Addiction | Substance Use Disorders | Treatment
Darlene Lancer on Obsession and Love Addictions
Darlene Lancer, author of Codependency for Dummies, shares her thoughts on obsession and love addictions in her following guest post… Just as an addict obsesses on his drug of choice, as codependents, we obsess on the addict. Obsessions, although painful, can keep us in denial of even more painful feelings and fears. Thus, it can…
Read MoreJoin the Addiction Recovery Movement
Change happens. Sometimes it’s rapid. Sometimes it’s so slow you wonder if it’s ever going to really change. One such “is it ever going to really change” movements is the Women’s Rights Movement. In my “before,” I studied the Women’s Rights Movement and wrote two biographies, one on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and one on Susan…
Read MoreWhen Your Peers Do Not Understand Your Fears And Addiction Issues
When fears and addiction issues become known – especially to your peers and family – the compounding fears can be crippling. To help you cope with this or if you are the family member wondering what to do about it, please find the following guest post by Stanley Popovich. Stanley is the author of A Layman’s…
Read MoreAnonymous Still
Anonymous Still is a guest post by a mother whose child has the disease of addiction. ____________________ My child is almost 7 and he’s getting ready to go on a campout with his Dad. He ‘s just learned how to ride a skateboard and still calls me Mommy. He has his whole life ahead of…
Read MoreDarlene Lancer on Accepting What We Cannot Change
Darlene Lancer, author of Codependency for Dummies, shares her thoughts on accepting what we cannot change… One of the early authors on codependency, Psychiatrist Timmen Cermak, believes that codependents and addicts “control their lives by sheer force of will.” It makes sense that the first step of Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, and Codependents Anonymous addresses control.…
Read MoreThriving Through PAWS | Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome – PAWS – can unravel a person’s early addiction recovery. Lisa Hann shares her thoughts on PAWS and the two books she wrote to help people thrive in early recovery in spite of what can often be a difficult period in the recovery process. Lisa is a freelance writer and author…
Read MoreMothers in Recovery – Documentary Film by Sheila Ganz
On Life’s Terms: Mothers in Recovery is a powerful documentary film by Sheila Ganz. In her guest post below and through her blog, OnLifesTerms.org, Sheila introduces readers to this film, which she created to raise awareness about what needs to happen in order to help mothers struggling with addiction keep their children while they pursue…
Read MoreIntensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Recovery
The Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and its role in the model of today’s addiction treatment and recovery plans is explained in the following guest post by Erika Cormier. Erika is a writer outside of Boston, right over the border in Southern New Hampshire, and author of the book, As the Smoke Clears, a Memoir, telling…
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