

Boundaries
Shifting from controlling, enabling behavior is a process that begins with the recognition of the need to develop healthy boundaries. The...
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Who Is Responsible For Addiction???
Run as fast as you can from any health professional that leads you to believe that you are responsible for your child’s or loved-ones...
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Denial
People unconsciously tend to judge those who struggle with denial. The deeper an individual’s denial the greater they are judged. Denial...
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Take Care of Yourself Through A Loved Ones Addiction
Learn to take care of yourself first! You are no good to others if you neglect to put your own life jacket on when the boat is sinking....
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"Picking Up The Tab"
We have come a long ways since the 1950’s when the prevailing thinking was that if you still had a wrist watch and an overcoat it was too...
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The Myths and Realities of “Hitting Bottom”
The Myths and Realities of “Hitting Bottom” 12 Step Philosophy: you can't help an individual until they want and ask for help, which...
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Incarceration VS. Treatment
We are still criminalizing addiction by imprisoning individuals’, with no prior offenses, for a small possession conviction – usually...
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Family Members – Emotionally Hijacked
Most of us think that the addict/alcoholic's problem is the drugs and alcohol – but it is more about the addict/alcoholic who has become...
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Healthy Boundaries/Self-care verses Control
Shifting from controlling, enabling behavior is a process that begins with the recognition of the need to develop healthy boundaries. The...
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MYTHS AND REALITIES OF ALCOHOLISM
Alcoholism is ranked the number 2 killer in this country, behind cancer. There are over 10 million alcoholics in the United States alone,...
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