Stigma Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/stigma/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:07:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png Stigma Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/stigma/ 32 32 Celebrating Differences: Unique Strengths of Neurodiversity https://heatherhayes.com/celebrating-differences-unique-strengths-of-neurodiversity/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:00:54 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=6748 Neurodiversity is a word we hear increasingly – on social media, in the news, and conversationally – but often without its full definition. The term refers officially to the fact that all people think differently and that no two people think alike. In this sense, we are diverse neurologically!  However, the term neurodivergent has been […]

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]]> Top 4 Things we can do to Reduce the Stigma around Mental Health https://heatherhayes.com/top-4-things-we-can-do-to-reduce-the-stigma-around-mental-health/ Sun, 17 Oct 2021 04:30:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4642 “Stigma against mental illness is a scourge with many faces” ~ Elyn R. Saks Stigma refers to our negative social perceptions of a person or situation. There are numerous types of stigma that affect people’s perceptions of mental health.  Approximately one in four adults suffers from mental health disorders in the United States.  Untreated, these […]

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]]> Celebrating Recovery and Overcoming Stigma https://heatherhayes.com/celebrating-recovery-and-overcoming-stigma/ Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:34:15 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4628 Every September, Recovery Month is dedicated to the  support for and promotion of substance use recovery and evidence-based treatments. This year’s theme, “Recovery is for Everyone,” aims, through a series of events, to increase awareness of SUDs, celebrate those in recovery, and praise the dedicated service of providers who help make recovery possible. It is […]

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]]> Reducing Stigma through Language https://heatherhayes.com/reducing-stigma-through-language/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 19:16:13 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2567 We are presently in the best position we have ever been in to deal with the terrorism of addiction because we know more about this disease than ever. We have 23 million people in recovery in the US, a large number of whom are young people who are leading the way by setting up resources […]

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]]> Homophobia and its Effects on Self-Image and Substance Abuse https://heatherhayes.com/homophobia-and-its-effects-on-self-image-and-substance-abuse/ Sun, 20 Sep 2020 09:00:02 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2489 If we looked exclusively at select media outlets, we might assume that society has progressed past its homophobic past. Many cities now celebrate Pride Week, an increasingly number of celebrities openly identify as LGBTQ+, and television shows such as “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” are popular even in the mainstream. However, bigotry is still […]

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]]> Zero Acceptable Losses https://heatherhayes.com/zero-acceptable-losses/ Sun, 30 Aug 2020 05:02:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2469 Monday, August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the risks of overdose, reducing the stigma surrounding it, and supporting the grieving friends and loved ones of overdose victims. Drug overdose is now one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In 2019 alone, 70,980 people […]

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]]> The Vicious Cycle of Substance Use Disorder, Promiscuity and Shame https://heatherhayes.com/the-vicious-cycle-of-substance-use-disorder-promiscuity-and-shame/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 00:35:48 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2458 Shame Versus Guilt Shame is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as “an uncomfortable feeling of guilt”[1]. It is a universal emotion which has been felt, in varying degrees, by everyone on the planet. Guilt, shame and Substance Abuse are all interlinked. Shame has been shown to impact negatively on recovery[2] and has been linked to […]

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