There are many support structures for people in recovery. We suggest that the best way to start a day is by reading approved recovery literature. It’s a lovely way to set the intention for the day ahead. Here are some of the day’s readings which explore daily challenges. There are five suggested “Pillars” which help […]
Empathetic understanding is a powerful response process for therapists when working with addicts and alcoholics. How do we know when we’re getting it right? Our patients develop feelings of freedom and personal power. Because they find themselves safe from criticism or admonishment, they are stimulated to explore and think more deeply and expansively. It’s a
There’s a very fine line between using and enjoying drugs and alcohol, and not being able to live without drugs and alcohol. Let me be perfectly clear here; alcohol is a drug in liquid form. It’s especially lethal being legal and popular. Today I took a call on a drug addiction help line. A 32
It’s Monday morning. This is the tell tale day when problem drinkers emerge. Nursing a mother of all hangovers and behaving badly? Grumpy? Sick? Over-tired? Asking you or someone else to call in sick at work?
10 years ago it was impossible for me to imagine that I would be alive today. Severe anxiety, depression, borderline pd, locked in my isolation. My private, secretive personal hell with a hopeless addiction to everything that “helped me to” escape life. Words can’t really explain how fractured my mind was, perhaps pictures can. I
“I found, to overcome addiction, you have to learn how to control your thoughts because they do influence our feelings, & feelings do impact our actions. What we think, we do, or can become, is a very real principle. How we deal with all the random, tempting, crazy thoughts that engulf the mind, that bring
It’s human nature to care for our loved ones. As parents, that tiny, perfect and vulnerable life that entered your lives, didn’t come with a technical “how to parent” manual. We do the best we can. We try to be the parents we needed when we were growing up. And then, we realize, that despite
Living with and loving an addict is not easy. Anyone who says it is has not fully experienced the scope of addiction and the havoc it can wreak on the lives of those closest to the one struggling. It is very easy for relationships to become strained and even crumble under the stress of fighting
There are many solutions to suit each unique individual. It’s recommended that the longer you stay in a sober environment, the better your chances of remaining free of drugs and alcohol. Many successful and happy clients speak highly of their wonderful experiences in 12 Step Halfway Houses with solid boundaries. We value quality of sobriety
