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Coping with Alcohol – Friend or Foe?

Home Coping with Alcohol – Friend or Foe? Is coping with alcohol friend or foe? During springtime, I take a more focused look at alcohol and the impact it can have because April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Alcohol, in itself, is not really the problem; it is...

Alcohol and Anger Don’t Mix!

Home Alcohol and Anger Don’t Mix! “Alcohol and anger don’t mix!” It has been said that anger is a ‘smokescreen’ emotion. In other words, it is the feeling that is expressed outwardly but it usually masks other hidden or underlying...

Adolescent Addiction: Parents Greatest Fear

Home Adolescent Addiction: Parents Greatest Fear Adolescent Addiction: One of the greatest fears that a parent can encounter is to discover their child has a dependency. Once parents have evidence of drug use or they are no longer in denial that their child is using...

Addiction Denial Causes Problems

Home Addiction Denial Causes Problems Addiction denial causes problems! Father Joseph Martin, a well-known lecturer on alcoholism, said it best — “What causes a problem, is a problem.” I like that because it’s straightforward, simple, and...

Stages of Change and Recovery Wheel

Home Stages of Change and Recovery Wheel Identifying the stages of change and learning how to move through them reminds us that change is the only thing we can really count on to stay the same? Even the rate of it is steady – always speeding up! We humans...

Relapse, Resolve, and Regrets

Home Relapse, Resolve, and Regrets Denial assists in this process we call relapse. Addiction is a very powerful and complex process that takes place in the primal part of the brain. When this process is active it will very often override the thinking brain and push...