Why Grief And Sadness Linger
Grief and sadness can catch you off guard when you least expect it. It’s been four years since my most enthusiastic cheerleaders have been gone....
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Be The Person You Need
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You Can Move On Without Them
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Grudges Don’t Show Your Strength
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10 Things People With Depression Should Do Each...
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New Study Finds Grand Rapids Has Highest Rate...
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9 Tips for Enjoying the Holidays While Maintaining...
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Psychadelic ‘Wonder Drug’ That Could Cure Addiction Will...
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Have You Ridden An Emotional Roller Coaster?
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Sit In The Morning Sun
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Clean Up Your Vocabulary
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Gratitude Unlocks The Fullness Of Life
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Find The Beauty In The World
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Rejoice For What You Have
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Calmness Is Found In Gratitude
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Mental Abuse Is Still Abuse
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The World Can Wait
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Family Isn’t Always Blood
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Don’t Question Your Worth
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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Grief Healing After The Storm
Grief healing for people is much like the way trees respond after deadly storms. This year in the weeks that followed the heavy, wet snows...
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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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Why Y12SR Yoga For Recovery Helps
Y12SR yoga for recovery is short for Yoga of 12-Step Recovery (Y12SR®). It has the added component of a 12-step-based discussion and yoga practice, and...
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New Recovery Coloring Book For Kids
Recovery coloring book for kids? It’s a first. Every child experiencing trauma needs a special vocabulary and story for comfort. This engaging new coloring book...
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Helping Male Survivors Of Sexual Abuse
Males survivors of sexual abuse are in the news with the #MeToo movement and the ongoing investigation of Internet porn and pedophile priests. Estimates show...
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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 To Get Sober
Wondering how to get sober? Maybe you’ve been considering quitting drinking for a while, but now you’re ready to take the first step. Getting sober...
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My First AA Meeting
My first AA meeting was a shock. Family members of those in recovery don’t often think an AA meeting might be for them, too. As...
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12 Step Programs Do They Really Work
If 12 step programs work, why is addiction still growing? That’s a great question many people keep asking. Addiction is growing by leaps and bounds,...
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The Three C’s Of Relapse Prevention
Connection, Confession, Consolation For me, the steps of 12-steps programs were transformational. Learning how to make a connection to a higher power was a spiritual...
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Breaking The Substance Abuse Grief Stigma
Grief stigma makes you feel even worse about your pain, and happens with substance abuse more than you think. Stigma about a grief reaction is...
