Drinking Behaviors – An Example of Workplace Bullying

Drinking behaviors – an example of workplace bullying – seriously? Yes, seriously. In some cases, the cause of workplace bullying can be a coworker’s drinking behaviors – the kinds of behaviors a person exhibits when they’ve had too much to drink. But first, some background. Most people are acutely aware that bullying is a serious…

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Workplace Impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Workplace impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is an important concept for businesses to understand. Why? Let me answer this question by first explaining a bit about… Adverse Childhood Experiences and the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study Adverse childhood experiences are traumatic or stressful events occurring in a person’s life before age 18. They were identified in…

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Building Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others

building resilience through understanding substance use disorders and their impacts on others

Building Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others was the topic of a 3.5 hour presentation I delivered to three different organizations this spring; these organizations were also the program sponsors: San Joaquin County Office of Education and the San Joaquin County Children’s Services Coordinating Commission (Stockton, CA, March 5, 2019)…

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How to Leave an Addict or Abuser | Guest Author Darlene Lancer

How to leave an addict or abuser? Todays’ guest author, Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT, explains why it’s hard to do and offers 10 suggestions for how to leave. Darlene is the author of Codependency for Dummies and Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Freeing the True You, and her latest eBook is titled, Dealing with a Narcissist, 8 Steps to…

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