by Dr. Lacey L Robinson | Mental Health Advocate
The staff at Faith Farm served as surrogate parents for me, so when I complained of a nagging toothache, a female member took me to the dentist. After an exam, the dentist told the staff member I needed a root canal.The two of them walked around the corner, and I...
by Dr. Lacey L Robinson | Mental Health Advocate
“In the United States, only about one in five people with SUDs ever receives any help for this condition during their lifetime.”“Yet if we ask them to tell us about ways in which alcohol or other drugs have caused hassles or harm, there is usually a list and sometimes...
by Dr. Lacey L Robinson | Mental Health Advocate
Disenfranchised grief occurs when a person has experienced a deep and meaningful attachment, experienced loss, and cannot openly acknowledge or grieve the loss or have it validated by others (Doka, 1989; Stroebe et al., 2008). It might be erroneously thought that...
