've got loads of cheese, they've got loads of colored balls, they've got loads of tunnels. Crucially, they've got loads of friends. They can have loads of sex. And they've got both the water bottles, the normal water and the drugged water. But here's the fascinating thing: In Rat Park, they don't like the drug water. They almost never use it. None of them ever use it compulsively. None of them ever overdose. You go from almost 100 percent overdose when they're isolated to zero percent overdose when they have happy and connected lives." ~Johann Hari Source: Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong (TED Talk) https://www.ted.com//johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_ See Also: What Rat Experiments Can Teach Us About Addiction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-0KfwFCMRM The Opposite of Addiction is Connection https://www.psychologytoday.com//the-opposite-addiction-is Rat Park Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajk9uEDEUQc The Dislocation Theory Of Addiction (Bruce Alexander) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0HjpSGmS00&t=160s The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power: Gabor Maté at TEDxRio+20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66cYcSak6nE Beating Drug Addiction - The Rat Park Experiment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpvjH9cVJDI

Rest is an act of self-love. Credit: Instagram.com/shineapp

Things I am working on being less afraid of: Credit: Instagram.com/doodledwellness

This made me smile!

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Thought for today.

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If you're feeling a lot of emotions right now, it's okay. And if you ever need someone to talk to about them, know that the caring counselors at the Lifeline are available 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). We want to help you through. : @worry__lines on Instagram.