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Coping with Alcohol – Friend or Foe?

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...
Coping with Alcohol – Friend or Foe?

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...
Coping with Alcohol – Friend or Foe?

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 Games of the Inner Child

Addiction Games of the Inner Child

Home Addiction Games of the Inner Child Addiction games are habitual patterns of behavior that feed the three hungers of the Inner Child. If you have ever spent time taking care of a child you know that they can be a handful. There are three basic things a child does...
Coping with Alcohol – Friend or Foe?

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...