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The longest day of the year is here. Are you ready? On June 21, Summer officially arrives and with it, we’ll get more than four extra hours of sun! Summer…
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The four primary attachment styles are broad categories: secure, anxious, avoidant and disorganized. These styles are often split further by nuance and complexity with the same general consensus: everyone should…
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The Remarkable Power of Habituation The power of the human brain to form a habit is remarkable. Research tells us that if you do anything every day for three weeks,…
A Spiritual Cure for Spiritual Pain Recovery almost always requires allowing the spiritual side of us to have more say in our lives. For many of us, to stay sober…
Introducing Higher Power The thing I love most about 12 Step is that it recognizes the vital importance of each person having their own direct and very personal relationship with…
From volunteering your time to donating money, calls for altruism seem to be a core part of society yet it might be unclear what that means? And if altruism is…
The Inner Child The Journey of Healing the Inner Child is the quintessential healing epic. That’s because the Inner Child is at the core of our Self. Like the center…