How to Talk to Your Kids about Gambling
Teach, Model, Listen Let them know gambling isn’t a way to make easy money. “Professional poker player” is about as likely as a career as an NFL player. Teach them...
Read MoreTeach, Model, Listen Let them know gambling isn’t a way to make easy money. “Professional poker player” is about as likely as a career as an NFL player. Teach them...
Read MoreAddicts tell lies more often than they tell the truth. “I’m not hurting anyone.” “I can stop any time.” Deception becomes so second nature, addicts will lie even when it’s...
Read MoreWhen you’re in recovery, it’s so important to take time to focus on yourself. There are many people who make the mistake of focusing on rebuilding relationships first, more than...
Read MoreAs a trauma and addictions therapist for over 20 years, I have worked with literally thousands of family members who are frustrated, hurt and bewildered by their loved one’s substance...
Read MoreAs a free service, Marc Community Resources, Inc. provides mental and behavioral health information and resources. Our Referral Coordinator enjoys helping navigate through the often confusing world of the Arizona...
Read MoreImplement these in your home to prevent drug and alcohol use Be Consistent Make sure that both adults/guardians are sharing the same message on drug and alcohol use Create consistent...
Read MoreScottsdale Recovery Center is now in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield. Many private substance treatment facilities have faced challenges in building partnerships with insurance companies. SRC is now partnered...
Read MoreTrauma isn’t sexy, but we need to talk about it. There are a lot of hot topics in the mental health arena right now. People love to talk about self-empowerment,...
Read MoreHeroin addicts are sweet people. I sometimes make this shocking statement in my lectures. I think I do it to push back against what I learned in medical school: that...
Read MoreI am afraid that we have caught the ‘lying disease’ from the White House and are now emulating it. I have watched parents stand silently by as their children tell...
Read MoreI was thinking about how important honesty is — especially if we want to stay firmly planted in our recovery. Lying was second nature to me when I was in...
Read MoreFifty years after George Gurdjieff’s Meetings with Remarkable Men was published in English, I’m offering “Meetings with Enlightened Men.” I had the inspiration for this column for July’s issue in...
Read MoreThe innate qualities and intricacies of indigenous peoples is distinct and defined by tribal affiliation. The genetic make-up of who we are as a people rests in amazing stories of...
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