Wellness Wave Wisdom

By Van Ethan Levy, LMFT & LPCC Are you questioning if you or someone you know is experiencing Domestic Violence (DV) and/or Interpersonal Violence (IPV)? What is DV/IPV? DV is an acronym for Domestic Violence and IPV is an acronym for Interpersonal Violence. Who can be involved in a DV & IPV dynamic? DV & IPV is any dynamic that involves a power dynamic that is non-consensual of all parties involved. This could be between child and parent, friends, romantic/sexual relationships, professor and student, and/or any other dynamic that involves 2 or more individuals. How do I know if I am involved in and/or someone else is involved in DV/IPV dynamic? There are many different signs of DV/IPV and just because it is not listed here it doesn’t mean that it is not DV/IPV. Here are a few examples: When a person is told what they can and cannot share/talk about that directly involves them. When a person is having to share every detail of the person’s day, life, who the person is texti...

By Anna Gomez My name is Anna (she/her) and I am one of the Mental Health Counseling Interns at Mira Costa. I am in the process of earning my Master’s Degree from National University, where I also obtained my undergraduate degree in psychology with a focus in child psychology. Drugs and the Body: You only get one body, one body to protect you, and get you through life. This body works as a system, and when one part is suffering, the rest of your body will work harder to compensate. What does the body do when many parts are suffering for a period and our ability to make decisions is compromised? Do drugs affect the whole body?  The answer may be obvious, but complex. When a drug is taken, the substance enters the blood stream and travels to the brain where a “high” is triggered. The drug may also impact the liver, lungs, kidneys, and heart. For instance, while most of us understand that smoking particularly affects the lungs, what we do not realize is that substances like opiates a...

  By Kim Marquardt, RN MSN This blog post is from the Nurse Kim archives of myth busting. I want to share some "alternative" or maybe just lesser known health and wellness viewpoints for you to chew on. *These posts are not intended as official medical advice. They ARE meant to be fun, informative, and thought provoking, hopefully sparking an interest for you to do your own research (you can start with the links I provide!) and discover the marvels of the human body, and how it can function at its optimal performance level if we understand how it works and interacts with our environment and our diet. I have a passion for health and wellness through lifestyle and nutrition and have done thousands of hours of research in addition to being a registered nurse for 23 years. I have done A LOT of self-experimentation in and around diet, lifestyle, body care, and supplementation and have spent a lot of time looking into the science behind it all (or lack thereof!). Check back weekly ...

  This one-time debt relief is provided by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) as part of the Biden-Harris Administration   student debt relief plan . Apply Now Apply for Student Loan Debt Relief > Apply today (but no later than Dec. 31, 2023). Filling out the application is easy and takes about 5 minutes. You don’t need to log in or provide any documents. For those who can’t apply online , we’ll make a paper version of the form available soon. You’ll have until the end of 2023 to apply. How Much Debt Relief You Can Get Up to $20,000 in debt relief  if you received a Federal Pell Grant in college and meet the  income requirements Up to $10,000 in debt relief  if you didn’t receive a Federal Pell Grant in college and meet the  income requirements The debt relief applies only to loan balances you had before June 30, 2022.  Any new loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2022, aren’t eligible for debt relief.  Other rules apply to consolidation loan...