Self Development

addiction, alcoholism, psychalive, recovery
Are You an Addict?

The tabloids and reality TV shows documenting the erratic, out-of-control behaviors associated with drinking and... >>

prescription drug abuse, addiction
Is Our Aversion To Pain Killing Us?

The sad and untimely loss of Whitney Houston is yet another highly publicized death that... >>

healthy eating, alive to self, Psychalive, Meredith Watkins
Thy Food Shall Be Thy Medicine

Anyone who has worked with people with addictions and particularly challenging mental health issues, such... >>

prescription drugs , psychalive, drug abuse, mental healtth
Mental Health Professionals React to U.S. Abuse of Prescription Drugs

With a 2011 Centers for Disease Control report showing U.S. overdoses of prescription painkillers to... >>

Courage, assertiveness, critical inner voice, vulnerability, Dr. Robert Firestone, Psychalive
A New Slant on Vulnerability: Courage Not Conformity

This blog contains excerpts from an interview with Dr. Robert Firestone by Fred Branfman, political... >>

Vulnerability, Psychalive, Dr. Robert Firestone, psychotherapy, critical inner voice
On Being Vulnerable: Part I

[This blog contains excerpts from an interview with Dr. Robert Firestone by Fred Branfman, political... >>

7 Important Milestones in the History of Psychiatry

By today’s standards, psychiatry is a relatively new science with much left to be explored.... >>

self image, self confidence, self esteem, psychalive
Changing Your Body Image Once and for All

I recently took my 10-year-old niece and her cousin shopping for new dresses. As they... >>

Stress, critical inner voice, psychalive, Dr. Lisa Firestone
Silence the Inner Voice That’s Stressing You Out

Millions of Americans struggle with unhealthy levels of stress. Stress isn’t just destructive to our... >>

How to Begin Again: From Wounds to Wisdom

We love the New Year because it gives a clean slate on which we can... >>