A New Year & A First Step

Together AZ Sobriety 3 Jan, 2014

From your first breath as a newborn, to your first step as a toddler, to your first teacher in kindergarten, to your big step to that diploma, to your first...

Project Purple

Together AZ Sobriety 3 Jan, 2014

Chris Herren’s high profile fall from the pinnacle of his professional basketball career was a well-documented media story that focused on drug use while in uniform, multiple arrests and a...

Elements Behavioral Health Acquires Journey Healing Centers’ Network of Addiction Treatment Centers in Arizona and Utah

Together AZ Sobriety 3 Jan, 2014

Elements Behavioral Health, a leading nationwide provider of addiction and mental health treatment programs, announced on December 18, 2013 that it has acquired Journey Healing Centers’ network of drug and...

Together AZ Sobriety 3 Jan, 2014

When Christopher Columbus and his crew were sailing their long and arduous voyage to a world they had heard about but never seen, the sailors grew discouraged. Eventually the faith-tested...

You’re worth it

Together AZ Sobriety 3 Jan, 2014

The words I use when talking to myself can be rewarding or punishing. When self-talk is positive, my value, worth and esteem heads in that direction. When I choose criticizing,...

Internal Conflict: Fight it or Feel it?

Together AZ Sobriety 3 Jan, 2014

Feeling different, depressed, lost or alone can come as the result of a stressful life event,  series of events or, seemingly, from nowhere. If you are like most people, a...

Let’s make it the Year of Gratitude

Together AZ Publishers Corner 3 Jan, 2014

It seems to be a proven fact when take a moment here and there in our busy lives and think about what we are grateful for – the stress seems...

Dry Drunk Syndrome

Together AZ Sobriety 2 Dec, 2013

How does it happen and what can we do about it By Dan Stone, MSW, LCSW, LISAC When I had a few years of recovery, my family and I went...

Staying Sober During the Holidays

Together AZ Sobriety 2 Dec, 2013

If you or someone you love is in recovery, the following tips can reduce the stress of the holidays and help you or your loved one stay strong and sober...

Self-esteem check: Too low, too high or just right?

Together AZ Sobriety 2 Dec, 2013

Self-esteem is shaped by your thoughts, relationships and experiences. Understand the ranges of self-esteem and the benefits of promoting healthy self-esteem — including mental well-being, assertiveness, resilience and more. Self-esteem...

How to Get Santa to Deliver

Together AZ Sobriety 2 Dec, 2013

My Australian client Meg was tired of her corporate job and wished she could create a layoff with a generous severance package. So for fun she wrote herself a severance...

For me, God Knows Best

Together AZ Publishers Corner 2 Dec, 2013

As I reflect on the last 12 months — of course life brought many changes, some easy, others difficult. Yet through all the ups and downs, the gains and the...

Detaching From Emotional Negativity

Together AZ Sobriety 2 Dec, 2013

By Elisabeth Davies, MC Have you ever wondered, “Why do I feel so negative?All of us have felt negative emotions at some time, or some point in our life. Emotions are...