Addiction | Substance Use Disorders | Treatment
Have You Been Stung By the Stigma of Addiction?
The stigma of addiction is crippling as you’ll read in today’s guest post by Cathy Taughinbaugh, founder of the blog, TreatmentTalk. Have you felt the stigma of addiction? by Cathy Taughinbaugh When I first started writing this blog [TreatmentTalk.org], I wanted to be anonymous and hide behind some generic description of my purpose. As time went…
Read MoreMindfulness to Heal the Brain
Mindfulness to heal the brain? As you’ve likely read if you follow my blog or have read my latest book, 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!, mindfulness is one of the 4 things you can do, NOW, to heal your brain. The other 3, by the way, are nutritional eating, exercise and sleep. Practicing these…
Read MoreA Mother’s Love – a Son’s Alcoholism
A Mother’s love in the face of a Son’s Alcoholism. The following is a letter a mother wrote to her son and shared with me to put on this blog in the event it may help other parents. It is beautifully written and shares the pain-filled decision she’s had to make. Names have been replaced…
Read MoreHappiness in Recovery
The following is a guest post by Joel Christiansen, author and president of Joel Christiansen Speaking Services. Happiness is not found in the abyss of an addiction. However, it can be found in recovery. It can be argued that addiction is a choice. It can’t be argued that recovery is a choice. Recovery and happiness are an…
Read MoreHelping an Alcoholic | Take an Alcoholic’s [or Drug Addict’s] Word For It…
Helping an alcoholic… People often ask me, “How do you get them [alcoholic or drug addict] to stop?” In this post, I’d like to answer to that question of what you, a family member or friend, can do when helping an alcoholic stop or seek treatment. I’ll do this by the following anonymous “Open Letter…
Read MoreSubstance Misuse and Its Impacts on the Family Business
Don Schwerzler, internationally recognized expert in family business dynamics and founder of the Family Business Institute, a multi-disciplined, full service resource for family-owned businesses formed in the early 1980s, conducted an interview with me on my latest book, Loved One In Treatment? Now What! In 2001, the Family Business Institute launched the website, Family Business…
Read MoreWet Houses – Safe Places to Drink…
I was told about this video featuring a “wet house,” a place where alcoholics may live and drink, and I wanted to share it with readers. If you have had (or heard of) experiences with wet houses or have opinions about them, please add your thoughts and comments below.
Read More“The Dance” That Goes On in a Family With Substance Abuse and/or Addiction
“The Dance” That Goes On in a Family With Substance Abuse and/or Addiction – it’s real and it changes lives. It can also get in the way of recovery for the family and the alcoholic | addict, unless both get help individually and together as a family. By way of background… If a loved one…
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