Young adults who are enrolled at blueFire PulsaR are now able to take a college course during their treatment and use their 529 funds to help pay for the program. blueFire PulsaR has partnered with Western CO University’s Center for Learning and Innovation program which allows students this great opportunity. “The Center for Learning and …
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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 …
BlueFire’s young adult PulsaR group answered the call to adventure together, facing river rapids and steep trail climbs in search of deeper growth and connection.We spent four days soaking in the serenity of nature and rising to its extreme challenges — experiences that allow room for inner work and reflect what young adults are working …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Read more There’s an App for That: Benefits of Mental Health Apps