The Power Of Energy Healing For Addictive Disorders
Right now as you read these words you are most likely experiencing an illusion so strong, so powerful, that I might not be able to convince you it is not true....
Learn To Be Optimistic
I know it is difficult to be optimistic when we constantly encounter negativity and pessimism around us. Remember, recovery is all about hope, so your best option is to be optimistic...
HAPPINESS AND THE GOLDEN YEARS
Despite America’s obsession with sexuality, vitality and youthful appearance, a study conducted by the University of Chicago disproves several myths about age, quality of life and happiness. Our common misconception is...
LIVING BEYOND – THE HIDDEN SADNESS BEHIND THE SMILE
We are all too familiar with the many challenges that come with living life. Life has its ups and-downs. You can be certain that life will inevitably present a host of...
What Happens In Treatment
The first step to getting help for any addiction is to agree to get it. In my forty + (yes I am getting old) years of practice, I have discovered that...
Music…Come Together…And Heal
Have you ever heard of the healing power of laughter or music? How many songs do you have in your iPod and what significance does each song or artist have for...
GRATITUDE IN TIMES OF DESPAIR
It is easy to feel gratitude or thankfulness when life circumstances go our way. It is fun to celebrate- for example- a new job or a promotion, a new or rekindled...
MAKING PEACE WITH YOUR PAST: CHOOSING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
“A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.” ~ William Arthur Ward
Forgiveness is not only a state of mind, but it is a state of being. It is woven through the...
LIVING BEYOND: WHY AUTHENTIC FRIENDSHIPS ARE KEY TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY
“A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” ~ Henry Van Dyke
As a person, I learned early on that friendships can prove an asset or a hindrance in this...
DETACHING FROM OUR FALSE SELF
Humans are a troubled lot. Inundated by waves of fear and uncertainty, we welcome pain into our lives and needlessly suffer. Like psychotic shape shifters, we revisit the ugly...