We feature an expert in the mental health and substance use disorder field to answer questions. This issue we talk to Fran Bieganek and Guy Odishaw of Bhakti Brain Health Clinic about using neurofeedback in recovery and mental health. Q: What is neurofeedback, and what specific changes occur in the brain as a result of …
People who reject the idea of making New Year’s resolutions recognize that you don’t have to wait until January to make a change. Yet, there’s just something about the feeling of a clean slate that comes with turning the calendar over into a new year. So here we are, standing squarely in the month of …
Well-being is “a set of skills that can be learned and cultivated over time, just like learning to play a musical instrument or riding a bike.” The Center for Healthy Mind Here we are again, another new, fresh, unopened year ahead. Like a new baby, it arrives with its own temperament, its own spirit, its own …
It is common knowledge that people with addiction problems usually are considered to have more sensitive brain chemistry than those who don’t. As a nutritionist, I believe that chemically-dependent people need to eat more carefully for biochemical balance and comfortable sobriety. It is surprising that most chemically-dependent people have never considered the impact of what …
When I was a boy, my sister and I always looked forward to jumping in the family car and going with our parents clear across the country for our annual vacation. We’d finally get time alone with them, a rarity in our house due to their busy teaching schedule. Actually, the trip was a bittersweet …
The Phoenix · Pause Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight. —Rollo May Consider the pause. A delay in responding. A No to reaction. A time to assess. The pause is a place to evaluate options. Pause to stop automatic reactions. Pause to regard another perspective. Pause to mitigate …
The benefits of time in the outdoors – physical and mental health – are two of the top reasons people head outside. As the Minnesota Ambassador for Women Who Hike, I’ve been privileged to watch women who seek out ways to get outside. I have a glimpse into the reasons they hike. Their concerns, worries …
We’ll feature an expert in the mental health and substance use disorder field to answer questions Q: How important is fitness/wellness in the recovery process? It is very important! I always say, “If you feel better physically, you feel better mentally. And if you feel better physically and mentally, you are more likely to stay …
