For some people, this time of year is one trigger after another to really test a their sobriety. Join Resource Connect Clinical Director Marie Collins, LCPC, for a discussion on how to develop a relapse prevention plan, what warning signs to watch out for, and how to cope through the holiday season.

After the many recent high-profile deaths among student athletes, Katie McCabe, LCPC, and Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, are sitting down to talk about the pressure to perform. Touching on their own athletic experiences, they look at the college experience, substance use and trauma, and accessing mental healthcare before you’re being carried off the field.

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.

Racial trauma comes from places as big as government offices and as small as everyday interactions, and presents in many different ways. Dr. Whitney Hobson, PSYD, walks us through some of the ways we may be experiencing or contributing to it and the paths forward we can take.

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 it that makes some people neurodivergent and not others? Marketing Specialist Brian Warner turned to Maria Karolenko, LCPC, to answer that (and much, much more) in our newest episode of No Stupid Questions!