Addiction – Depression — Navigating the Holidays and Celebrations

Addiction – depression — for those who grapple with either or both, the holidays and celebrations can feel overwhelming. The following is a guest post by Sarah “Pink” Welch, an Addiction Specialist, founder of H.O.P.E.S. Life Coaching, blogger and co-creator of the Blog Talk Radio Program, The Lemonade Stand. As Sarah describes her work, “Life…

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Childhood Trauma — The Invisible Type

Childhood trauma – the invisible type – is something we need to better understand given childhood trauma is one of the five key risk factors for developing an addiction. Please find the following guest post from Art Smukler, MD: Hello Everyone, It’s a pleasure to be back on Lisa Frederiksen‘s wonderful blogsite. Since Childhood Trauma…

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Steve Hauptman Writes About Depression and Control

Depression and control is the topic of the following guest post by Steve Hauptman. Steve is the founder of Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. That’s Bert in the photo to the right, looking depressed. Bert speaking:) Steve says depression is called the “common cold” of mental illness. Interesting way to view…

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