7 Blogs To Help Your Mental Health
It’s easy to get caught up in negativity. Between the constant news cycle, world events and social media, it can seem like the world is closing in on you. But please remember: Protecting your [...]
One Life at a Time: Ellen’s Story
Every organization, company, institution needs a slogan, something that fits nicely on a letterhead or a coffee mug—a catchy phrase that captures the organization’s aspirations, if not [...]
One Life at a Time: Melissa’s Story
Sanctuary Centers has come into many lives unexpectedly. I found Sanctuary when I was walking a long and painful journey alone. I’ll always be grateful for that journey because it got me to where [...]
7 Ways Music Therapy Combats Isolation and Hopelessness
Whether you’re seeking ways to overcome your struggles, or you’re a mental health provider looking for ways to support your clients and practice self-care, here’s a guide for how music therapy [...]
Illuminating the Positives
About the author: Nicole Soria has been a member of Sanctuary Centers’ Co-Occurring Disorders team since 2018. As Administrative Manager, she works closely with everyone coming in [...]
Darkest Before the Dawne: How Sanctuary Centers Prepared Me For the Arrival of Covid-19
Coping Pre-Covid When I came to Sanctuary Centers I was a wreck. I couldn’t deal with myself, let alone a global pandemic. I didn’t know anything about mental illness. In my life, in my inner [...]
Coping with Covid Part I: 3 Ways to Stay Sane During Quarantine
Coronavirus is here… and the time has come for us to take it seriously. Of course, it’s possible that—when we’re looking back on this years from now—our preventative measures may look [...]
The Best of the Pets: Animal-Assisted Therapy
Animal therapy has been around for a very long time. The ancient Greeks understood the salutary effects animals had, and the Roman Emperor Caligula was so fond of his horse Incitatus that he was [...]