Maintaining Sobriety While Away at College
Sobriety in Dorm or Greek Life Managing your daily school schedule, study time, work, exercise, friends, the picky RA, money and some sleep can be a doozy! The popular narrative is that college is filled with a lot of partying and little studying. If you are a recovering addict that is heading back to school, […]
Healing the Herd Through Equine Therapy
How Equine Therapy Increases Self-Compassion and Self-Awareness Self-compassion and self-awareness are improved through equine therapy because both horses and humans are based in the herd instinct (tribe, band, family, etc). Without the herd, isolation is fatal. The fundamental well being of each individual in the herd is vital to the wellbeing of the herd as […]
We want to get it off our chest — You deserve to be cancer free AND drug free!
OCT Breast Cancer Awareness and Addiction: When One Disease Leads to Another Finding out you or someone you love has cancer is frightening. The emotional rollercoaster of understanding your diagnosis, treatment options and chances of survival is a challenging journey. All oncological treatments including breast cancer treatment are often unpleasant and painful, from radiation, chemotherapy […]
Empathic Equine Therapy at D’Amore Healthcare
How Horses Demonstrate Empathy Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Horses are sensitive, feeling-oriented prey animals. Because of this, their survival depends on their ability to sense any incongruence in their environment. As herd animals, horses can sense and assimilate to the feelings of other horses and […]
REST. Sleep Better at Night
R.E.S.T.: How to Sleep Better at Night Do you have trouble falling asleep and remaining asleep? Find yourself waking up repeatedly throughout the night? Do you constantly toss and turn? And, do you feel fully rested when you wake up in the morning? If you are a recovering addict, this may be more common for […]
The Golden Hour of Recovery™
In sunlight terms, the golden hour is that time just after sunrise and just before sunset when the lighting is magical. It’s the time when photographers and filmmakers capture their most breathtaking work. When it comes to the Golden Hour at D’Amore Healthcare, it means something just as magical and kinetic. What is D’Amore’s […]
Postpartum Psychosis
Postpartum psychosis is a very serious mental illness that usually starts in the days or weeks after birth. You may not be able to look after yourself or your baby very well. There are many different symptoms, which include: feeling severely depressed being manic – excessively energetic and talkative quick changes of mood feeling very […]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Your Mental Health
Traumatic Brain Injury and Your Mental Health Traumatic Brain Injury is a disruption of normal brain function, caused by a violent blow or jolt to the head. Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a major cause of death and disability in the United States. In fact, TBIs contribute to about 30% of all injury deaths. […]
The Stigma of Mental Illness
Let’s Talk About The Stigma of Mental Illness The more we talk about it, the less of a stigma mental illness will be. Thanks to a rise in celebrities talking about their mental health, we’re getting closer to a world free of stigma. Athletes like NBA All-Star Kevin Love are helping people overcome stigma and […]
Ketamine: New Hope for Depression
Ketamine: Essential Medicine Those suffering from treatment-resistant depression may now have new hope! A new study shows that Ketamine, a club drug known as ‘special K’, may be an effective treatment for depression. Ketamine is a class III schedule drug. Hospitals and other medical settings have the approval to use as an anesthetic. Ketamine’s discover […]
