Posts Tagged ‘alcoholism recovery’
Relapse | How Often Does it Happen and Why
Relapse is when a person in recovery or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs use disorders starts drinking or using again. I discuss five reasons people relapse after years of sobriety in my post of this same name. These include: Not understanding the basics of how the brain works Not understanding relapse is a hallmark…
Read More10th Anniversary Edition “If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!” Now Available to Order
As you can imagine, I’m THRILLED to share the pre-sale link to my newly published “10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!” Click for Amazon’s pre-sale link: 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop! Research Highlights Shared in the 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop! why alcoholism is…
Read MoreSecondhand Drinking – Why We Must Prevent It
Secondhand Drinking has been in the news a lot lately. Below you’ll find a sampling of this news coverage: CNN The secondhand harms of drinking impact 1 in 5 adults, study says (CNN) About one-fifth of adults in the United States have experienced some form of harm due to someone else’s behavior while drinking. Science…
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 MoreRaising the Bottom | Q and A with Author Lisa Boucher
I invited author, Lisa Boucher, to share this Q and A about her new book, Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture, because of its focus on women. As she explains, and as I’ve observed in the work I do with individuals and families, women have a complicated relationship with alcohol, both individually…
Read MoreFinding Happiness After Addiction – Trevor McDonald
There is a great deal of confusion, stigma, shame and discrimination surrounding addiction and addiction treatment and recovery. Yet those who have the chronic, often relapsing brain disease of addiction and are in recovery live healthy, productive, engaged lives — the same kinds of lives as people who do not have this disease. But all…
Read MoreDo You Have to Call Yourself an Alcoholic
Do you have to call yourself an alcoholic to get sober? One of the biggest stumbling blocks for people wanting to stop or cut down on their drinking is the belief that doing so makes them an “alcoholic.” [It’s a similar stumbling block for their family members, who are experiencing secondhand drinking (the impacts on…
Read MoreStop Blaming, Start Living
The following is a guest post by Carolyn Hughes, a freelance writer with special interest in alcohol issues. Carolyn is currently writing The Hurt Healer, a novel based on her own experiences of abuse and alcoholism, and lives in Northern Ireland with her husband and their two daughters. She celebrates 13 years sobriety and says, “My…
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