How To Cope When You Love Someone Who’s Depressed
Have you ever experienced a loved one’s depression? Depression is a tricky beast because it can make people we love act in very different ways....
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What Should I Say To Someone Who’s Depressed
Depression support 101 It can be challenging to know how to handle depression in the people you love. What can you say to support someone,...
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Is Addiction Curable: Know What Recovery Really Means
If You Think Addiction Can’t Be Managed Or Wonder Is Addiction Curable, Listen Up Wondering is addiction curable is like asking if diabetes is curable....
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These Are 4 Causes Of Damaging Shame
Do you suffer from damaging shame? You are not alone. Many people experience shame and bad feelings and let them negatively affect their lives. But,...
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Tips For Recovering From An Eating Disorder
It is possible to recover from an Eating Disorder! It’s true, recovering from an eating disorder is absolutely possible, it just takes a little time...
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How To Heal The Damage Caused By An Alcoholic Family
Growing up in an alcoholic family can cause trauma Growing up in an alcoholic family caused wounds that still stalk me, but they can be...
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Fear And Shame: Tips To Overcome The Demons
Fear and shame are powerful demons, but when the two are combined, you will feel suffocated emotionally. These two are also powerful consequences that both...
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How to treat co-occurring disorders
Many people withsubstance use disorder (addiction) have other mental illnesses like anxiety and depression which are now called co-occurring disorders. For good treatment results substance...
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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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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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Why You Need Patience For Recovery
Patience for recovery is something we don’t talk about much. Having a chronic, progressive, relapsing brain disease (or Substance Use Disorder) sounds pretty serious, and...
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Why Family Members Also Need Recovery
A client once told me, “Alcoholism is a fire that has raged through my family for generations. We’ve all been burned. We all carry its...
