An Indirect Approach to Making Amends

It goes without saying that making amends can be difficult. First, you have to not only acknowledge the mistakes you made in the past, but also own up to them. You’re forced to look at your mistakes and acknowledge and confront the pain you may have caused others....

Is Making Amends More Than Apologizing?

In some of our previous postings, we talked about how making amends can be one of the best things you can do during the holiday season, and can make for an incredibly rewarding new year’s resolution. However, what does “making amends” actually mean? Many people think...

Mandrax: The Scourge of Africa

As Americans, many of us live in a bubble. Especially now, as US politics are reaching a boiling point, it can be difficult to remember that we aren’t exposed to many of the things that other countries are. While this spans many different facets of culture, life, and...

Addiction Affects Everyone

When most people think of addiction, they of the struggles and pain that the person suffering from the addiction undergoes. However, addiction is unique in that while it may directly only affect one individual, it indirectly affects everyone around the addicted...