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Too much of anything is still too much! Since the 60’s, we have spent a lot of time developing ourselves individually, identifying our needs, and setting boundaries that have mostly...
Read MoreToo much of anything is still too much! Since the 60’s, we have spent a lot of time developing ourselves individually, identifying our needs, and setting boundaries that have mostly...
Read MoreIn her early years, Eva would probably have been called a “teetotaler.” Except for an infrequent sip of wine on special occasions, she never drank alcoholic beverages. But after her...
Read MoreBy Kathleen Meyers, PhD Recent media reports of young people dying from overdoses calls attention to the devastating effects of addiction — which has reached epidemic proportions. After years of...
Read MoreThis month I felt the necessity to run this article by Greg Williams… see you next month! By Greg Williams Recently Starbucks announced it would expand its offerings and start...
Read MoreBy Allen Nohre, Terros Today, many veterans and active service members are returning from combat with physical battle wounds, but some also have deep emotional scars, including Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS)....
Read MoreBy Robert Weiss, LCSW,CSAT-S Flawed, Defective, Unworthy of Love and Happiness It’s no great secret that most alcoholics, drug addicts, and behavioral addicts live with deeply felt feelings of shame....
Read Moreby Elisabeth Davies, MC Motivational Interviewing first emerged in Norway in 1982. It is a collaborative conversation style between a guide (helper) and someone desiring to make a positive change....
Read MoreSafeguarding your prescriptions is a must. This will not only prevent your own teen, but his or her friends who come over, from taking drugs out of your medicine cabinet...
Read MoreWhile driving on a country road I passed the parked truck of a tree trimming service. High above the vehicle a workman stood in a cherry picker, sawing overhanging branches....
Read MoreBy Jason Bordonaro I can remember my early days of recovery, and it was the community and fellowship along with the 12-steps that carried me through to where I am...
Read MoreHe says, “That is a pretty dress on her.” She hears, “ He’s attracted to that woman and losing interest in me”. She says, “I am spending the evening with...
Read MoreBy Dr. Howard Markel April 10, 1939, marked the publication date of “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.” One of...
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