Friendship – Basic Steps Mental Health

Holiday Story

Scott Alpert — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:45:46 +0000

Happy holidays to you and yours. I don’t know about you, but when the holidays come around, memories of the past come rushing to mind—both good and bad. Luckily, I have plenty of tools to support me through the old anger and hurt, and I try to hold onto the good memories for as long […]

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Homeless for the Holidays

Scott Alpert — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:48 +0000

I was setting up my office Christmas tree this past holiday and what flashed on me was how I was homeless this time of the year in 1981. Unfortunately, I was not alone. Each year more and more people are homeless, familyless, or friendless. That storybook holiday so often packaged each year on TV and […]

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Energetic Family

Scott Alpert — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:58:52 +0000

Psychology is the science of relationships. Our relationships with ourselves mirror our relationships with others. Therefore, it is extremely important for us to have a good relationship within. To do so becomes quite an art form – from repeating positive affirmations, using self-appreciation, to setting intentions to be more positive can set you on the […]

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It Is Time

Scott Alpert — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:00:57 +0000

What I have been planning for the last three months is almost upon me. My trip to Europe. I may have butterflies in my stomach now, but I will reframe that as being excited. What faces me is my Ideal Vacation Scene of traveling across the pond with my inner child in hand. Hey, taking […]

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Befriending the Problem

Scott Alpert — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:30:58 +0000

Whether you suffer from depression, anxiety, mood swings, anger, or substance use, the most important element is befriending it. This may sound rather bizarre since this society basically tries to avoid issues in hopes of them going away. I ask you has it? Our repeating problems are repeating for a reason. In learning from and […]

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Dad’s Memorial

Scott Alpert — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:00:58 +0000

A rainbow followed me as I drove to work this morning. The morning before my father’s memorial celebration. He lived a good 90 years and seemed to have a good life. I came to love my father after the rocky start of his abuse in my younger years. Because of this I went through extensive […]

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Independence Day

Scott Alpert — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 03:51:55 +0000

Independence day. They are just two words but emotionally can mean a lot. If you are not independent you are dependent. So what are you dependent on? The definition of Dependence is: The state of being determined, influenced or controlled by something else. The state of being dependent on another for financial support. The condition […]

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