Self Care and Recovery for Parents of Children with Substance Use Disorders | Dave Cooke
Self care and recovery for parents – seriously? Yes, seriously. If you have a child with a substance use disorder, it may be the most important thing you can do. But for so many parents, finding time or believing it’s okay to take care of themselves can be extremely difficult. Today’s guest post by Dave Cooke, founder…
Read MoreSecondhand Drinking | A Phenomenon That Affects Millions
“Secondhand Drinking” – the negative impacts of a person’s drinking behaviors on others – is “A Phenomenon That Affects Millions.” This title is the first in my new series of Quick Guides. Why this series? They’re to share 21st Century brain and substance misuse-related research and science in a way people can use the information to…
Read MoreTreating Addiction Like Cancer – Guest Author Diane Mintz
Treating addiction like cancer – why don’t we? Why don’t we given there are 23 million Americans living their lives in recovery from addiction as compared to 14.5 million Americans living their lives with a history of cancer (as of 1/1/14)? For readers of my work, you know how passionate I am about this difference…
Read More#14Days on the Wagon – Accept the Challenge
Join CBS News.com’s #14Days on the Wagon challenge beginning Monday, October 6. And what is this challenge? The challenge is to give up alcohol and “any non-medically necessary drugs” for the next 14 days. As Parvati Shallow explains in the short video below, this is to help you experience the “real effects of healthier living and feel a little…
Read MoreStop Teen Medicine Abuse
Approximately one in 25 teens reports abusing excessive amounts of DXM to get high making teen medicine abuse a critical issue for parents and communities. The following is a guest post by Peggy McKibbin, one of The Five Moms working to raise awareness about this issue and the fight to stop it. Peggy is a mother…
Read MoreCodependency in Addiction | When You Feel It Pays for Your Partner to Stay Addicted
Codependency in addiction is often written about, but the issue of a codependent “wanting” their loved one to stay addicted is rarely addressed. Today’s guest post by Liz Karter tackles this issue. Liz Karter is a leading UK therapist in addiction, practicing since 2001, specialising in gambling addiction and women. Author of Women and Problem…
Read MoreChildhood Trauma – Breaking The Cycles
Childhood trauma has a profound impact on the neural circuitry of a child’s brain (meaning how or if brain cells “talk” to one another). It includes verbal, physical and emotional abuse; ongoing exposure to secondhand drinking or secondhand drugging, such as that which occurs in a family with untreated or unhealthily discussed addiction or substance misuse;…
Read MoreDo You Have a Codependent Attachment Style | Darlene Lancer
Finding out whether you have a codependent attachment style or a healthy one can be a key to figuring out next steps to change — something especially important if you’ve been affected by a loved one’s substance misuse. Author of Codependency for Dummies and Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Freeing the True You, Darlene Lancer explores attachment lifestyles in today’s…
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