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Keep informed of best practice, treatment and developments within the industry. We produce the latest thinking, knowledge and expertise on a wide range of subjects within the mental, behavioral and emotional health fields.

Adolescents

Realistic Expectations in an Unrealistic World

How do families, schools, and young people keep their footing amid filters, fame, and AI? If you scroll for sixty seconds, you’ll see poreless faces,

Heather Hayes 30 January 2026

Addiction

When Help Becomes a Hustle: Healthcare Fraud in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Families often encounter behavioral health in a moment of fear. A child is unraveling. A partner is disappearing into relapse. A parent is terrified that

Heather Hayes 21 January 2026

Blog

Mentorship is not a Shortcut: Why Learning Requires Effort, Presence, and Respect for the Craft

In the past few years, especially at conferences, trainings, and even in airport lounges, people have approached me with the same request: “Can I pick

Heather Hayes 29 December 2025

Adolescents

Transactional Analysis in the DNA of Modern Therapies

How Parent–Adult–Child quietly shaped CBT, parts work, trauma therapy, and inner-child healing. When you zoom out on today’s therapy landscape – CBT, DBT, schema therapy,

Heather Hayes 24 December 2025

Adolescents

Transactional Analysis: The “Forgotten” Theory That Still Changes How We Relate

(and how we can gently re-parent ourselves from the Adult ego state) During parts of the 1960s and 70s, Transactional Analysis (TA) was everywhere: therapy

Heather Hayes 17 December 2025

Blog

Gender-Responsive Interventions: From Disconnection to Open-Hearted Aliveness

“In the face of intense yearnings for connection and in order to remain in the only relationships available, we develop strategies that keep more and

Heather Hayes 10 December 2025

Blog

Your Mind, Your Health: Understanding the Connection Between Body and Brain in Healing

In 1637, French philosopher Renee Descartes famously wrote that “Je pense, donc je suis”, which translates to “I think, therefore I am.” This phrase, which

Heather Hayes 3 December 2025

Addiction

Connection as Medicine: Reclaiming Relationships after Trauma and Substance Use Disorder

“Every person I’ve ever met in the throes of addiction has been searching for the same thing: connection.” – Johann Hari Addiction, at its core,

Heather Hayes 26 November 2025

Blog

ChatGPT Psychosis: What it is, how it develops, who’s at risk, and how to build a healthy relationship with AI

First, a reality check. ChatGPT psychosis is not an official diagnosis. It’s a shorthand people use for psychotic-like episodes (or relapse/worsening of symptoms) that appear

Heather Hayes 21 November 2025

Adolescents

TikTok Bans #SkinnyTok: A Step Toward Protecting Mental Health or Just a Patch?

In a move lauded by public health experts and mental health advocates alike, TikTok recently banned the hashtag #SkinnyTok, along with related content promoting extreme

Heather Hayes 12 November 2025

Addiction

Finding Recovery Without God: How Secular 12-Step Programs and Practical Steps Can Transform Lives

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is one of the most recognized recovery programs in the world. For nearly 90 years, it has helped millions break free from

Heather Hayes 5 November 2025

Blog

Clarifying Codependency: What’s Normal and What’s Not?

What is codependency? It is a word we often associate with dysfunctional relationships. As a term, codependency has 15 published definitions attributed to a wide

Heather Hayes 26 June 2025

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