Once you have made the courageous decision to get treatment, you may want to check into the closest option to home, or you may want to look into the options … Continue reading What to Look For in a Treatment Center
Sober living provides a place to continue recovery from addiction. It provides an environment of support, safety and fellowship. It offers the opportunity to maintain sobriety (from drugs and/or alcohol) after leaving … Continue reading Sober Living
Addiction Therapist An addiction therapist is a specially trained counselor with the knowledge, skills, and clinical experience to assist clients in overcoming substance abuse problems. This might take the form … Continue reading Types of Therapists
Drug use is hard work. Aside from obtaining something illegal, navigating life while feeding an addiction involves a lot of time, money, consequences and lies. One might think consequences alone … Continue reading Reinforcing Behaviors
Have you ever read a Choose Your Own Adventure Book? The story is written in second person and assigns the reader as the main character. He or she is then … Continue reading What Path Are You On?
The Five W’s of Sharing If you are breathing, you have experienced a miracle. Some have seen the dead come back to life and some are lucky to get a … Continue reading What’s Your Story?
For a family to function, each member has a role to play. Not exactly, but traditionally, the mother provides nurture for the family, the father provides financial security, and each child is … Continue reading Family Roles
The nail wounds on Christ’s hands and feet have appeared on worshippers including St. Francis throughout history. These marks are referred to as “stigmata”. In this case, some may view … Continue reading Stigma
In the beginning, before door dash and microwaves, the human race had to hunt for food. They were highly motivated by the “if you don’t work you don’t eat” way … Continue reading Motivation
I could count the ways, but would you feel loved? Although romantic, some require more than poetry, or words of affirmation to feel it. Gary Chapman devised five communication tools … Continue reading How Do I Love Thee?
