Category: Uncategorized

How does childhood trauma impact you as you mature and age? Without question, the manner in which you experienced your trauma is distinct and unique to only you. From emotional trauma to physical trauma to sexual trauma, experiencing an event in which you felt helpless or terrorized, or in which you thought you might be […]

Watching someone you love struggle with the debilitating disease of addiction is a gut-wrenching experience. You can want the best for your loved one, and even be willing to take on their pain and suffering if it were possible, but in the end, it is their cross to bear. The disease of addiction is a […]

How do you help someone climb a mountain? For your addicted loved one, the mountain is their opioid addiction. It has run ramped for far too long and nearly obliterated everything in your loved one’s life. When your loved one is ready to face their substance use disorder head on and finally achieve sobriety, you […]

When it comes to treatment programs for substance addiction, there should never be a one-size- fits-all mentality. There are a number of influencing factors impacting the length of time you should spend in therapy in order to adequately address your substance use disorder. Factors can include: • Longevity of the addiction • The types of […]

Enough is enough. You’ve declared you’re done with the devastating hangovers, the feelings of embarrassment and shame, and the highs that never last long enough and always send you plummeting for the ground. You’re done trying to pick up the pieces of a life attached to an addiction. It’s time to get clean. It’s time […]

You may have had sleepless nights thinking about the pain your loved one is going through with their alcoholism. It may have been difficult for you to accept and a challenge to find out what you should do next. While it may feel like there’s nothing you can do, the truth is your love and […]

You know your child like the back of your hand and you sense something is off. Their outlook, drive and overall demeanor seem backwards. You’ve noticed, too, that some of their friendships are on rocky ground, their grades aren’t where they should be and they’re falling behind on certain responsibilities and obligations. As any parent […]

At first, your addiction made you feel in control. It filled you up with such hope that something outside of you could be the one thing that truly helped you; saved you; made your days easier and, at times, happier. You’ve learned, however, that your addiction only delivered a false sense of hope, because, as […]

Your impulses dictate your thoughts, manage your emotions and heavily influence your actions. While every day starts and ends a little different from the last, your compulsive behavior is always present. No matter how hard you try to fight the overwhelming and irresistible impulses to act, you inevitably cave in. Then you’re left with the […]