Navigating Alcohol Abuse in Your Partner
Mental Health, Emotional Health, Relationships Hillary Harmon, MFT Intern Mental Health, Emotional Health, Relationships Hillary Harmon, MFT Intern

Navigating Alcohol Abuse in Your Partner

When a partner struggles with alcohol abuse, the emotional toll on the relationship can be overwhelming. As a marriage and family therapist, I understand the complexities and challenges that come with this issue. It’s important to approach the situation with empathy, compassion, and practical tools to foster healing and connection.

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Ring Theory: Supporting Individuals in Crisis
Emotional Health, Mental Health Anarie White, MSW Intern Emotional Health, Mental Health Anarie White, MSW Intern

Ring Theory: Supporting Individuals in Crisis

When we are in crisis, whether from grief, trauma, or illness, we need support. It can sometimes be difficult to know what kind of support we need, and it can be hard to let support in due to feelings of overwhelm, pain, and shame. Sometimes people offer us “support” that doesn’t feel quite right, and we may not be sure how to tell them or set boundaries that we need. At other times, we might want to support someone else that is in crisis but feel unsure of what to say or do that will ease suffering and not contribute to their distress. This is where Ring Theory can be helpful.

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10 Suggestions That May Be Helpful To Offer Support To Grieving Friends Or Family.
Emotional Health, Ask a Therapist Jordan Meyer, CMHC Emotional Health, Ask a Therapist Jordan Meyer, CMHC

10 Suggestions That May Be Helpful To Offer Support To Grieving Friends Or Family.

Grief and loss are the one thing that as humans we can not prepare for. Even harder is hearing about or being faced with a moment of grief. At times we all have faced this. Take for instance, you are in the grocery store and run into an old friend who tells you that their spouse was just diagnosed with cancer and may not live out the year. We are often unprepared for our own grief let alone a surprise attack. This is why we sometimes will fumble over our words, say something that does not make sense, or worse off just say "sorry" without out any context. Embedding of trauma arises not only from the nature of the event, but also from who is there with us before, during, and after the event happens.

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