Substance Abuse Among Teens
Substances have unfortunately become familiar territory to many teens. It's important for both teens and parents to understand this...
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2021: A New and Fresh Start
Yay it's a New Year!!! Every new year people make a list of things they want to accomplish during the year. But let's be honest, 99% of...
Mental Health Stigma: Parent Edition
Last month, I wrote an article called six reasons why people don't go into counseling. It highlighted some points about why some people...
Perspectives & Change: The Continuous Story of an Arab-American Muslim
A family is a very complex group of people. In the traditional sense, a family is usually defined as a group of people related to each...
Social Media Increases Depression
What kind of impact does social media have on today's youth? Social media is no longer Facebook and Twitter. It's also Youtube,...
Good Friends VS. Bad Friends
Who are your friends? Look around you and think about who they are and what kind of influence they have on your life. Friends play such a...
Volunteer: It's Good For You
You might wonder what you can do in your spare time and what activities might be available. Maybe you want to do something to help you...
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Some days you may feel like you need to have it together all the time. Whether it's while you're at work, school, or with your family....
Is Writing Therapy for You?
Do you feel like you have many thoughts that you need to get out, but you can't wait until your next therapy session? Are these thoughts...
Animal Assisted Therapy
Winston Churchill once said, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” Churchill is...
Can Screen Time Increase Suicide Rates?
Kids these days, especially teenagers are constantly on their electronic devices. Whether it's to check their social media accounts, text...
Bullying and its Effect on Youth
In a recent report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), results show that a large percentage of Muslim students in...
How to Deal With Daily Stress
Stress is a normal part of human life. Without stress, life would be… quite perfect. However, perfection doesn’t exist in this dunia....
Peer Pressure Among Muslim Youth
What is peer pressure? Straight from the Merriam Webster dictionary, peer pressure is: "A feeling that one must do the same things as...
The Dangers of Vaping and JUULing
Vaping. JUULing. E-cigarette. JUUL pods. E-juice. JUULs. These are things that have become very popular with middle and high school...
Suicide and its Reality
Suicide... Such a big and scary word. Unfortunately, it has become a very familiar word to many silent sufferers. According to the...