Finding my way through grief
After falling in love with a man with bipolar, Wrae finds herself having to work through the grief of his completing suicide.
addiction
Addiction and anxiety :: conquering both one day at a time
William Miko shares his experience with addiction to Xanax, the devastating anxiety that haunted him, and how rehab helped to get his life back.
What to know about control
Steve Hauptman, LCSW is a Gestalt-flavored psychotherapist, and has discovered that a central theme in his mental health clients and his own mental experiences is a need for control.
Steve tells it straight from his experience what control is, how we are addicted to it, and how we can overcome it to have better mental health.
The tyranny of substance abuse
Jared shares his story of growing up with a father addicted to drugs and alcohol, his own experiences with substance abuse, and cutting off from parents.
You are not alone: an interview about renewed connection
A woman discusses growing up in a family with mental illness and addiction and the turning point that ended up in meaningful work and finding her tribe.
MONKEYTRAPS 101 :: Lesson 2: The Addiction (video)
The 3rd post in MONKEYTRAPS 101: Bert’s Crash Course in Control. A short video of Bert teaching what control looks like and how it is related to addiction.
I was broken but now I am whole
Earla Dunbar writes about her social anxiety and how she coped using sex. After seeing no way out but suicide, she started CBT and it changed her life.
