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This isn't Just a House. It's a Recovery. Mental Health Support Mental Health Awareness Mental Health ...
20/09/2025

This isn't Just a House. It's a Recovery. Mental Health Support Mental Health Awareness Mental Health Matters Dinah Ebiwene Ojokojo Ecwa Women Fellowship, Bukuru Dcc Dinah Ojokojo SpeakOut สถาบันสอนภาษาอังกฤษ พูดได้ มั่นใจ ใช้ได้จริง Everyone is Included-All People, All Places, All Ways Brian healers Ephraim Rabuwa Musa

Rebuilding a Stronger Foundation
Sometimes, the hardest part of change isn’t letting go of the past—it’s learning how to build something new, piece by piece.
This image is a reminder that recovery, healing, and growth don’t happen overnight. They’re built block by block, with intention and care. Each piece matters:
❤️ Family & true friends who stand by with love and support
👥 Sober communities and meetings that remind us we’re never alone
🎨 New hobbies and interests that bring joy and purpose
📱 Positive apps and uplifting social media that keep us inspired
Together, these blocks create a foundation that’s strong, steady, and resilient. The old, crumbling house in the background represents what no longer serves us—the unstable environments, the destructive patterns, the weight of what we’ve outgrown.
The new house being built is more than just a structure—it’s a symbol of hope, determination, and the courage to create a life worth living.
Every block placed is a step forward. Every choice to keep building is proof of strength. And with each piece, the future becomes brighter, stronger, and unshakable.
Blocks. But every single one you carefully place makes the structure stronger, and you more resilient.
The old house will always be a memory, a reminder of what was. But this new house? You're building will last.
If you're rebuilding your life, what does your foundation look like? What's one block you're placing today? Share
Keep building. The house you’re creating is worth it.

20/09/2025

Choice: Building Your Sober Squad: How to Organize Your Support System. Anab Pikawi SpeakOut สถาบันสอนภาษาอังกฤษ พูดได้ มั่นใจ ใช้ได้จริง Tamida Rabuwa Good work pays Ephraim Rabuwa Musa Brian healers Jennifer Tamida Every Home for Christ Nigeria Northeast Everyone is Included-All People, All Places, All Ways Esthie Zion

Riding the Waves: What a Craving Really Feels Like in Recovery. This image is one of the most accurate visual representa...
19/09/2025

Riding the Waves: What a Craving Really Feels Like in Recovery.
This image is one of the most accurate visual representations of what it's like to face a craving in recovery. Let's break it down:
🌊 The Wave (The Craving): This isn't just a thought. It's a powerful, physical and emotional wave that builds up behind you. It feels huge, intimidating, and can feel like it's about to crash down and wipe you out. Notice the faint images inside it—the substance isn't the goal; it's the brain's twisted idea of a "life raft."

🧠 The Glowing Red Alarm (The Amygdala): Deep below the surface is the source of the wave. This is the amygdala, your brain's ancient alarm system. It's triggered by a reminder (a stressor, a place, a feeling) and starts screaming "DANGER!" releasing stress hormones and creating that overwhelming urge. It's not rational; it's primal.

🧘‍♀️ The Person on the Board (You): This is the most important part. The person isn't fighting the wave. They aren't drowning. They are riding it. They are facing forward, balanced, and waiting for it to pass beneath them. This is the practice of **"urge surfing."
The message here is CRITICAL for understanding recovery:
The goal isn't to stop the waves from coming. The waves will always come. The goal of recovery is to learn how to sit with the discomfort, to balance, to breathe, and to trust that the wave will lose its power and pass.
Every time you surf the urge instead of giving in to it, you are literally rewiring your brain. You are teaching your alarm system that the danger is an illusion and that you are stronger than the wave.
If you're in this battle, know this: You are the surfer, not the wave. Your job isn't to win a fight; it's to learn how to ride.

19/09/2025

The Sober Brain vs. The Craving: Why Staying Sober is a Daily Battle. Dinah Ebiwene Ojokojo Ecwa Women Fellowship, Bukuru Dcc Dinah Ojokojo Every Home for Christ Nigeria Northeast Brian healers TOP News All That's Interesting Jennifer Tamida

The image described: A teen hunched under a giant, shadowy backpack, reaching for a glowing bandage shaped like a pill.T...
18/09/2025

The image described: A teen hunched under a giant, shadowy backpack, reaching for a glowing bandage shaped like a pill.
That giant, shadowy backpack so many of our kids are carrying It’s not filled with books. It’s heavy with things we can’t always see:
➡️ The constant buzz of anxiety
➡️ The crushing weight of depression
➡️ The haunting echoes of trauma
➡️ The exhausting effort to just seem "okay"
It’s unbearable. And when you’re carrying that much pain, you’ll reach for anything that promises relief.
That glowing bandage isn’t about rebellion. It’s not about wanting to get high. It’s a desperate attempt to heal a wound no one else can see.
When a young person turns to substances, they’re often trying to:
✅ Silence the noise in their head
✅ Numb the overwhelming pain
✅ Just feel "normal" for a few minutes
They’re not making a bad choice. They’re making a pain-driven choice. They are trying to solve a problem with the only tool they feel they have.
So what do we do?
We have to shift our question. Instead of asking, “Why are you using that?” we need to start asking, “What is hurting so much that you need this to cope?”
Our job isn’t to punish the reach for the bandage. Our job is to help lighten the backpack.
That means:
❤️ Listening without judgment
❤️ Validating their pain instead of minimizing it
❤️ Getting them real support—therapy, counseling, safe spaces to talk
Let’s look past the behavior and see the pain. Let’s be the ones who help carry the weight.
If this resonates with you, share it. You never know who needs to see this today.

18/09/2025

Choice: The Pain You Can't See: Why Teens Really Turn To Substance. Dinah Ebiwene Ojokojo Ecwa Women Fellowship, Bukuru Dcc Dinah Ojokojo Anab Pikawi Everyone is Included-All People, All Places, All Ways Brian healers TOP Comments Tamida Rabuwa All That's Interesting

What Are Our Kids Really Holding Out For Acceptance? This image is a powerful symbol of a choice too many young people f...
17/09/2025

What Are Our Kids Really Holding Out For Acceptance?
This image is a powerful symbol of a choice too many young people face.
The closed circle represents what every teen craves: belonging, a group, a place where they are known and accepted. That desire is natural and human.
But look at the key. It's presented as the only way in. The glowing, golden solution to end the loneliness and unlock the circle.
Now, look closer at what the key is made of.
This is the modern "peer pressure." It's rarely a villain forcing them. It's the overwhelming need to fit in, met with a dangerous opportunity. The object—whether it's a substance, a risky behavior, or a secret—becomes the price of admission. The trade-off is simple and devastating: "Give this up to get that."
As adults, our role is crucial:
1. We must see the key for what it is. Talk about the trade-off openly. Ask: "What are you being asked to give up to belong?"
2. Work to break the circle. Create wider, more inclusive communities where there are many keys—like kindness, creativity, or honesty—that grant belonging.
3. Validate the longing. Let's acknowledge how powerful and real the need to belong is. It's not a silly teen drama; it's a fundamental human need.
Let's make sure the keys we offer our kids lead to doors that don't cost them their health and safety.

17/09/2025

The Rite of Passage: How Substance Become Ticket to Tribe. Dinah Ebiwene Ojokojo Dinah Ojokojo Anab Pikawi Tamida Rabuwa SpeakOut สถาบันสอนภาษาอังกฤษ พูดได้ มั่นใจ ใช้ได้จริง Ephraim Rabuwa Musa Good work pays All That's Interesting TOP News Brian healers

THE TEENS BRAIN.Ever feel like talking to a teen about risky choices is like talking to a powerful car with faulty brake...
15/09/2025

THE TEENS BRAIN.
Ever feel like talking to a teen about risky choices is like talking to a powerful car with faulty brakes? 🚗💨
There's a scientific reason for that, and this image explains it perfectly.
➡️ The MASSIVE Engine (The Emotional Brain): This is the limbic system. In teenagers, it's fully developed, supercharged, and all about seeking rewards, thrills, and social connection. It's the gas pedal pushing them to explore, create, and experience life. This is a beautiful and powerful thing!
⬅️ The Tiny, Unfinished Brakes (The Judgment Center): This is the prefrontal cortex. It's the part responsible for good judgment, impulse control, and thinking about consequences. Here’s the key: It isn't fully developed until the mid-20s.
So, when we ask teens to "just make good choices," we're asking a car with a race-ready engine to slow down using brakes that are still being installed.
This isn't an excuse for bad behavior. It's an EXPLANATION. It’s why they might be more vulnerable to addiction, risky decisions, and social pressure. Their brains are literally wired to prioritize the reward now over the consequence later.

What do we do with this information?
1. Talk ABOUT the brain. Empower them with this knowledge! It helps them understand their own feelings and impulses.
2. Be their external brakes. Your calm guidance, clear boundaries, and open conversations help them practice the judgment skills their brain is still building.
3. Channel that amazing engine. Encourage their passion, creativity, and drive for new experiences in healthy, supervised ways—sports, arts, music, coding.
Let's shift from frustration to understanding. Share this with someone who needs to see it! ❤️

15/09/2025

Choice: The Teenage Brain: Wired for Wonder and Vulnerability. Dinah Ebiwene Ojokojo Ecwa Women Fellowship, Bukuru Dcc Dinah Ojokojo for teens All That's Interesting Every Home for Christ Nigeria Northeast Everyone is Included-All People, All Places, All Ways Anab Pikawi SpeakOut สถาบันสอนภาษาอังกฤษ พูดได้ มั่นใจ ใช้ได้จริง Brian healers TOP News

13/09/2025

How can one foster and maintain hope?. # # Dinah Ebiwene Ojokojo Ecwa Women Fellowship, Bukuru Dcc Dinah Ojokojo Anab Pikawi

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