How To Heal The Damage Caused By An Alcoholic Family

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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 healed. I’ve identified the five most painful issues I’m currently facing. and I’m using the following tools to heal. 1 – Secrecy (Don’t Tell Anyone I’m From An Alcoholic Family) […]

Safety Is A Quiet Place To Think

Everybody needs a quiet place to think

Where is safety in this confusing world with challenging issues all around us? What single thing do we all need to keep our balance and move forward with confidence? A quiet place to reflect and figure things out. Other people to share thoughts come second. When I was a child and I needed some space […]

How Long Does It Take To Heal

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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, birth or death, diagnosis or remission; the fact is that the body doesn’t know “good” stress from “bad” stress. The time allotment is the same for each: eighteen months. When […]

William White’s 12 Point Addiction Solution

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An addiction solution is possible with some changes in the way we deal with the disease. Addiction, now defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease, is still more often punished than treated in our society. No other chronic disease in the United States has been allowed to proliferate instead of being routinely treated. Addiction Attitudes […]