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Reasons Why Some of Us Are So Vulnerable to Depression Depression is a mental illness that refuses to discriminate. There isn’t a man, woman or child on this planet that isn’t susceptible to depression and whether we like to admit it or not, depression is a serious issue that could hit anyone at any given time…

Failure to Launch Syndrome America has a failure to launch problem. Strike that. America has an epidemic failure to launch problem. Coming into 2017, Millions of millennials (ages 18-29) are unsuccessful in their attempts at leaving “the nest” after high school. Instead, these millions of unmotivated, discouraged young adult men and women opt to stay with mom and dad, leaving their frustrated…

Do You Suffer from Severe Anxiety? | It’s Probably Due to Overthinking Worrying, Anxiety, and Overthinking [Adapted from an Article by Amy Morin in Psychology Today] Are you afflicted by the anxiety and anguish of constant worrying? Do you fret about the future and feel uncertain about how your life will play out? Are you a prisoner…

When people enter treatment, many are in self-destructive mindsets and operating out of fear, with no direction in their lives. The majority of treatment programs provide a container and set expectations that help assure a student’s “success” while living within that container. Although the program structure can help assure compliance, it comes at tremendous cost.…

Between medication, detox, and 12-step groups, there’s a variety of treatment options available to help young adults struggling with addiction. The question is: are they bandaids to cover up problem behaviors or do they provide long-term solutions to underlying core issues? Although researchers have found many evidence-based therapies to aid people in recovery from addiction,…

Recent research suggests that teens no longer go straight into adulthood when they graduate from high school, but rather enter a transitional period known as emerging adulthood, where they are given the responsibilities of adults without having developed the skills to thrive independently. Emerging adulthood extends until your mid-twenties and is marked by deeper identity…

By the time individuals enter young adulthood, their belief systems have been shaped by early experiences, although their brains are still maturing. Many young adults have adopted negative belief systems that undermine their self-esteem and self-efficacy and often do not realize how these underlying beliefs about their worth affect their daily lives. Cognitive therapy is…

You may often hear “meditation is good for you” but never really know in what ways. The healing effects of meditation are outstanding. According to Healthline, meditation is best defined as “a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts”. The healing power of meditation is a great reason why one…

Graduating from Red Mountain marks a time of celebration for the student and his or her family. RMS challenges participants, because the program demands that they take full responsibility for themselves and their actions. As one recent graduate said, “Red Mountain was tougher… and better.” For many of our students, Red Mountain can seem daunting.…