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Taking Action When Burdens are Overwhelming

Vicky Roubekas

I know it can be hard to stay positive when life’s challenges are overwhelming. It can feel insurmountable and your brain will want to take you to all the worst case scenarios. Keeping yourself in future thinking and buying into cognitive distortions, like all-or-nothing or black and white thinking, can hinder your ability to problem… Continue reading Taking Action When Burdens are Overwhelming

When a Need to Escape Turns Into an Addiction

Vicky Roubekas

When life sometimes feels so overwhelming and demanding, we can easily be pulled into the dark; wanting to be free to release ourselves from the suffering. We can be tempted by those things that seem like a reprieve, a way to relax, and de-stress. In actuality, it is a means to escape the pain by… Continue reading When a Need to Escape Turns Into an Addiction