Posts Tagged ‘secondhand drinking’
Secondhand Drinking – Secondhand Smoking – a Powerful Connection for Change
Secondhand Drinking – Secondhand Smoking – a powerful connection for change. But How? Why? Having coined the term “Secondhand Drinking” in 2009, I was thrilled to see today’s news covering a new study on alcohol’s secondhand harms to others published online June 30, 2019, in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (click here…
Read MoreDrinking Behaviors – An Example of Workplace Bullying
Drinking behaviors – an example of workplace bullying – seriously? Yes, seriously. In some cases, the cause of workplace bullying can be a coworker’s drinking behaviors – the kinds of behaviors a person exhibits when they’ve had too much to drink. But first, some background. Most people are acutely aware that bullying is a serious…
Read MoreBuilding Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others
Building Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others was the topic of a 3.5 hour presentation I delivered to three different organizations this spring; these organizations were also the program sponsors: San Joaquin County Office of Education and the San Joaquin County Children’s Services Coordinating Commission (Stockton, CA, March 5, 2019)…
Read MoreWhat to Say to Someone With a Drinking Problem
What to say to someone with a drinking problem? Where to begin! If you’re reading this post, you have likely been hurt, frustrated, concerned, angered, and/or scared by a loved one’s drinking. You’ve likely tried talking, yelling, cajoling, negotiating, looking the other way, believing their promise(s) to stop or cut down, but so far, nothing’s…
Read MoreBreakingTheCycles.com 10 Year Anniversary | Sharing Favorite Posts
BreakingTheCycles.com 10 year anniversary — its hard for me to believe it’s already been 10 years! I started BreakingTheCycles.com in 2008 to provide education, prevention and intervention information and services rooted in 21st Century brain science for a range of addiction-related concerns, including: substance abuse, mental illness, addiction* as a brain disease, secondhand drinking, toxic stress,…
Read MoreFinding Help for a Drinking Problem
Time and again, the calls, emails and blog post comments I receive are centered around the difficulty the person has experienced in finding help for a drinking problem, whether it’s their own or a loved one’s. And it is often this time of year, after a holiday season filled with work, social and family gatherings…
Read MoreWhat to Say to Someone Who Drinks Too Much
If you’re reading this post, likely you’ve been hurt, frustrated, concerned, angered, and/or scared by a loved one’s drinking. You’ve likely tried talking, yelling, cajoling, negotiating, looking the other way, believing their promise(s) to stop or cut down, but so far, nothing’s worked. I receive numerous emails and phone calls every week from people in this…
Read MoreRecovery from Rejection and Breakups | Darlene Lancer
In her post today, frequent guest author, Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT, helps readers understand why we feel so much pain from rejection and breakups and what we can do to heal. 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…
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