When substance abuse disorder enters our loved one’s life, denying their substance abuse and the emotional abuse that goes with it is never far behind.
Substance and alcohol use disorder (the new term for […]

Maintaining individuality in a loving relationship requires quite a bit of self awareness and sensitivity all around. If you’re codependent or an adult child of an alcoholic (ACoA), you’re likely to be subsumed by […]

Eating Disorder Recovery is possible. There is no magic pill one can take, however, to change from a life of dieting, restricting food intake, bulimia, and anorexia. In addition, recovery is not limited to […]

Holidays in general are time for joy and celebration with your loved ones. However, if you are in recovery, holiday times may trigger a relapse of substance or alcohol abuse. With Christmas around the corner and […]

Every holiday represents a time of parties, stress and risk for those in recovery.
Past Holiday Triggers
Holidays in general can be difficult for people in recovery. Holidays may bring feelings of loneliness and […]

When your roommate tells you: “I’ll do anything not to gain weight,” do you contemplate what she meant by it? Did you stop and think about what “anything” means to her? When you hear her purging in the bathroom […]

The holidays are here and most people celebrate the season by attending parties or inviting people to their home. Many spent the last few weeks dreaming of white picket fence homes with a Norman Rockwell interior […]