Adult Children Of Alcoholics: Dealing With The Laundry List Of Dysfunction
When you grow up with alcoholism and addiction, family members have only one objective: keep the addiction secret at all costs. This sworn duty to...
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10 Ways To Banish Bad Habits
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Why You Need Sober Inspiration Right Now
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Having a Mantra Will Make You Better
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Coach’s Corner: Rebuilding Body Mind and Soul
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3 Tips To Deal with Shame In Recovery
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Self-Esteem Journal Prompt: I’m Enjoy-able
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Sobriety Journal Prompt: Lean On
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Do You Have An Enabler Stop Button
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Stress Busters When You Can’t Speak Up
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When The Men Are Abused
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Your First Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
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My First AA Meeting Changed My Life
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Self Esteem Journal Prompts: Specialness
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Tian Dayton Quotes: Taking Responsibility
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Self Reflection Journal Prompts: Change
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How To Heal A Brain: A Story of...
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Coach’s Corner: How to Feel Free during the...
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Is Food Your Cross Addiction
Getting Help
Getting Help This category has articles about treatments, finding help, helping loved ones and all manner of recovery support
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Not Prepared For Son’s Life After Overdose
Life after overdose is trauma beyond imagining for loved ones. My son Josh lay there in the trauma room comatose and hooked up to a...
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What To Expect In An Al-Anon Meeting
Seven years ago, when I first entertained the idea of going to a meeting, I was scared and confused. Was Al-Anon another way to abbreviate...
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Breaking The Denial Cycle
The denial cycle has a special meaning for families coping with substance use. We all have denial in our lives. Denial is a way to...
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Surviving Secondhand Drama
I want the time spent with my extended family to be filled with love, good food, and memories. Instead, drama hangs in the air like...
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5 Tips To Process Grief About Addiction
Processing grief about addiction is complicated. Addiction takes time to ravage a family, and grief is a common reaction to having a family member who...
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How Long Does Addiction Recovery Take
Is there proven path to addiction recovery that everyone should follow? Is addiction treatment the same for alcohol, meth addiction, opioid addiction, gambling addiction, tobacco...
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How Long Does It Take To Heal
Eighteen months. That’s how much time researchers say it takes to heal. Eighteen months for each stress inducing life event. Be it marriage or divorce,...
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5 Tips To Overcome Fear And Shame
Shame seems to be at the heart of all addictions. We experience shame over the wounds of our early childhood traumas, our seemingly inherent weaknesses, inability...
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Recovery Slogans Let It Begin With Me
Everyone who enters a 12 step program learns some recovery slogans. The idea is that if you say them often enough, you can actually change...
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When Does Social Drinking Become A Problem
It’s a question many want to avoid. Where is the line that separates casual drinking and a medical disorder? Some say if you want a drink you’re...
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10 Things To Say To Someone Who’s Depressed
Depression support for loved ones and friends can be challenging. What should you say to show you care? There are various types of depressive disorders,...
