Leslie Glass's Blog, page 91

Holiday Boundaries For New Viruses

Holiday boundaries are still needed even in this season of epidemic. It’s still with us even though the world is opening up. Are you still getting together for the holidays? Is Zoom your new way of connecting the family this year? Everything has changed since last year, yet family differences still exist and may even...

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Revisiting Tiger King: Psychopathic Predators & Their Techniques Revealed

A crucial learning experience in narcissistic, sociopathic and psychopathic behavior from The Tiger King Although most viewers are dismissing the second Tiger King as a trashy train wreck, both seasons of this true crime miniseries actually provide us textbook examples of narcissistic, sociopathic and psychopathic behavior. We can easily define abusive employment, sexual exploitation, “lovebombing,” false victimhood and DARVO through these...

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Accepting Bipolar: The Key To Living With It

Accepting Bipolar disorder is the first step to learning to live with it Accepting bipolar mental illness can be a long process. It’s a common diagnosis and like any disability, learning to live with it and thrive takes skill. The stigma of having a mental illness is the first hurdle to overcome. How will people...

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Learning to Live with Bipolar: Acceptance is Key

There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen Bipolar disorder is a common diagnosis but learning to live with it takes skill Learning to accept disability and learning to live with stigma is not for the faint of heart. Over and over again, it is required of you to...

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Tips To Stop The Epidemic of Despair Overdoses

The epidemic of despair overdoses topped 100,000 this year. What can you do to save yourself Despair overdoses is what I’m calling an unacceptable death rate that has more than doubled over the last few years. Over the last week, several people have forwarded me this article, 100,000 Americans died of overdoses this year. Just...

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How To Treat Despair AKA Do Not Become A Statistic

First, have you heard about the 100,000 overdoses? Over the last week, several people have forwarded me this article, 100,000 Americans died of overdoses this year. Just a few months ago, I was writing about 88,000 overdoses that were the highest ever recorded in the US in one year. And, just a few months later,...

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Health And Wellness Tips For The Season

Wellness tips for the season include all the self care you need to be healthy and happy Wellness tips for the season work in all seasons. We promise. Living a healthy life is essential to feel happy in your skin and your quality of life. Many elements go into living a healthy life. We have...

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Teens’ Teeth And Self-Confidence

The Relationship Between Teens’ Teeth and Self-Confidence Teens’ teeth may be more important than you think. Is your teen shy about smiling? Is your teen afraid to talk?Teenage years can be amazing. They are the years when your teens make new friends, create new memories, have new experiences, and enjoy the first glimpses of true...

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Take The Gratitude Challenge To Connect

Why you need the gratitude challenge this year? We’re coming out of a long isolation of the Covid pandemic, and it’s still with many of us. We’ve lost our connections that kept us sane and (for many of us) secure in our recovery. We haven’t been about to meet up and hug each other. It’s...

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Friends: The True Reflection of Ourselves

As a teenager, I didn’t understand why my mother constantly repeated that, “Your friends make you or break you.” But as a parent, I have come full circle. I understand that peer pressure – no matter at what age – affects each of us in our daily life. In fact, look at your closest friends,...

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