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How I Got Sober and What I Now Know About the Impacts of Alcohol

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How I got sober in September of 1989 was incredibly anti-climactic. Nothing was particularly awful or special about when or how…

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9 Things your Therapist wants you to Know

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this essay on things your therapist wants you to know! As a counselor, I often want to…

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Are You Really Being Accountable?

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Over the last few years, there has been a growing emphasis on accountability and taking responsibility for our actions. I have…

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Porn Addiction, Loneliness and Connection

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Porn addiction is increasing at a rapid pace. We know that access to online porn continues to create loneliness, disconnection, and…

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Addiction Is Not The Drugs, It’s The ACEs

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Addiction Is Not The Drugs, It’s The ACEs. As we learn more and more about addiction, its causes, and recovery, it…

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Empath or Trauma Response?

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Are you an empath, or are trauma responses being expressed from childhood? In recent years, a number of people who have…

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Stop Trying To Fix Me – I Am Not Broken

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I am not broken. As is often the case when we try to “fix” someone, we inadvertently tell them we think…

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