Could You Be A Sex Addict? Most people have times in their life when they are very sexual in their behavior. This is often at the beginning of a relationship and, despite good intentions; this behavior tends to decrease as the relationship matures. Being intimate more than usual or thinking more frequently about sex is [...]]]> http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/12/622/

In the busy world in which we live every day it is so important for parents of teens and even the tweens to really keep an eye out for changes in their child’s behaviour. Often simple yet easily identified changes are the first hints that you son or daughter may be using and abusing [...]]]> http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/11/recognizing-the-warning-signs-of-teen-addiction/ http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/11/an-observation/

We make choices all day every day and, for the most part, the choices we make are relatively minor in our lives. Do we have pizza or salad? Does the blue shirt look better than the green or do I get this project done today or rush through it tomorrow? For those working on [...]]]> http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/11/the-importance-of-intentional-choices-in-addiction-recovery/

When Healthy Becomes Deadly Eating disorders, specifically bulimia and anorexia, are fairly well understood by most people, at least at a surface level. For the general population the understanding of these addictions includes strict control of food intake including the use of laxatives and purging. However, this is another side of these drastic weight control [...]]]> http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/11/when-healthy-becomes-deadly/ http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/10/the-stubborn-addiction-field/

Thinking Yourself Sober

Getting sober and staying sober starts with the desire to make a change in your life. For some people this is the so called “hitting bottom” when they do something or allow something to happen that they can no longer ignore, rationalize or blame someone else for. For some people it is [...]]]> http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/10/thinking-of-yourself-sober/

First passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2008, the Second Chance Act was designed to help people successfully return to their communities from prisons, jails and juvenile retention centers, with an emphasis on substance abuse treatment. This first-of-its-kind legislation provided funding through federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Since the law’s passage, [...]]]> http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/10/554/ http://blog.counselormagazine.com/2011/08/a-prime-example-of-what-not-to-do/