by Kim Olver | Sep 8, 2021 | Mental Health, Relationships
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration defines September as National Recovery Month, a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud...
by Kim Olver | Jul 7, 2021 | mental freedom, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Development
July 7 is Global Forgiveness Day. It was created in 1994 by the Christian Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors, but forgiveness applies to all people regardless of religion. It is a day to inspire the act and receiving of forgiveness. If you are seeking spiritual or...
by Kim Olver | Jun 30, 2021 | Mental Health, Self-care, Self-growth
When most people speak about professional wellness, they talk about work/life balance. I think this is a superficial distinction. Work is a part of life so it’s all life. It’s about total balance, but not between work and life. In order to have wellness, personal or...
by Kim Olver | Jun 23, 2021 | Mental Health
Those of you who follow my work know that I often stand on a soapbox regarding post-traumatic stress. You may have heard me make the case for not calling it a disorder, or you might have read about, what I call, post-traumatic GLOW. Today, I want to talk about...
by Kim Olver | May 19, 2021 | Mental Health
As someone with almost 40 years of experience in the field of mental health, I continue to watch disturbing trends. As long as the medical model of mental illness is the gold standard of best practice, we are doomed to fail. First, I’d like to say that mental health...
by Kim Olver | Mar 10, 2021 | Goals, Mental Health, Self-Development, Self-growth
Is procrastination as bad as you think it is? Does it help you or cause you problems? That depends. Sometimes procrastination can help: Do you find yourself procrastinating often? Do you make your deadlines? Do you find when you have lots of time to get something...
