--- title: Residential Rehab and Recovery Blog | Emotional Health (2) description: Emotional Health | Blog articles on addiction recovery, how to stay clean, breaking addictions, and self-healing through spiritual practices. 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To answer that question, we sat down with Dave Wise of Dave Wise Matters, a blog focused on sharing the truth that people matter. [Read More →](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/what-bipolar-recovery-really-looks-like-an-interview-with-dave-wise) ## [How a Sense of Purpose Can Impact Emotional Health](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/how-purpose-can-define-emotional-health) Post Date May 18, 2016 Comments [0 Comments](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/how-purpose-can-define-emotional-health#comments-listing) Author [Gregg Makuch](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/author/gregg-makuch) Category [All Mental Health](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/topic/all-mental-health), [Emotional Health](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/topic/emotional-health) [![How a Sense of Purpose Can Impact Emotional Health](https://www.theclearingnw.com/hubfs/blog-files/stages-of-grief.jpg)](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/how-purpose-can-define-emotional-health) What is your passion? What gives meaning to your everyday life? What are your aspirations? What gets you out of bed each day? What are your talents? Are you willing to share your gifts with the world? Bottom line: What is your purpose? [Read More →](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/how-purpose-can-define-emotional-health) ## [Living on the Edge of Sanity](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/living-on-the-edge) Post Date December 10, 2014 Comments [6 Comments](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/living-on-the-edge#comments-listing) Author [Gregg Makuch](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/author/gregg-makuch) Category [All Mental Health](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/topic/all-mental-health), [Emotional Health](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/topic/emotional-health) [![Living on the Edge of Sanity](https://www.theclearingnw.com/hubfs/living-on-the-edge-1-1.jpg)](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/living-on-the-edge)   For many, life becomes unmanageable at times. One thing is certain – pain is inevitable. This pain can gnaw at you - tossing you into addictive habits, making you believe that there is no hope, and cause you to feel raw, worthless, and hopeless. [Read More →](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/living-on-the-edge) ## [Learning How to Deal With Loss](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-loss) Post Date August 14, 2014 Comments [39 Comments](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-loss#comments-listing) Author [Gregg Makuch](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/author/gregg-makuch) Category [All Mental Health](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/topic/all-mental-health), [Emotional Health](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/topic/emotional-health) [![Learning How to Deal With Loss](https://www.theclearingnw.com/hubfs/istock_000011977299_woman_coffee_600x338-300x197.jpg)](https://www.theclearingnw.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-loss) For many people the loss of a parent, child, relative or other loved one is an earth shattering experience. The loss of a job, moving away from familiar stomping grounds, or having a child leave the nest can also be jarring and disorienting. What was once routine, what brought us strength, love, and a reason to live is gone - leaving a hole which was once so full. 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