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The Harmful Effects of Addiction to Technology and How You Can Benefit from Taking a Break

Mental Health, Mind, Personal Growth, Spirit

Nobody is without a smartphone nowadays. For the younger generation, it has become as important to their lives as air and water. In South Korea, 72 percent of children have a smartphone by the time they turn 12. And more than half of millennials experience anxiety when they can’t check their devices for more than 15 minutes. The addiction to technology is so prevalent, it’s now a cause for worry. [Read more…] about The Harmful Effects of Addiction to Technology and How You Can Benefit from Taking a Break

Originally posted on April 30, 2018 @ 11:00 am

10 Ways to Help You Break Free From Your Phone

Mental Health, Mind

Smartphones have changed the way we live our lives, but did you know that they are also changing the way our brains work? According to a study by Microsoft, since 2000 when smartphones began to take their regular place in our palms, the average human attention span has dropped to less than that of a goldfish.

It’s no wonder, when heavy users can be tapping and swiping away for up to 3.8 hours a day, and if these stats are scaring you, there are things you can do to break your own phone addiction. They have been developed to keep us picking them up and using them, no matter what else we are doing at the time, so you need some techniques to help you resist those temptations.

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Originally posted on January 15, 2018 @ 11:00 am

Why on Earth Does Canada Have Crack-Pipe Vending Machines?

Body, Life

I’m not going to lie, I am guilty of spending more than I should every week at the vending machines in my office. Something about the convenience just makes those Funyuns look so good. I also think vending machines are just cool, especially those ones with the robotic arms that offer not just high-sugar beverages but a bit of simple amusement as well (unless it steals my dollar). I recently became interested in learning about a new type of vending machine though… CRACK-PIPE vending machines. [Read more…] about Why on Earth Does Canada Have Crack-Pipe Vending Machines?

Originally posted on May 23, 2017 @ 8:30 am

Using Mindfulness as a Tool for Relapse Prevention

Mind, Mindfulness

Mindfulness and meditation are often touted as the path to inner peace, but is such a thing truly possible? Establishing healthy habits is difficult at the best of times, so the thought of starting a meditation practice while your life is in turmoil may seem like a waste of precious energy at best—and an insurmountable challenge at worst.

Mindfulness sounds like the practice of someone who already has their life in order: someone who drinks kale smoothies and can do a forearm stand in hot yoga; someone who has the additional time and desire to pursue such flighty endeavors. It may seem almost impossible for someone already facing the challenges that come with recovering from addiction. [Read more…] about Using Mindfulness as a Tool for Relapse Prevention

Originally posted on April 19, 2017 @ 9:00 am

The Reality of Alcoholism and Its Devastating Effects

Healing, Mental Health, Mind, Personal Growth, Spirit

This post was written by Parris Wells, Director of Marketing at New Method Wellness.

Most of society has a singular view of alcoholism from a pop culture lens: Charlie Sheen’s ‘#winning’, that ‘one girl’ from The Bachelor who over-drinks and causes chaos in the house, and any college-related TV show or movie that depicts excessive drinking without consequences.

A few scrolls on Instagram, and you find exaggerated memes alluding to a humorous dependence on alcohol from popular brands. [Read more…] about The Reality of Alcoholism and Its Devastating Effects

Originally posted on April 28, 2016 @ 8:30 am

Letting Go Of Love

Healing, Life, Spirit

Love is an addiction. No, seriously, it is.

This isn’t just a metaphor – our brains react in precisely the same way to love as they do to heroin and crystal meth. Despite what culture has been telling us for centuries, love isn’t supernatural. It’s a profoundly natural phenomenon, with identifiable neurobiological components. This doesn’t diminish it. Our bodies and brains are incredible entities, and the fact that they can create and perpetuate love simply adds to the wonder of the thing.

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But what about when our addiction is taken away from us? When the brain has a ‘love habit’ and love is suddenly denied it, we go into a truly horrible form of withdrawal. What can we do to get through this, without damaging ourselves or others? How do we go through this thing called letting go of love?

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Originally posted on March 4, 2016 @ 8:00 am