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Valerie T.

Valerie T. is a behavioral health writer who covers mental health, addiction, and recovery. She writes under a pen name to protect her privacy — and because the stigma around addiction and mental health is still very real for many of the people she writes for. Drawing on years spent learning alongside clinicians, people in recovery, and their families, Valerie writes to make getting help feel less intimidating and more within reach. Every article is reviewed for accuracy before it's published.

The Declining Mental Health of my Family Member Affects my Life in a Negative Way Original artwork: Declining Mental Health Of Partner Affecting Family Wellbeing Please Forgive Me Unhappy African American Male Small — artistic expression inspired by the Pacific Beach recovery communityAddictionAlcoholAnxietyBipolar disorderBody dysmorphic disorderCo-dependencyco-occurringdepressionDetoxDissociative DisordersDrugsHealthPanic DisorderPersonality DisorderPhobiasPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)SchizophreniaSober Living

The Declining Mental Health of my Family Member Affects my Life in a Negative Way

The Declining Mental Health of my Family Member Affects my Life in a Negative Way…
Valerie T.
August 15, 2022
How to Cope When the Animal You Love is Nearing Death or Has Passed Away Sick Dogs How To Deal With Death Of Pet Health Mental Friendly Sober Living Environment — representing the personal journey of addiction recovery and sobrietyAAAddictionalanonAnxietyCareCo-dependencyco-occurringdepressionDissociative DisordersExerciseHealthMental healthNutritionObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPanic DisorderPersonality DisorderPet friendlyRecoveryRehabSelf CareSober LivingStressTrauma

How to Cope When the Animal You Love is Nearing Death or Has Passed Away

How to Cope When the Animal You Love is Nearing Death or Has Passed Away…
Valerie T.
June 21, 2022
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