Focused on increasing awareness about trauma and its effects, June has been designated as National PTSD Awareness Month. PTSD is post-traumatic stress disorder, an anxiety disorder that can have serious consequences for an individual’s mental and physical health. The good news is, there are effective intensive therapy programs for...
Evidence-based therapies can help you move forward in overcoming your addiction to drugs or alcohol. Sometimes those therapies are specialized, meaning they don’t necessarily fit into what is considered the “standard” way of addressing your addiction. Internal Family Systems is one method that is evidence-based and is a proven...
Many mental health disorders have similar symptoms. It is important, especially during Mental Health Awareness Month, to understand the differences in the way certain disorders can impact an individual as well as those around them. There are many misunderstandings about the similarities and differences between borderline personality disorder vs...
When you need intensive healing, an integrated approach is usually most effective. As you seek treatment for an addiction to drugs or alcohol, it’s important to understand that there is not one strategy that works for everyone and, depending on your situation, multiple approaches will be better able to...
When one person experiences a traumatic event or is challenged by the impact of a trauma that happened earlier in their life, it not only impacts them significantly but can also affect other members of the family. The family dynamics of trauma differ with each individual and their family...
You may have decided on your own to give up drinking. Although you may think you have been successful when you have not touched alcohol for several days or even months, your addictive behaviors are still disrupting your life and the lives of those around you. You have a...
In February 2021, a massive winter storm struck Texas and many other states across the country. The storm lasted for most of the week of February 14 and impacted virtually the entire state of Texas with snow, ice, and power outages. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this...
Without proper treatment, trauma can be debilitating. When you experience a traumatic event, it could lead to many other struggles in your life, including substance abuse. Breaking the painful cycle of trauma and addiction is possible and, in fact, is necessary for you to truly recover and be able...
Overcoming your addictive behaviors is a difficult first step. You’ve taken that step and you are now on the road to recovery. You’ve been sober and drug-free for a long time and have decided you no longer need to participate in a 12-Step program. Getting back to the 12...
The need for quality addiction and mental health treatment in the Austin area is great. When Makana Path opened in 2018, the available spots filled quickly with people who truly wanted to heal. The staff at Makana soon realized they would need to expand to be able to help...
