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How To Help Someone Grieving A Loss Due To Overdose

For those who have lost a loved one due to a drug overdose, there are many other feelings that may go along with this death. Often we want comfort them as they mourn, but we’re often at a loss for words and gestures. Here are tangible ways you can support your friend while he or...

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Is Addiction Curable Know What To Do

Wondering is addiction curable is like asking if diabetes is curable. You may see many people not getting well and think recovery is not possible, but 23 million Americans are in some form of recovery. Do you know someone who is struggling, or in recovery? Addiction is both a physical dependency that’s out of control,...

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Opioid Crisis In The Biden Administration

The opioid crisis has continued to rage during the Covid Epidemic. What does a Biden/Harris win mean for the future of addiction treatment and the opioid crisis? An addiction professional breaks down the case for policy and addiction treatment change. Joe Biden knows addiction is a disease and the opioid crisis won’t just go away...

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5 New Holiday Traditions for Sobriety

Holiday traditions for sobriety are different this year. You need Corona Virus self care tips along with some new holiday traditions to support your sobriety. This year you have some possibilities for detachment from toxic family that maybe you didn’t have last year. You don’t have to go home. You can avoid arguments and stress....

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17 Tips To Cope With Depressed Teens

Depressed teens are everywhere. If you’re the mom of a depressed teen, you’re not alone. Depression is so very prevalent and affects all age groups – from childhood to elder-hood. So what happens when you realize you have a depressed teenager? Of course, you want to do the best for your child no matter what...

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Hope For Healing Codependency

Healing from codependency takes time to develop roots just like plants. Codependency doesn’t exist only in families where there is substance use disorder. This unhealthy conditioning can occur in any family, love or work relationship. It is almost always present, however, in families, or relationships, where substance or alcohol use is a problem. It’s natural...

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Coping With A Loved One’s Depression

A loved one’s depression can be…well depressing for those around him/her. You can feel guilty and blameworthy, especially if you want to have some fun or peace in your own life. Or you can be angry and controlling. Sound familiar? It’s not easy. Living with a parent, spouse, child, or other individual who has depression...

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How Do You Cope With A Loved One’s Depression?

A loved one’s depression can be…well depressing for those around him/her. You can feel guilty. You can feel to blame. You can be angry and controlling. It’s not easy. Living with a parent, spouse, child, or other individual who has depression can be so painful on a daily basis. You love them and want to...

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Gifting A Gaslighter or Narcissist

If you’re planning on gifting a narcissist this holiday season, you know it’s not going to go well, right? You have this someone in your life who is toxic in a bunch of ways.  Is it your dad, your spouse, a sister or brother, a colleague you have to please? Toxic can be just so...

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What Is Unresolved Grief

Unresolved grief is more common that we think. And now with the Corona Virus changing life as we know it, the potential for unresolved grief and lasting emotional impact is great. But first, let’s clarify that grief for someone we lost is only one cause of lingering sadness. I grieved for my mother for 30...

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