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Send us Fan Mail With flowing, you get to let your values and intuition lead the way but you also risk getting lazy or missing opportunities. With planning, you have guidelines to follow that can make decisions easier but if things don't go to schedule, it can be extremely disappointing and frustrating to rearrange everything. Going with the flow" means adapting to situations as they ari...

Send us Fan Mail An intervention is a carefully planned process that family and friends can do, working with a doctor or another health care professional. Step 4 of the 12-step program, also known as the "moral inventory," is a step of self-examination and reflection that involves taking a comprehensive look at one's personal history. The goal of this step is to gain self-awareness...

Send us Fan Mail Here are some signs of stubbornness: Being hardheaded Digging your heels in Sticking to an idea or plan even when you know it's wrong Doing something you want to do even if no one else wants to do it Pointing out all the reasons an idea won't work when others present it Feeling anger, frustration, and impatience when others try to persuade you. Some say that stubbornness...

Send us Fan Mail What is dissociation? Many people may experience dissociation (dissociate) during their life. If you dissociate, you may feel disconnected from yourself and the world around you. For example, you may feel detached from your body or feel as though the world around you is unreal. Remember, everyone’s experience of dissociation is different. Dissociation is one way the mind copes wit...

Send us Fan Mail Tolerance- the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. Tolerance is a value that can be defined as accepting and respecting others' beliefs and practices, even if you don't share them. It's about recognizing that people are equal citizens and human beings, and that di...

Send us Fan Mail Saying thank you can mean a lot, to acknowledge what someone has done and to let them know they’ve made a difference, but saying thank you just isn’t enough, just as saying sorry isn’t enough without changed behavior, thank you isn’t where your gratitude should end. When we think of thank you as an action word it changes our thinking, it causes us to pause and think of how we can...

Send us Fan Mail Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are certified individuals trained to evaluate, diagnosis, and treat delays and disorders in the following 9 areas: speech sound disorders, fluency (stuttering), swallowing, voice and resonance, receptive and expressive language, cognitive communication, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), social communication, and hearing. SLPs can...

Send us Fan Mail “When opportunity knocks, open the door.” How many times has opportunity knocked on your door and you didn’t answer?  Opportunities arise every day.  We just need to be aware of them and make the decision to take them or live with the consequences of missing them. We can all look back at points in our lives when we had opportunities to try something new, to have a unique experienc...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Albright is a person in long term recovery from SUD and currently serving the community as a peer support specialist helping people get into state funded treatment. He is a father and a very wholesome one at that. He cares from the homeless and shutout communities of Birmingham and surrounding areas. Through the company Chris works for He gets to do what he loves everyday. C...

Send us Fan Mail Here are some things you might not know about the brain:   It's the fattiest organ: The brain is at least 60% fat, and healthy fats like omega-3s are important for its function.   It's unique: No two brains are the same, due to a combination of genetics, learning, and experiences.   It's a powerhouse: The brain is very complex and requires a lot of energy, which is...

Send us Fan Mail Sam was a young adventurous man who seemed to love life and pretty much every person in it. A lack of friends was definitely not an issue for Sam. Around 1200 people visited the funeral home after hearing of his passing because a world without Sam seemed inconceivable. From the outside looking in, Sam was a happy go lucky guy with everything to live for. However, there was obvious...

Send us Fan Mail From Stephanie  Hodges -Words can not express how much we appreciate each and every person that came out today and join us for our 4th Annual Suicide Awareness Walk event in memory of Mary Lynn Gray. ● We exceeded our goal today and raised a total of: 💲1️⃣1️⃣,6️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ in proceeds for The SAM Foundation of Alabama in Mary's honor!!! 👏👏💜🩵👏👏💜🩵👏👏💜🩵👏👏💜🩵 Not only...

Send us Fan Mail Please welcome our special guest, Sarah. Sarah is a speech-language pathologist at a greater Birmingham, AL high school. In our episode, Sarah discusses her mental health and therapy journey, growing up in a house with a narcissistic mother, and Complex PTSD.  Complex PTSD is defined as a more severe type of Post-traumatic stress disorder characterized by “emotional flashbacks, to...

Send us Fan Mail World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) aims to highlight the importance of addressing suicide as a significant public health issue. With more than 700,000 suicides yearly, the focus is on encouraging open conversations, reducing stigma, and advocating for better mental health policies to promote awareness and help-seeking behaviour. The major theme of WSPD for 2024-2026 is “Changing...

Send us Fan Mail Bloopers can be fun and memorable, and they can show us what people are like when they're not having their guards up   They can be fun: People often remember the laughs and jokes that happen.   They can show people's true nature: What someone is like when they think no one is listening or watching.   They can be priceless: Mistakes can turn into priceless moments that yo...

Send us Fan Mail A common refrain of toddlers and adults alike is, “You made me so angry.” Or “You made me so sad.” Or “Because you acted that way, you made me act this way back to you.” It’s a version of, “The devil made me do it.” It’s a complete lack of personal responsibility and doomed to you being at the effect of your life and the behaviors of others. Ultimately, we are all 100% responsible...

Send us Fan Mail Your mind acts like a giant trash can. You stuff all your unwanted desires and emotions there. But when, exactly, is trash day? Do you ever empty your overflowing bin of filth, or do you let it pile up day after day. Because like it or not, your metal dumpster can only hold so much. If you don’t take out the trash regularly, it will overflow into your personal life. Garbage duty h...

Send us Fan Mail Woah our 100th espisode what a great time we have had thus far. We hope you are doing well please find a comfy spot and hang out for a bit. We are excited to do a merchable moment in this episode and someone will win a custom item of TGS merch. We would like to thank everyone of you for being here to listen and even applying things we talk about to your life. Resilience and coping...

Send us Fan Mail Olympians, including gymnast Simone Biles, have been courageously open about the subject of athletes’ mental health, and how the fierce competition of the Olympics has affected their own well-being. The reality is that although our Olympic athletes may sometimes seem like superheroes, they’re human beings like the rest of us. And holding athletes to a constant superhero standard m...

Send us Fan Mail Please welcome Bailey Jeremy's daughter on her first episode where we get to hear about the anxiety inducing situation that is starting the new school year. We hope you enjoy what a young mind sheds light on in her school life and how it affects her mental health. This is the first time we have the opportunity to speak to a young person about their views of school and what ca...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have a specific Hobby that makes your day better? Do you feel like your hobby could be something yo do full time? What makes your hobby important to you? A study published online Sept. 11, 2023, by Nature Medicine suggests that having a hobby is good for your health, mood, and more. Researchers combed through five large studies involving more than 93,000 people across 16 co...

Send us Fan Mail “Know thyself,” was the advice inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. The Tao Te Ching insisted that knowing others is intelligence, while knowing oneself is true wisdom. “To thine own self be true,” Shakespeare urged. Intrapersonal communication refers to communication within oneself. It involves the internal dialogue or self-talk that occurs in our minds. This type of comm...

Send us Fan Mail **Trigger Warning** **Suicide Awareness** Are you aware that suicide is the 3rd leading cause among young people ages 10 to 24? Are you aware the first being accidental deaths and the second homicides? Why is this not being stopped? What can we do to get infront of this large problem not only in America, but Worldwide? Bullying is a reaction that happens when power and control are...

Send us Fan Mail Taking A Win, and is typically used to suggest that a person accept a victory or success, even if it's a small one. For example, you could say something like: "In life, it's important to take a win when you can get it. Even small successes are worth celebrating! Here are some tips for taking a win: Set goals: Know what you want to achieve and work towards it. Be pre...

Send us Fan Mail How would you recover from a small or even large loss right now? Are you a good or bad loser? How does taking a loss affect your functional life? Have you ever had an ambiguous thought about something you couldn't control? Ambiguous loss is a person's profound sense of loss and sadness that is not associated with a death of a loved one. It can be a loss of emotional conn...