Holiday Time: Hone your Stress Management Tools
To help keep your holiday happy, it’s worth reviewing your stress management tools. Even if you practice some of these already, holiday indulgence and family gatherings can throw you off your game.
To help keep your holiday happy, it’s worth reviewing your stress management tools. Even if you practice some of these already, holiday indulgence and family gatherings can throw you off your game.
Meditation and therapy are a powerful combination to treat depression, which affects millions of us at some point in our lives. Cognitive therapy, for example, recommends many specific, helpful steps–actual …
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As awareness of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has grown in recent decades, the public has come to use the terms casually. “Oh, she’s so ADHD.” “Yeah, he’s hyperactive.” With the …
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In the past few years, you’ve probably seen someone include their pronouns in their email, or maybe they’ve even shared them out loud during a meeting. You can help create …
When a client doesn’t read or write, it makes substance use disorder (SUD) recovery much more difficult. Often employment options are very limited, leading to depression and anxiety that can …
“As long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with anxiety and depression,” says Rachel [not her real name]. “And I had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol and drugs. But for …
When Rand [not real name] came to LifeWorks NW, he was experiencing bipolar fisorder, ADHD, OCD, and social anxiety. Not surprisingly, Rand says he didn’t know where to turn. He …
Michael [not his real name] heard voices and felt harassed whenever he was in a public space. Seeking help, he came to LifeWorks NW and has worked with the Integrated Care …
A former Project Network client shares how she has turned the tables and is now helping others. “Growing up, I was in a home with addiction,” said Jennifer [not real …
Eleanor (not her real name) came to LifeWorks NW experiencing high anxiety, mania and depression, with a Bipolar 1 diagnosis. She had been experiencing frequent hospitalizations, making it difficult to …
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Jimmy’s dad first heard about the LifeWorks NW St John’s Children’s Relief Nursery 2.5 years ago through the Department of Human Services (DHS). Jimmy was very shy and struggled with …
“At LifeWorks NW, our goal is to provide a full team of behavioral health staff to help address not only a client’s mental health difficulties, but the effects it’s having …
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We observe National Minority Mental Health Month each July to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental health illnesses.