Living With or Divorcing a Spouse Who Drinks Too Much
Living with or divorcing a spouse who drinks too much can be a terrifying, exhausting nightmare — especially when children are involved. In fact, one of my most frequently read blog posts is Fears for Children When Divorcing an Alcoholic. I wrote it to address one of the most common issues mothers, fathers, and family law attorneys have expressed…
Read MoreCodependency – Impact of Codependent’s Self-Esteem on Relationships
Codependency expert and frequent guest author, Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT, shares her research on the impact of a codependent’s self-esteem on their relationships. 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 Raise Self-Esteem and Set…
Read MoreStudy Drugs | Guest Author Allison Kreiger Walsh, J.D.
Parents may have heard their teens and college students mumbling about the power of “study drugs,” but what are they and what do they do? Today’s guest author, Allison Kreiger Walsh, J.D., of Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS), separates fact from fiction in today’s post. ARS is a network of addiction recovery programs, including online educational…
Read MoreTaking Control of Anxiety – Guest Author, Dr. Thomas Kimball
As National Mental Health Month draws to a close, I’d like to share an article on taking control of anxiety written by Dr. Thomas Kimball, Ph.D., LMFT. He serves as the Director of the Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities and holds the George C. Miller Family Regents Professorship at Texas Tech University. He is co-author…
Read MoreFlorida Halfway House Scams and How to Avoid Them – Guest Author Sam Knight
A halfway house – also known as a sober living home – is a place to live for persons in recovery from alcohol or other drugs, often following a stay at a residential treatment center or while in an intensive outpatient (IOP) treatment program. Today’s guest author, Sam Knight, is in recovery from heroin and alcohol addiction,…
Read MoreChildhood Trauma – Substance Misuse Connection
The childhood trauma – substance misuse connection is one of the most important interactions society as a whole must understand. It is profoundly life changing because it changes a child or teen’s brain circuitry – meaning how their brain wires, thus how it works, thus what that child or teen thinks, feels, says and does,…
Read MoreMedical | Non-Medical Remedies for Opioid Addiction
Joshna Roy, author of today’s guest post on remedies for opioid addiction, is the writer and social media strategist at Withdrawal-Ease.com, a blog that educates readers on detox and withdrawal options for Opioid addicts. She is a health and fitness expert and writes mostly on topics relating to health, psychology and paleontology. Medical and Non-Medical…
Read MoreMindfully Recover | Jay Pignatiello
Incorporating meditation in recovery can be a wonderful tool for some people as a means of controlling the crazy “thinking” that can be part of one’s addiction. Sharing his thoughts on meditation in recovery is today’s guest author, Jay Pignatiello. Jay is the Community Outreach Director for OneMindDharma, an online recovery and meditation community that…
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