Leadership Begins with Listening
Real leadership doesn't start with authority — it starts with listening. CDR Janice M. Arceneaux reflects on the simple habit that builds trust, compassion, and lasting change.
The Strength of Showing Up
Leadership isn't defined by titles — it's demonstrated in quiet moments. CDR Janice M. Arceneaux on why presence, not position, is often the greatest gift we can offer.
Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Root Causes of the Rural Mental Health Crisis
Two-thirds of rural counties don't have a psychiatrist. Here's why the gap exists — and what it takes to close it.
The Smile We Never Question
I have always loved beautiful design. For years, a pink Kate Spade bag sat on my arm the way a good piece of art sits on a wall: cheerful, structured, unmistakably itself. Her clothing and accessories had a signature optimism to them, bright colors, playful shapes, a sense that the world could be approached with delight. I loved knowing that behind the label was a woman who had built something from her own imagination, who was, by every visible measure, thriving: a celebrated name in fashion, a family she adored, a young daughter she doted on. I thought she had the built the perfect world.
The Link Between Anxiety and Substance Use — And How Recovery Addresses Both
For a lot of people struggling with anxiety, substance use doesn't start as a crisis — it starts as a relief. A drink to take the edge off a social event. Something to quiet a racing mind at 2 a.m. Over time, what began as a coping mechanism can quietly become a dependence, and the anxiety it was supposed to soothe often gets worse, not better.
This connection is one of the most common — and most misunderstood — patterns we see in behavioral health and recovery work.