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...
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...
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...
Home Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome is a condition that occurs after the acute phase of withdrawal from the addiction of choice. Acute withdrawal has to do with the physiological or physical reactions that can occur when a person stops...
Home Grief and Addiction are Interconnected Discover how and why grief and addiction go hand-in-hand. The very nature of the addictive process links the two processes together. Watch the video and/or read more to learn about the multiple ways grief and addiction...