Jennifer McCrackin
Long-Term Strategies for Overcoming Addiction
ADDICTION OVERCOMING Long-Term Strategies for Overcoming Addiction Most people who engage in addictive behaviors and go on to develop...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Apr 22, 20228 min
Coping Skills for Dealing With Uncomfortable Emotions
STRESS MANAGEMENT SITUATIONAL STRESS Emotion-Focused and Problem-Focused Strategies Whether you’ve been dumped by your date or you’ve...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Apr 22, 20223 min
Psychological Obsessions & Fixations and How They DevelopÂ
THEORIES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY A fixation is a persistent focus of the id’s pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier stage of...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Apr 22, 20226 min
What Is Learned Helplessness and Why Does it Happen?
THEORIES BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY When bad things happen, we like to believe that we would do whatever necessary to change the situation....
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Jennifer McCrackin
Apr 22, 20223 min
7 Ways To Truly Align With Your Inner Power And Truest Self
When we move through life one of the most important things that we do is grow. The more we grow the more we align with our inner power...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Apr 22, 20226 min
A journey with recovery: how I dealt with trauma after becoming sober
THIS IS REAL LIFE Warning: This story discusses the topics of trauma, alcohol, and triggers. Please be cautious reading this story if...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Apr 22, 20226 min
22 Things You Must Come To Terms With If You Want To Live Your Best Life
In this world, there are tons of things that we struggle to accept and those things in many ways can hold us back if we put them off for...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Feb 23, 20206 min
An Inside Look at Near-Death Experiences
Near-death experiences are a topic of growing interest and popularity, especially on the heels of popular movies and books that recount...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Feb 15, 20204 min
Psychologist Explains a Common Reason Relationships Fail That No One Likes to Discuss
There's an old saying, "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." In other words, before you give up, take...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Feb 15, 20203 min
5 Life Skills You’ll Need in Recovery and Where to Learn Them
From navigating arguments to managing your finances, early recovery is often a crash course in the real world. Money is a huge source of...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Feb 14, 20202 min
 A Cautionary Tale: Beware of the 13th Steppers
Addiction treatment Would you recognize a predator in your own 12-Step group? Recently I was doing some research for an article and I...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Feb 11, 20206 min
What Is Kundalini Meditation?
MEDITATION As you go through your day, how much of your behavior is on "auto-pilot" and how much is intentional? If you're like most...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Feb 5, 20203 min
Mindfulness: Health Benefits Beyond Stress Relief
MEDITATION A Powerful Tool for Positive Change By Elizabeth Scott, MS Updated on October 01, 2018 Young woman being mindful Tony...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Feb 5, 20206 min
Use Guided Imagery For Relaxation
You may have heard of guided imagery as a stress management technique, but do you know how it works, why it's useful, and how it measures...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Feb 5, 20203 min
How to Change Your Self-Talk and Reduce Stress
STRESS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES It’s well-known in the therapeutic community that negative statements from others can erode our...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Jan 30, 20203 min
10 Interesting Facts About WHY Dreams are made?
SLEEP AND DREAMING 10 Interesting Facts About Dreams Dreams can be fascinating, exciting, terrifying, or just plain weird. While there is...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Jan 30, 20206 min
9 Common Dreams and What They Supposedly Mean
SLEEP AND DREAMING What do your dreams really mean? Do dreams have a deeper meaning? A surprising number of people believe that the...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Jan 25, 20206 min
8 Famous & Interesting Social Psychology Experiments
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Do people really stop to appreciate the beauty of the world? How can society encourage people to engage in healthy...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Jan 25, 20208 min
What is a Digital Detox and do you need it?
HAPPINESS A digital detox refers to a period of time when a person refrains from using tech devices such as smartphones, televisions,...
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Jennifer McCrackin
Jan 24, 20205 min
10 Things to Stop Doing If You're Stressed
STRESS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES Are You Sabotaging Yourself? Here's How to Stop Many of the stressors we face in life are not...
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