Are Your Masculine Ideals Holding You Back?
In recent years, a lot of attention has been paid to how women are portrayed in the media and how they are treated in schools and workplaces. There have been concerted efforts to broaden ideals of...
View ArticleDo Men Get Eating Disorders?
When you think of someone with an eating disorder, you probably think of a teenage girl or a young woman starving herself to be thin. We hear a lot about unrealistic beauty standards causing young...
View Article3 Ways Addiction Changes Your Personality
When people think of all the bad things about having a substance use disorder, they typically think of negative outcomes–your health suffers, you spend too much money on drugs, you alienate people you...
View ArticleTips for Exercising When It’s Cold Outside
Regular exercise is one of the most important parts of any recovery plan. Studies in recent years have shown that exercise improves the symptoms of many mental health issues that commonly overlap with...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Depression at Work
Depression is the number one cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. More than five percent of men will have an episode of major depression this year. And there is...
View ArticleWhy Putting Down Your Phone is Good for Your Recovery
There has been a lot of hand-wringing in the past several years over whether smartphones are good for us. The issues are as varied as the developmental effects of screen time on young children to how...
View ArticleIt Turns Out that Dads Can Get Postpartum Depression
Many people are aware that women have a greater risk of depression than men do–although that difference is not as big as many assume. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 5.3 percent...
View Article3 Myths About PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a condition that sometimes develops following a traumatic experience. It is characterized by a number of symptoms including re-experiencing the trauma through...
View ArticleHow to Break Through a Recovery Plateau
The early weeks and months of addiction recovery are challenging but also rewarding. It’s hard to get used to living without drugs and alcohol but you will also probably feel better physically and feel...
View Article3 Ways Depression Looks Different in Men
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than five percent of American men will have an episode of major depression in a given year. Although men don’t experience depression at quite...
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