Sage River Ranch at blueFire PulsaR: A Life-Skills Center for Young Adults
We are thrilled to introduce the Sage River Ranch, an exceptional life-skills center designed exclusively for young adults. At the Ranch, clients embark on immersive experiences that combine self-care, job readiness, and stewardship opportunities. With a focus on essential life skills and mental health support, this therapeutic environment empowers young adults to take control of…
Read MoreSummer and the Benefits It Brings at blueFire PulsaR
Summer is the season to get outside and enjoy the naturally therapeutic fresh air. Our program operates year-round and has special activities for all seasons. With summer right around the corner, let’s explore all the incredible programming that will be happening at blueFire PulsaR. Bouldering & Rock Climbing Bouldering and rock climbing foster our clients’…
Read MoreHero’s Journey and Young Adult Mental Health
How the Hero’s Journey Can Help Improve Mental Health in Young Adults As a parent, it’s natural to want to protect your children from harm. But sometimes, in our efforts to do so, we can inadvertently make things worse. Case in point: the pressure that many parents put on their young adults to succeed. While…
Read MoreYoung Adult Helpline: Failure to Launch Treatment Programs
Failure to Launch Syndrome and Treatment Failure to launch syndrome is not something young adults sign up for. This is something that impacts their ability to achieve their fullest potential and to navigate themselves socially. Beyond that, it impacts the whole family. As a parent, it can seem impossible to say no to your young…
Read MoreChallenges of Young Adulthood Romanticized Through the Media
In today’s society, we have become so obsessed with beauty and staying young that we have resorted to Botox and plastic surgery despite dangerous complications they are known to cause on our health. But this is not really a surprise, and instead a result of the romanticization of youth portrayed by the TV and media…
Read MoreDropping Out or Taking Time Off? Taking Advantage of Gap Year Programming
There is a belief that attending college is the logical next step after completing high school. Then they are expected to graduate college and go out and find a job. But the reality is that many young adults find themselves at the intersection of these big life changes and find themselves asking: “Now what”. Some…
Read MoreMaking Mental Health A Priority: Help for Young Adults
Mental health is a hot topic in media today with hashtags like #SelfCareSunday trending on social media and more celebrities and athletes than ever are coming forward and talking about their own mental health struggles. For example, professional tennis player Naomi Osaka recently withdrew from the French Open after being fined for not participating in…
Read MoreHelp for Depression in Young Adult: Resources and More
Depression can quickly take over one’s life. Even before COVID-19, the prevalence of mental illness among adults was increasing. In 2017-2018, 19% of adults experienced a mental illness, an increase of 1.5 million people over last year’s dataset. And youth mental health is worsening. 9.7% of youth in the U.S. have severe major depression, compared…
Read MoreHow Can Social Connections Help Prevent Depression In Young Adults?
The early stages of adulthood can have a variety of changes as young adults transition from adolescence into adults. They are seen as grown up and many of them leave home for the first time. And while these changes can be exciting for some, for other young adults they can be challenging. The new responsibilities…
Read MoreThere’s an App for That: Benefits of Mental Health Apps
Young adults are dealing with more mental health struggles than ever before. 9.7% of youth in the U.S. have severe major depression and 60% of youth with major depression did not receive any mental health treatment in 2017-2018. With technology at our fingertips, there are many beneficial ways in which we can use the tools…
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