by badmin | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Analogy Let me start by saying that I am no puzzle expert. In my limited experience, I have learned that there is a process to successfully completing a jig-saw puzzle. First, identify all the border pieces – the ones with straight edges – and construct the...
by badmin | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
ease: the state of being comfortable (freedom from pain, discomfort, cares, difficulty, embarrassment or obligation) When we are at ease: We are free from both physical and emotional pain. This might include pain caused from withdrawal or craving; the pain caused from...
by badmin | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the city in which I live we are blessed to have a strong ecology focus in our local government. We have separate large barrels for trash, for yard waste, and for recyclable materials. The trash barrel is picked up every week. while the yard waste and recyclable...
by badmin | Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
It is estimated that over 70% of those experiencing mental health and substance abuse problems have had a background of trauma. Experiencing trauma, whether as a victim or as a witness, has a profound impact on the brain and the body. Just what is trauma? Trauma is a...
by badmin | May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sounds like a good and worthwhile idea, a holiday set aside to honor our mothers. And yet for those in early recovery, it can be a deadly trap. Early Recovery & Persisting Issues We would like to think that stopping drinking and/or drug abuse solves the problems...
by Marty Lythgoe | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Addiction and Personality The belief that personality plays a role in addiction – that it may even be the major or sole cause – has a long tradition. In the nineteenth century, alcoholics were thought to suffer from “degeneracy”, an inherited trait that encompassed...
