by Anthony Myers | Jan 24, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
You know how we often talk about those wacky national holidays? You know, how we sometimes discuss how it’s National Talk to Squirrels and Other Woodland Creatures Day, and stuff like that? Today’s actually a pretty good one. Today is National Compliment Day. Paying...
by Anthony Myers | Jan 16, 2017 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Did you ever read the novel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest or see the famous movie based on the book? Even if you haven’t read it or seen it, you probably know that they depict how medical professionals and the psychiatric hospital system treat hospital patients in a...
by Anthony Myers | Jan 12, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
I don’t know about you, but this time of the year can be rough. Around here, it’s cold and we have to shovel snow. We don’t get a lot of sunshine, and what little daylight we receive is typically gone by 5:30 in the evening. Winter, in short, can be brutal. I’m not...
by Anthony Myers | Jan 11, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
Unlike the lighthearted days we often discuss in this blog, today’s commemoration is quite different. That’s because today, January 11th, is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Human trafficking involves exploiting people, forcing people to do things against...
by Anthony Myers | Jan 5, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
For Christians, tomorrow, January 6, marks Epiphany, also known as the Feast of the Epiphany and other names. According to some religious teachings, it’s the day that the three wise men or kings arrived to meet Jesus. The word epiphany can mean manifestation, a term...
by Anthony Myers | Jan 4, 2017 | Mental Health, Recovery, Substance Abuse
Another day, another blog post relating to another day on the calendar. Today’s day is a fun one. Today, January 4th, is National Trivia Day. Do you like games that require you answer questions on a number of subjects, like the TV game show Jeopardy! and board...