Heather Hayes Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/heather-hayes/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Sun, 25 Jul 2021 06:48:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png Heather Hayes Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/heather-hayes/ 32 32 Overdose – The Deadly Epidemic Reaching Record Highs https://heatherhayes.com/overdose-the-deadly-epidemic-reaching-record-highs/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4495 “This has been an incredibly uncertain and stressful time for many people, and we are seeing an increase in consumption, difficulty in accessing lifesaving treatments for substance use disorders and a tragic rise in overdose deaths.” ~ Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute of Health Over the last year, we have seen the Covid-19 pandemic […]

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]]> Six Ways to Support the Mental Health of Your LGBTQ Loved Ones https://heatherhayes.com/lgbtq-mental-health/ Sun, 20 Jun 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4254 June is Pride month.  Normally a time of community celebration to show the world the importance of embracing the LGBTQ movement and promoting equality for all, this year, the restrictions placed upon all of us due to the pandemic will mean that many celebrations will be subdued or, in many cases, postponed.  Family members and […]

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]]> Understanding Dissociation https://heatherhayes.com/understanding-dissociation/ Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:01:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4107 “People have a range of capacities to deal with overwhelming experience. Some people, some kids particularly, are able to disappear into a fantasy world, to dissociate, to pretend like it isn’t happening, and are able to go on with their lives. And sometimes it comes back to haunt them.”  – Bessel van der Kolk Dissociation […]

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