Friday, March 5th, 2021
Connecting With Your Higher Power
Dr. David Fawcett In last week’s post to this site, I wrote about how you can find a Higher Power that meshes with your values and beliefs – a...
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Monday, March 1st, 2021Identifying Unmet Dependency Needs
As infants, all human beings have the three primary needs – sustenance (food and water), shelter (home and protection), and nurturing (emotional connection). Infants are dependent on others for...Read More -
Friday, February 26th, 2021Finding Your Higher Power
Dr. David Fawcett When addicts (of all kinds) first enter a process of recovery and healing, they are often confused about the nature of spirituality and how it might...Read More -
Thursday, February 25th, 2021COVID-19 and the Grief Process
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW, CSAT Today we are all grieving. We are grieving the loss of our freedoms, a predictable future, the lives and roles left behind in our...Read More -
Monday, February 22nd, 2021Understanding Secondary Addictions
Scott Brassart Secondary addictions are common among both substance addicts and sex/porn addicts (and other types of addicts, too). Generally speaking, there are two types of secondary addictions: cross-addictions...Read More -
Friday, February 19th, 2021Pairing Substances with Sex and How This Affects the Brain
Dr. David Fawcett All addictive processes, whether with substances or behaviors, affect the brain in the same basic way: They impact the flow of various neurochemicals in order to...Read More -
Monday, February 15th, 2021Understanding the Spin Cycle of Addiction
Scott Brassart Most people think of addiction in the “active” stage of the cycle, where the individual is actually drinking, using, or engaging in an addictive behavior (such as...Read More -
Friday, February 12th, 2021Tips for Making a Good Chemsex Sobriety Plan (Circle Plan)
Dr. David Fawcett When first crafted, substance/sex circle plans typically look airtight to the addict. But usually they are not. And even when they are, many addicts can find...Read More -
Thursday, February 11th, 2021Wounded Healers: Labyrinth
By Tim Stein Meditation from Gifts of Recovery. Labyrinth –Therapy metaphor A labyrinth is a formation that looks like a maze. However, unlike a maze, which presents choices to make regarding...Read More