Recovery Literacy Helps Everyone Heal
Recovery literacy is understanding the process of healing for everyone impacted by addiction. When a loved one uses, family relationships break down. Healthy communication is...
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The Surprising Psychology Behind Perpetual Lateness
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My “Stress” Was Actually High-Functioning Anxiety
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The Agony Of Weekend Loneliness: ‘I Won’t Speak...
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Growing Up with a Narcissist: How I’m Healing...
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10 Things to Expect When a Narcissist Knows...
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22 Things That Happen When An Empath Falls...
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The Narcissistic Family Explained
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Winter Blues? Here’s What To Do
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Living In Reality Will Make You Happier
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It May Only Seem Like A Small Step...
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Prepare Meals In Advance For A Calmer Week
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Help A Friend Or A Neighbor
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Enjoy Some Time Outside Today
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Taking Painkillers In Sobriety And Recovery
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Rest And Be Thankful
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Choose Gratitude For A Better Attitude
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Don’t Be Fooled By A Fake Apology
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Mental Ilness in the Workplace: Don’t Ask? Don’t...
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Alcohol Is The King Of Addictions
On top of the opioid crisis, meth destruction, and other drug horrors, we still have an alcohol problem in this country. In these complicated times,...
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From Dysfunctional to Functional: Shifting the Family Balance
Shifting the family balance from dysfunctional to functional is a challenge where there is substance or alcohol use. Secrets have to be kept. Crises need...
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Why You Should Leave Holiday Expectations At Home
Holiday expectations can break your heart, and I had to learn to let them go. As the youngest of four children I was automatically labeled...
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Thanksgiving Triggers Of Toxic Past
Thanksgiving triggers can cause misery every year. Here’s an example. Eight years ago, my mother-in-law and I had a huge Thanksgiving feud. She said some...
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Toxic Family Dynamic
Are you in a toxic family dynamic without even knowing it? Where I grew up it was common for a girl to be raised to...
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The-Codependent’s Remedy For Resentment
Before I found recovery, I thought my grown-up life to be like TV shows. When no one followed my script for their lives, my expectations...
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8 Traits of Functional Families
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...
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Do You Play The Blame Game WIth Loved Ones
There are two parties in the addiction blame game. Those suffering from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and their friends, family,...
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9 Tips For Family Addiction
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...
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Forgiving Without An Apology
Approximately 90% of the time, the people who hurt us will never apologize. Let’s say five percent of the time, they do apologize, but it’s...
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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...
