Fears for Children When Divorcing an Alcoholic

The thought of divorcing an alcoholic * is terrifying for so many reasons, but when one has children, it can be paralyzing. Time and again I receive phone calls and emails from spouses expressing fears like these: “I am terrified to divorce because my children aren’t safe with him/her they drink.”  “He drinks and drives…

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Why Can’t An Alcoholic Have One Drink

drinking more during Covid-19

Why can’t an alcoholic have one drink? This question baffles not only the alcoholic (now diagnosed as a person with severe alcohol use disorder) but their family members and close friends, as well. The answer is in the details that explain the brain disease of addiction (aka brain disorder) – whether it’s an addiction to…

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Want to Prevent Addiction? Assess Your Risk Factors

Want to prevent addiction? Of course you do – even if it’s not your own. Maybe it’s your child or friend or significant other’s substance use you’re worried about. So the obvious question then is, “How?” [But before I continue, there’s been a great deal of research and advanced understandings about the term addiction (drug…

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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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Here’s to Neural Networks!

Science and brain centered resources for parents struggling

Neural networks form the basis of our brain and body’s communication system. In other words, they are how neurons in the brain – called brain cells – “talk” to one another and then to and from others throughout the body via the nervous system. Two important pieces in this “talking” process are neurotransmitters and receptors.…

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Sober Up Fast – Is It Even Possible?

Sober up fast? Is that even possible? The short answer is, “NO.”  But what about throwing up, taking a walk around the block, drinking coffee, or taking a cold shower? Doesn’t that work? Still, “No.” In fact, the only thing that can sober a person up is TIME. Why time? It has to do with…

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