by Kim Olver | Sep 23, 2020 | Mental Health
Mental Distress and Substance Disorders: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has designated September as National Recovery Month to celebrate the people who are in recovery, while increasing awareness and understanding of mental and...
by Kim Olver | Jun 24, 2020 | Grief and Loss, Mental Health
G.L.O.W. stands for gifts, lessons, opportunities and wisdom. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day is celebrated on June 27th. However, I don’t include the word ‘disorder’ when I talk about Post Traumatic Stress. It is not a disorder to experience...
by Kim Olver | Oct 6, 2017 | Mental Health
As trained mental health professionals and clinicians, we’re supposed to understand the importance of reflection, consider our biases, be open to another’s perspective, and, perhaps most importantly, listen. But when it comes to opening up to ideas or information that...
