Is It Healthy to Use Laxatives?

Occasional constipation is nothing to worry about. 16 percent of U.S. adults struggle with constipation, including one-third of adults ages 60 and older. According to fiber brand Metamucil, common causes of occasional constipation include a diet low in fiber, lack of physical activity, certain medications, and ignoring the body’s signals that it’s time to “go.” […]

Mental Health Care - Barriers - Meadowglade|Mental Health Care - Therapy - Meadowglade

Sep

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What Are Barriers to Mental Health Care?

Around 20% of all Americans will experience mental illness in their lifetime, and around 60 million people are affected by mental health disorders in any one year. These statistics are rather sobering, and the figures in Southern California are broadly in line with the national averages.

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Sep

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What an Eating Disorder Feels Like

“On a bad day, someone talking about a diet or how much weight they have lost, or someone saying you look well, can completely push you over the edge.” – Emma (Source: Beat UK) “[Your eating disorder] is controlling you. It wants you to be scared of recovery, it wants you to maintain your behaviors, […]

Sep

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How To Love Yourself

Everyone has heard the phrase “you need to love yourself before anyone else will be able to love you”. However, how do you go about loving yourself? What does loving yourself really mean? The essence of loving yourself really comes down to trying to stress less and to take the time to show yourself that […]

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Aug

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How Trauma Changes You

Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford’s testimony in front of the United States Senate is memorable for many reasons, but survivors of trauma will likely remember it for the haunting yet accurate statements she made on the effects of sexual assault on her life. “I did my best to suppress memories of the assault because recounting the details […]

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Aug

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What Does Bulimia Recovery Look Like?

“Perhaps stating that ‘my problem is over’ is not entirely accurate. Bulimia for me is an , which is comparable to any other . As someone who was addicted to binging and purging and has now stopped this cycle; I have been termed a ‘recovering bulimic.'” — Markie LC Blumer, Ph.D., in 1993 “At the […]

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Aug

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What Are Healthy Coping Mechanisms?

You might remember the movie Soul Surfer about the professional surfer Bethany Hamilton. In 2003, when Bethany was a teenager, a 14-foot tiger shark bit off her left arm. Bethany’s story is exemplary not only for her bravery but also for her use of healthy coping mechanisms to deal with the trauma she experienced. Following […]