Heather R. Hayes

At Heather R. Hayes & Associates, Inc we offer immediate support for professionals and families dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues.

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When psychosis occurs, the brain temporarily loses its ability to organize thoughts, perceptions, and reality. Hallucinations, paranoia, and disorganized thinking can emerge with frightening intensity. 📝 Read on in our latest Substack article: https://t.co/FFmnpCVPB7

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Sending our warmest wishes to everyone observing this holy day.

G’mar Chatimah Tovah.

#YomKippur #HolyDays #Atonement #Blessings

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A growing crisis is quietly unfolding among adolescents and young adults. Beneath the polished social media profiles, many young people are struggling profoundly. 📝 Read on in our latest blog: https://t.co/L10CCgUchG #Blog #MentalHealth #Perfectionism #YoungPeople

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#Trauma #Families #Connection

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Who decided what this person is supposed to look like when they are well? Who defined normal, and who determined what counts as appropriate behavior? Whose values are we using when we make those judgments? 📝 Read on in our latest blog: https://t.co/rK5FruTN8g #IFS #Blog

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We remember every life lost. We remember the families and friends whose lives were changed in an instant, the survivors, and the first responders who ran towards danger and sacrificed their own safety for the wellbeing of others.

Today, we honor, and we salute them.

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#Intervention #AddictionRecovery #FamilyRecovery #MentalHealth #BehavioralHealth

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Rosh Hashanah begins today, marking the start of the Jewish New Year.

We wish everyone who is celebrating a meaningful Rosh Hashanah and a year ahead filled with purpose, connection, and possibility.

Shanah Tovah. 🍎🍯

#ShanahTovah #RoshHashanah #NewYear

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A landmark 2026 study found that suicide deaths among adolescents and young adults declined significantly following the rollout of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in July 2022. 📝 Read on in our latest Substack article: https://t.co/IOzbjVajOY #988 #WSPD #MentalHealth

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#Trauma #NervousSystem #Memory #MentalHealth #TraumaTreatment

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Psychosis is one of the most frightening experiences the human mind can endure. Reality begins to fracture. Fear and paranoia can overwhelm the brain’s ability to distinguish what is real from what is imagined. 📝 Read on in our latest Substack article: https://t.co/4XO9zBR8h0

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Labor Day recognizes our long history of contributions workers have made to our country. Today, I’m thankful for the people behind all of that work and the contributions they make, whether we see it or not. Happy Labor Day.

#LaborDay #ThankYou#Contribution

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Internal Family Systems asks us to consider that what we experience as contradiction, resistance, impulsivity, anger, avoidance, or self-destruction may not represent the whole person at all. 📝 Read on in our latest blog: https://t.co/JRAYvuMyZ9

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August has brought a wonderful mix of connection and celebration. I had the opportunity to meet with some incredible people, and there have been plenty of reasons to celebrate closer to home. 📰 Read on in our latest newsletter: https://t.co/p0vm6NWpgg

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Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. For some people, it will pass as one more awareness day on a crowded calendar. For others, it is the most personal day of the year. 📝 Read on in our latest Substack article: https://t.co/NBanfgfvCo

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In clinical work with families and their loved ones, one of the most important decisions we make is often invisible. Before intervention strategies, before treatment recommendations, there is perception. 📝 Read on in our latest blog: https://t.co/QVlIDy0ZXe #blog #health

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Thank you for the music, the movies, the kindness, and the light, Dolly. What a legacy you leave behind.

#DollyParton #RIPDolly #Legend

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Parents and caregivers often ask what they can do to support the emotional wellbeing of the children & young people in their lives. It is a simple question with a long answer. 📝 Read on in our latest Substack article: https://t.co/GP4IhscMil

#EmotionalDevelopment #Parenting

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#Intervention #Treatment #Recovery #FamilySupport

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The evidence supporting emotional validation is strong. As our understanding has developed a further question has emerged. What we mean by validation? The answer is less obvious than it sounds. 📝 Read on in our latest Substack article: https://t.co/dGxZxXhYg9