Shout Out to Pastor Pondo
Fourteen suicides and substance-related deaths took place in the span of one year in San Clemente. All fourteen of these victims were...
Drug & Alcohol Free New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve ranks number one in the list of the “booziest” holidays of the year. It is the holiday when people...
How to Feel More at Peace
Difficult experiences, challenges and negative emotions are a part of our human experience. And when we don’t know how to process what...
Sports Injuries can lead to Opioid Addiction ~ Doctors over-prescribing pain medications can lay foundation for addiction
We parents know the joy that sports and athletic activities can bring to the lives of our kids. Starting in childhood, most...
Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking is the #2 crime in America behind drug trafficking.
It is the fastest growing criminal industry in our country.
The average age...
Eating Disorder Identification, Prevention, and Treatment
Let’s face it, our lives are so busy sometimes that we occasionally push meals to the side. We are often so busy...
Why Music? by Jill Wood
There is just no other medium that brings people together the way music does. That's what I love about music. It breaks...
Digital Identity: Social Media, Body Dissatisfaction, and Disordered Eating Among Teens
It’s difficult to not see them. If you use the internet or social apps like Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram, you will find...
Living in a society that tells us We Are Never Enough ~ by Ryan Rode
Eating disorders are not a fad, phase or lifestyle. They are serious, life threatening conditions that can lead to damaging consequences mentally,...
Stigma Stinks ~ by Eileen Spatz
How reluctance to speak openly about a loved one’s battle with mental health or drug use disorders can fuel the epidemic of...
