Feeling stressed? That’s okay, about 3/4 of Americans are experiencing high stress right now. Sit down with Noel Phoebus, LGPC, to hear how they use art therapy to fight stress – and how you can too!

In this episode of Of Substance, Katie and Elliott discuss all of that and more! Join them for a talk on how drugs are changing, what risk factors you can look out for, and why helping an addict can sometimes feel so hard.

Raise your hand if you’ve spent hours studying for a test, only to sit down and feel your mind go blank. Resource Connect Addictions Counselor AJ Johnson, ADT, sits down to walk us through tips and tricks to help us finally test out of test anxiety!

What is good stress vs bad stress? Where do they both come from? And when we’re constantly on the move, are they just necessary parts of life? Cryssy Andrews, LGPC, walks us through some ways we may be stressing ourselves out more than necessary and what we can do about it.

What’s the opposite of addiction? Community. Things get deep this week as Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, and Katie McCabe, LCPC, discuss that idea and more that people face in their recovery.

Make sure you’re taking care of yourself and your sobriety this holiday season. What does that mean? In Episode 2 of our new series, Of Substance, Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, and Katie McCabe, LCPC, break down some potential stressors, dangers, and bad influences you may come across at any holiday party . . . and what you can do to prevent a relapse.