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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, Healthy Boundaries 101 1 year, 8 months ago
We read so much about boundaries and how important they are, but what exactly are healthy boundaries? A boundary is a setting that you place on yourself and others to keep you safe and healthy. Boundaries exist in […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, Depression Support: 10 Things To Say To Someone Who's Depressed 1 year, 8 months ago
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, from a minor, short-termed depression to an overwhelming, […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, 8 Traits of Functional And Happy Families 1 year, 8 months ago
What are the traits of functional families? We’re glad you asked. According to family experts Friel and Friel, authors of Adult Children, The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families, healthy functional families have […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, 9 Reasons To Call Addiction A Disease 1 year, 8 months ago
Is addiction a disease? It depends on who you ask. Classifying addiction as a disease is most prevalent and most accurate. Yet this still remains controversial as so many are hurt by someone else’s addiction. Here […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, The 5 Phases Of Compulsive Spending 1 year, 9 months ago
The 5 phases of compulsive spending take you through the highs of an actual addiction. And if you’re a compulsive spender, you’re not alone on this rollercoaster ride. The 5 phases of compulsive spending are what […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, What Is Compulsive Spending 1 year, 9 months ago
Compulsive spending is not what happens when people indulge for occasions like birthdays, Christmas or other holidays. Problem spending is something that occurs year round. Relentless, buying with no real need or […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, 3 Ways To Start Recovering From Compulsive Spending 1 year, 9 months ago
If you are a compulsive spender, you know the highs and lows that accompany the 5 phases of spending: anticipation, preparation, shopping, spending, remorse. You also know which phases are the most fun, and […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, 4 Causes Of Damaging Shame 1 year, 9 months ago
Some people grow up feeling good and strong, while others carry the burden of damaging shame that persists no matter how much love they receive or great their achievements later in life. There is a difference […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, Breaking The Denial Cycle 1 year, 9 months ago
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 help us to cope with overwhelming problems, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. At […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, How To Create Happy Families After Addiction 1 year, 9 months ago
Happy families have some characteristics in common, and these characteristics of healthy families are not present in families where there is narcissism, substance, alcohol, or behavior issues. You may be worried […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, What Factors Predict Teen Addiction? 1 year, 9 months ago
Who gets addicted and who doesn’t? Teen addiction is fact of life for 15% of high schoolers, and it’s important to take any teen use of alcohol and drugs very seriously. But not all experimentation ends in […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, How To Break Up With Negative Self Talk 1 year, 9 months ago
Self talk is that inner voice that often chatters to us about all types of things. Unfortunately, it is often negative. Negative self talk impairs our ability to cope with life’s ups and downs. Buddhists refer t […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, Hope For Healing Codependency 1 year, 10 months ago
Healing from codependency takes time to develop roots just like plants. Codependency doesn’t exist only in families where there is substance use disorder. This unhealthy conditioning can occur in any family, love […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, The Difference Between Guilt And Shame 1 year, 10 months ago
What’s the difference between guilt and shame? Shame lies. Basically, guilt is a healthy feeling and shame is an unhealthy feeling. Let’s take a closer look.
What Is Guilt?
When we’ve done something wrong, we f […] -
Carol Anderson wrote a new post, 9 Tips For Family Addiction 1 year, 10 months ago
Family addiction is complicated, and it isn’t isolated to one person who may be using. Addiction is passed on through generations and everybody is affected. Intergenerational addiction studies examine how a […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, Your Pandemic Recovery First Aid Kit 1 year, 10 months ago
Guess what? We’re almost at one year of pandemic life! Seems hard to believe, but also why we need a recovery toolkit more than ever! With in-person meetings still unavailable in many places and with many of us […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, 13 Ways To Clean Up Chaos and Clutter 1 year, 10 months ago
We live within a culture of chaos. A 24 hour news cycle flashes before us. Multi-tasking means epic to-do lists with fragments of completion time. We’re simultaneously running here, posting there, and making plans […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, How To Talk To Teens About A Parent's Substance Use 1 year, 11 months ago
Talking to teens about family substance use is difficult, especially when it is a parent’s. Without the full understanding of what is happening to a loved one, however, teens can’t heal or enjoy healthy […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, Healthy Detachment: Melody Beattie Says Do It With Love 1 year, 11 months ago
These are tricky times and you may find yourself in a place where you need to set boundaries or detach from difficult personalities. To keep ourselves safe in Covid-time, we need to be able to protect ourselves […]
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Carol Anderson wrote a new post, Kids And Addiction: What To Tell And When 2 years ago
We often think we need to protect kids and addiction shouldn’t be discussed. We think they’ll be too young or immature to understand this, but they probably already know what is happening. In fact, they’ve likely […]
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