Dr. Kym

10/26/2025

The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals
Presenter for Georgia Addiction Counselor Association 🎉💼👏

10/17/2025

🌸 Today is National Mammogram Day! 🌸

Ladies, your health matters. 💕 Early detection is one of the most powerful tools we have in the fight against breast cancer. A mammogram can find changes in the breast long before you can feel them — and that can make all the difference.

✨ Take time today to schedule your mammogram or remind a sister, mother, aunt, or friend to do the same.
✨ Show yourself the same love and care you give to others.

Your life is precious — protect it. 💗

10/15/2025

🌸 Today is Breast Health Day! 🌸

Ladies, your Breast health matters. 💕
Another day to inform women of all ages that lifestyle factors play an important role in the prevention and recurrence of breast cancer as well as the importance of early detection of breast cancer.

✨Primary prevention consists of a variety of approaches that help prevent/protect an individual from developing breast cancer.
✨A growing body of evidence shows the link between healthy lifestyle choices and a lower risk of developing breast cancer.
✨According to these studies, excess body weight and physical inactivity deserve special attention, since they account for about one-third of all breast cancer cases.
✨As a result, being active, eating a well-balanced diet and maintaining a normal body weight are three simple but crucial lifestyle choices.
✨ Show yourself the same love and care you give to others.

Your life is precious — protect it. 💗

10/08/2025

Breast Health Matters

10/07/2025

🧠Mental Health and Domestic Violence


✨Everyone has mental health. Whether that’s mental health concerns, mental health wellness or somewhere in between. “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.


🧠Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.” One’s ability to maintain their mental health can be changed by experiencing chronic stress, anxiety, fear, shame, and sadness that comes with domestic violence.

✨On average, more than half of the women seen in mental health settings are being or have been abused by an intimate partner. There are specific diagnoses that are commonly experienced by these women: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. In addition, traumatic events produce profound and lasting changes in physiological, arousal, emotion, cognition, and memory- changes that wouldn’t necessarily result in psychological diagnosis.

It’s important to understand that someone’s mental health can be impacted without having PTSD, depression, or anxiety. Whether or not someone develops PTSD as a result of domestic violence depends on numerous factors, not everyone is impacted in the same way.

The ways in which a victim-survivor’s mental health can be impacted can include:
✨difficulties with being productive at work, school, with caregiving,
✨establishing and engaging in healthy relationships, and ✨adapting to change and coping with adversity.

A victim-survivor’s mental health can also be weaponized and used as another form of violence and harm. Mental health coercion is a commonly used tactic that is targeted toward the victim-survivor’s mental health as part of a broader pattern of abuse and control and includes:
✨deliberately attempting to undermine a survivor’s sanity, ✨preventing a survivor from accessing treatment,
✨controlling a survivor’s medication,
✨using a survivor’s mental to discredit them with sources of protection, support,
✨to manipulate the police or influence child custody decisions, or engaging mental health stigma to make a survivor think no one will believe them.
✨Other common tactics that target mental health include other forms of emotional abuse, especially gaslighting.

A common experience for domestic violence victim-survivors that has ways of impacting their mental health wellness is a loss of agency.

09/23/2025

🧠💬 Mental health matters — and help is just 3 digits away.
"988"


If you or someone you love is feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, or in emotional distress, you are NOT alone.

📞 Call or text 988 – the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7, free, and confidential. Trained crisis counselors are ready to listen, support, and guide you to help and hope.


Your life is valuable.
Your story is not over.
Your voice deserves to be heard.

Let’s keep breaking the stigma around mental health and su***de prevention. Share this, save it, and check in with your people. 💙




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09/17/2025

What are the 3 C's of su***de prevention?


💫The "3 C's" of su***de crisis response, as defined by Dr. John Draper and promoted by the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline, are Connection, Collaboration, and Choice.


🎯Connection means making someone feel understood and not alone;
🎯Collaboration involves working with them to find solutions;
and
🎯Choice focuses on empowering them to make positive, constructive decisions for their recovery.

Here's a breakdown of each "C":
🔑Connection: This involves being present, listening without judgment, and helping someone in crisis feel understood rather than isolated.
🔑Collaboration: Work with the person to explore the root causes of their feelings and to identify potential solutions and positive changes.
🔑Choice: Encourage the individual to make constructive decisions and choose recovery and a path forward.

Why the 3 C's are important
♦️They provide a framework for intervention when someone is in crisis.
♦️They focus on empowering the individual, moving away from isolation and restraint as the primary forms of care.
♦️They acknowledge the role of hope and connectedness as protective factors against su***de.

How to use the 3 C's
🐝Be Available: Make an effort to be present and listen to what someone is thinking and feeling.
🗣Talk About It: Acknowledge and discuss suicidal thoughts without fear; this can reduce them.
🤝Promote Connection: Build a strong sense of connection and support to combat feelings of isolation.
✨Empower Decision-Making: Help them identify choices that can lead to recovery and well-being.

📞📞If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out for help. You can contact the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988 at any time, day or night, for free and confidential support.

09/13/2025

🌿 Su***de & Mental Health Awareness 🌿
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Su***de is not just a mental health issue — it’s a public health crisis. Every life matters, and behind every statistic is a person with a story, pain, and hope that still matters. 💔


Talking about su***de does not cause it — silence does. We must create safe spaces to listen, to check in, and to remind one another: you are not alone.

👉 Warning Signs to Watch For:

Talking about wanting to die or feeling hopeless

Withdrawing from friends, family, or activities

Increased substance use

Drastic changes in mood or behavior

👉 How You Can Help:

Be present and listen without judgment

Ask directly if someone is thinking about su***de

Encourage professional help and offer resources

Follow up — your check-in could save a life

✨ Remember: Healing is possible. Hope is real. Help is available.

📞 If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline) — you are not alone.

💬 Share this post to spread awareness, break the stigma, and let others know that their life is worth living.

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09/07/2025

It doesn't have to end tragically, RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!

Texas parents sound alarm after teen dies from kratom mix with anxiety drug: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-mom-warning-about-widespread-use-kratom-after-son-sudden-death/287-4cd39ddf-6510-4f6e-805d-13088e0b9ee2?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KHOU_11_News

09/01/2025

September is National Recovery Month: Honoring Healing, Hope, and Resilience

📆Each September, communities across the nation come together to recognize National Recovery Month, an initiative led by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
For over three decades, Recovery Month has served as a reminder that recovery is possible. It emphasizes the importance of access to evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery support services that help people live healthy, fulfilling lives.


💫💫Why Recovery Month Matters💫💫

Substance use and mental health challenges impact millions of Americans, regardless of age, race, or background. By shining a light on these issues, National Recovery Month works to:

👁Reduce stigma around seeking help for addiction and mental health concerns.

🥳🥳Celebrate individuals in recovery, showcasing their resilience and determination.🥳🥳

Highlight resources available in communities, ensuring that people know help is within reach.

Encourage policymakers and organizations to expand and strengthen treatment and recovery services.

💪💪The Power of Recovery

Recovery is not just about overcoming addiction—it is about reclaiming one’s life, rebuilding relationships, and fostering hope. Research shows that treatment works and recovery is real, but it requires compassion, understanding, and access to care.

Stories of recovery inspire others to seek help and remind us that healing is possible. Families, peers, providers, and communities all play vital roles in supporting those on their journey.


A Call to Hope and Action

As we observe National Recovery Month this September, let us stand together to promote healing, celebrate the resilience of individuals in recovery, and continue building communities that support health, well-being, and second chances.

Recovery is a journey—and every step forward deserves recognition.