I spent my summer filming Celebrity Rehab 4 with Dr. Drew Pinsky and a host of professionals I respect very much–plus a cast of very courageous people who were willing to expose to the world the pain of their addiction and their passage to sobriety. The new season airs on VH1 starting December 1, and …
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Author Archives: Sherry Gaba
Boredom Contributing Factor to Adolescents and Addiction
September 4th, 2010 | Posted by in Addiction | Adolescents | Alcohol Addiction | Drug Addiction - (1 Comments)Lately I have noticed a theme amongst teenagers as to one of the reasons they are using and abusing drugs and/or alcohol. They tell me they are “bored.” As someone growing up in the seventies, there were no video games, cell phones, texting, emailing, or computers and the internet. In other words, there wasn’t the instant gratification that …
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Learning to Let Go of Resistance and Attachments
August 29th, 2010 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Learning to Let Go of Resistance and Attachments)The Law of Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery\” You TubeThis morning I had to re-read the chapter in my book “Learning to Let Go of Resistance and Attachments.” My book, “The Law of Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery” comes out this Wednesday, September 1, 2010. I have bitten every …
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The Law of Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery
August 1st, 2010 | Posted by in Addiction | Addiction Discussions - (8 Comments)The Law of Sobriety takes the principles of the Law of Attraction and puts them to work for the specific purpose – to help individual’s recover from their addictions, whatever that addiction might be including alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, food, co-dependency, love, and or shopping. However, in order to understand the Law of Sobriety, you …
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In a recent post, I talked about cognitive distortions—ways of thinking that are all about what’s inside your head rather than what’s actually going on in your life. Addicts and alcoholics sometimes engage in all-or-nothing thinking: “If it isn’t perfect, it’s a total failure.” After just one mistake, they may become judgmental and critical of …
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I had the opportunity yesterday to participate in the panel of the television news show Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell to talk about the Lindsay Lohan case. I found out about the opportunity about two hours before I appeared. I was waiting for a client to arrive and I got the call. I knew I couldn’t …
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Remembering Michael Jackson: The Dangers of Pain Medication Addiction and Teens
June 27th, 2010 | Posted by in Addiction | Adolescents | Drug Addiction | Prescription Drug Addiction - (56 Comments)After realizing it marks the one year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, I felt it important to put out this blog once again to remind parents about the dangers of pain medication addiction and adolescents. Although it is not necessarily the case that Michael Jackson died from prescription pain medication, it is quite clear it was …
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