Why Addicts | Alcoholics Lie, Cheat, Steal

Lisa Frederiksen explains Why Addicts | Alcoholics Lie, Cheat and Steal

Why addicts | alcoholics lie, cheat, steal from those they love the most – WHY? why? WHY?!?*% – becomes one of the many pressing questions that swirl through the minds of those who love them.  At first loved ones are baffled and question themselves, wracking their brains to replay conversations and actions taken, “Maybe I…

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How Do You Trust an Addict | Alcoholic

Lisa Frederiksen shares simplified brain research to explain addiction, treatment, recovery

So how do you learn to trust an addict | alcoholic? [And by the way, there is new language to talk about a person with a severe alcohol or other drug use disorder (what we used to refer to as an addict | alcoholic), as well as alcoholism or drug addiction. Please click here to…

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The Founding of The Sober World Magazine

Patricia Rosen, founder of The Sober World Magazine, lost her son to the disease of addiction – a chronic, often relapsing brain disease. Steven had been living a clean and sober life for seven months when he relapsed. He was 28 years old when he died. As a mother of two daughters, I can only imagine…

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Thanksgiving and Gratitude in Hard Times

Gratitude – it is often an illusive feeling, let alone concept to practice – especially when times are difficult. Yet consciously looking for that which one can be grateful can be life changing – especially for those living with the family disease of addiction. The following is a guest post by Darlene Lancer, a Licensed…

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Forgiveness – So Important to Recovery, But How?

Forgiveness is such an important step to moving forward in one’s recovery from addiction or secondhand drinking (codependency). But sometimes the pain, shame, blame and stigma of what was done or said when the disease was active makes it a difficult to imagine, let alone do. The following is a guest post by Sandy Brewer,…

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Recovery for Family Members of Addicts | Alcoholics

Recovery for family members of addicts and alcoholics — meaning to really let go of the worry, fear and angst over a loved one’s substance abuse or addiction, to forgive them and oneself for the insanity the disease caused in one’s life, to really understand what it means to set boundaries and let go of…

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The Dance of the Family Disease of Addiction

Addiction (whether to drugs or alcohol) affects everyone in the family, which is why it’s commonly referred to as a “family disease” — the family disease of addiction. It causes members of a family to develop coping methods that help them interact with one another because no one really knows , understands and/or is willing…

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