Help for Families | Secondhand Drinking | Codependency
Controlled Drinking Can’t Work for an Alcoholic
Controlled drinking can’t work for an alcoholic. Really? Why? Don’t they just have to stop once they’ve had enough? One of the more confounding aspects of all this is why some people who drink too much and behave terribly and cause problems within their families because of their drinking can learn to “re-drink,” get their…
Read MoreKeeping It Simple – Key Concepts for Alcoholism Recovery
Alcoholism recovery. Sometimes when a person is seeking help – either for themselves or a loved one whom they believe drinks too much – the way forward feels crowded, confusing and often overwhelming. To start recovery, one has to stop drinking entirely and then treat their disease for what it is – namely, a chronic,…
Read MoreResearch Unleashed With the Decade of the Brain
Research unleashed with the decade of the brain – the 2000s – has been nothing short of astounding. Likely you are well aware that I preface the key points of just about every one of my talks, articles and posts with a comment about the “new brain research of the past 10-15 years has ______.”…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery – How Can I Make Sure S/He Succeeds?
How can I make sure s/he succeeds in addiction recovery? Should I talk with his/her sponsor? How many meetings should they be going to a day? These are not uncommon questions of many family members with a loved one who has entered a treatment program or started AA or promised to really stop this time.…
Read MoreMajor Melancholy – I Love January and February. “Yeah, okay…”
Major melancholy, post holiday letdowns? – what can you do if January and February leave you feeling icky? To answer that, please find the following guest post by Bill White, M.S., a counselor, author, mentor, blogger and speaker specializing in depression, anxiety and general mental health issues. He hosts a blog, Chipur, and does a…
Read More“IF I HAVE TO ASK, IT DOESN’T MEAN AS MUCH!”
Developing effective communication – especially in families affected by a loved one’s alcohol misuse – can be difficult. The following is a guest post by Dr. Jim Hutt, founder of Counselor Link, whose been providing professional counseling, psychotherapy, conflict resolution and communication services on the San Francisco Peninsula since 1979. “If I Have to Ask,…
Read MoreNeuroplasticity (“…and I can make this happen?”)
The following is a guest post by Bill White, M.S., a counselor, author, mentor, blogger and speaker specializing in depression, anxiety and general mental health issues. He hosts a blog, Chipur, and does a lot of E.R. psychiatric emergency work in Chicago’s suburbs where he also spends time with his two teenage children. Neuroplasticity (“…and…
Read MoreSubstance Abuse Semantics
This is a guest post from my good friend, The Discovering Alcoholic, who writes a top rated recovery blog, www.discoveringalcoholic.com, covering alcoholism, substance abuse, treatment and recovery issues. A well deserved hat tip to my favorite scientist blogger Abel Pharmboy over a Terra Sigillata for bringing to my attention this article posted by Science Blog’s…
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