By Will Gold Tree House Staff As the weather improves, I have recently begun my camping excursions here in the Pacific Northwest. On my last camping trip, I found a spot nestled in the hillside of Mt. Hood. The truck … Read More
How You Can Start Lucid Dreaming
“Well, dreams, they feel real while we’re in them right? It’s only when we wake up then we realize that something was actually strange,” describes the character Cobb in Inception. The movie received critical acclaim for its complex look into … Read More
Lucid Dreaming Can Empower Your Recovery
You suddenly find yourself at the edge of a platform. Looking down, you see that you are high above the ground on a skyscraper. In a textbook moment of dream analysis, you start falling. Typically, you’d wake up in a … Read More
Nietzsche and Recovery
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a famed philosopher, regarded most for his look at nihilism. Nihilism, in the most basic description, is a philosophical perspective which does not believe in meaningfulness. Though nihilism can take on many different forms, Nietzsche’s nihilism … Read More
Self-Actualization: Can We Reach It?
The hierarchy of needs created by Abraham Maslow outlines the step up process of evolution or transcendence which can take place in every person’s life when their needs get met. Often depicted as a pyramid, the needs are listed as … Read More
The Role Of Denial In Addiction And Recovery
Denial is a dangerous thing, it seems, especially for men who are actively struggling with addiction. Between addiction and recovery there is often the barrier of denial. Denial serves a purpose, though it would appear to be a negative one. … Read More
Writing Heals The Immune System: New Research From James Pennebaker
James Pennebaker is a groundbreaking psychologist and researcher who discovered that writing can be therapeutic for relieving stress, coping with anxiety, and coping with trauma. Pennebaker has had many publications which are considered landmark in the argument toward writing being … Read More
How Can You Feel Powerless And Empowered At The Same Time?
In “Masculinity and Powerlessness”, Sarah Ismail writes for The Odyssey, “Men are expected by society to act a certain way, feel a certain way, and live a certain way; these expectations by society not only lead to added pressures in … Read More
Different Kinds Of Loss Men Can Face In Recovery
Loss is, unfortunately, part of life. Recovery from drug and alcohol never means immunity from the difficult and oftentimes painful part of life. What recovery does guarantee is a lifestyle, along with a set of tools, which empower men to … Read More
Nature Makes You Feel Handsome
Nature is astoundingly beautiful. You are part of nature. That makes you astoundingly beautiful as well. If you don’t believe it, you might be struggling with some level of body image issues. According to new research, all you have to … Read More