The addict within lies to us about many things, but most of all it lies to us about what we are doing to other people. That is why when we…
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If you’re thinking about getting sober, yes, do it! You’re worth it and life is a million times better sober, it just is. Addiction is a false friend and you’ll…
Are you chemically dependent on a substance or behavior? If you are chemically dependent on drugs or alcohol, it means that when the substance or behavior isn’t available to you,…
Exercise can change more than your physical body. Did you know you can move your way to more bountiful mental health? We don’t just mean yoga either (though we love…
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that alters your brain chemistry, resulting in extreme and unstable moods. These extreme fluctuations, and the slow cycling between them are that set bipolar…
You’re sitting at your keyboard preparing for that meeting in 10 minutes and you know exactly what you need to accomplish before it starts, but every time you return to…
Have you ever flipped on a favorite show or read a scene in a book you’ve been anticipating, only to be confronted with a reference to substance use that hits…
Whatever we were looking for as we journeyed through addiction, it certainly wasn’t mindfulness. You might even say we sought mindlessness. We wanted to be “comfortably numb”, as the song…
Of all the things addiction takes from the human spirit, most devastating of all is the loss of free will. Handing ourselves over to the tyrannical rule of the addict…
It’s helpful on this rather demanding human journey to have a positive attitude, right? If you have a great outlook on life, you are more likely to have good experiences. …
