From Surviving To Transformation: Hope, Addiction, Loss, And Trauma (H.A.L.T.)
From Surviving To Transformation, the consequences of surviving trauma are complex, making it difficult to formulate a recovery and treatment plan. The most common defense mechanism, and the toughest one to...
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? HOW YOUR THOUGHTS AFFECT YOUR RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION
Have you ever wondered about the impact of your thoughts?
By now, most people have either seen the movie The Secret or have heard about it. By showing a number of different...
A NEW ATTITUDE FOR A CLEAN AND SOBER NEW YEAR
“The altitude of your attitude is based upon the fullness of your gratitude.”
Martin Jackson
Whenever an individual, family member, friend or loved one is struggling with, or on a journey with someone...
ADDICTED AND PREGNANT
ADDICTED AND PREGNANT: Sarah wasn’t like most girls when she was growing up in a middleclass home located in suburbia USA. She was a bit shy and didn’t have a vast...
Changeology For Addictions
Changeology For Addictions, changing addictive behavior is a journey. Trite as that may sound, those who have traveled the road to sobriety know it to be painfully true. Obtaining sobriety typically...
The Psychology of Addiction
Marion put down the phone after hearing her husband’s command to prepare dinner for him and a group of business guests that evening. Now she would have to shop and prepare...
WHEN DENIAL BECOMES AN AFFLICTION: IT’S OK TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS
For years, addiction and mental illness were not talked about in the same sentence. They were not considered part of the same family. They were not even treated as distant relatives....
My Story
The day I decided to seek treatment was a day I will always remember. I was home visiting my family from college and sitting at a diner with my sister and...
Sober Alone? Getting Through The Coronavirus Pandemic
As a specialist in the area of chemical dependency, over the last two weeks, I have had more and more patients feel at a loss about what to do to stay...
An Addiction Is An Addiction Is An addiction
Addiction, did you know it is possible to become addicted to a behavior? Well, guess what? It is. How? You might ask. I’ll tell you how.
As we journey through life we...