Many of us have heard the phrase, “When you point your finger at someone else, remember you have three fingers pointed back at you.” It took me a long time to truly get an understanding for this phrase. It wasn’t until going into recovery for codependence that I finally realized what it meant. Now, it …
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Spot It You Got it
September 10th, 2016 | Posted by in Addiction & Recovery | Alcohol Addiction | Drug Addiction | Love Addiction | Marijuana Addiction - (Comments Off on Spot It You Got it)How To Maintain Spiritual Wellness
September 22nd, 2014 | Posted by in Addiction | Addiction & Recovery | Alcohol Addiction | Drug Addiction | Integrative Living | Love Addiction | Marijuana Addiction | Mindfulness | Prescription Drug Addiction | Relationships | Sex Addiction | Therapy | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on How To Maintain Spiritual Wellness)Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Transformational and Recovery Coach. She is the author of “The Law of the Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery” and the creator of wake up recovery. She is the go to expert on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky and media expert on …
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Breathing, Mindfulness and Addiction Recovery
September 21st, 2014 | Posted by in Addiction | Addiction & Recovery | Addiction Discussions | Addiction Education | Alcohol Addiction | Celebrity Rehab | Drug Addiction | Love Addiction | Marijuana Addiction | Mindfulness | Prescription Drug Addiction | Sex Addiction - (Comments Off on Breathing, Mindfulness and Addiction Recovery)Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Transformational and Recovery Coach. She is the author of “The Law of the Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery” and the creator of wake up recovery. She is the go to expert on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky and media expert on …
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Confronting Addiction: How Far Down Is Rock Bottom?
September 20th, 2014 | Posted by in Abuse | Addiction | Addiction & Recovery | Addiction Discussions | Addiction Education | Alcohol Addiction | Celebrity Rehab | Drug Addiction | Love Addiction | Marijuana Addiction | Prescription Drug Addiction | Therapy - (Comments Off on Confronting Addiction: How Far Down Is Rock Bottom?)Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Transformational and Recovery Coach. She is the author of “The Law of the Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery” and the creator of wake up recovery. She is the go to expert on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky and media expert on …
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Using Drugs to Belong, Drinking to Manage Depression: Chiara de Blasio Tells Her Story of Substance Abuse
January 20th, 2014 | Posted by in Addiction | Addiction Discussions | Alcohol Addiction | Drug Addiction | Marijuana Addiction - (Comments Off on Using Drugs to Belong, Drinking to Manage Depression: Chiara de Blasio Tells Her Story of Substance Abuse)Nearly a million people have watched Chiara de Blasio describe her journey of recovery on YouTube since the video was released over the holidays last month. Chiara wanted to speak out to help all those who are suffering in silence. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 3.1 million Americans need …
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September is Recovery Month
September 9th, 2013 | Posted by in Addiction | Addiction Discussions | Adolescents | Alcohol Addiction | Drug Addiction | Marijuana Addiction | Prescription Drug Addiction - (Comments Off on September is Recovery Month)September is Recovery Month. It is time to be thankful for those who have overcome addiction and a time to remember those who are still lost. To me, however, recovery month is not just about the addicted, but rather about those who have survived the addiction of another. As we know addiction is not a …
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Second Chance Act
October 4th, 2011 | Posted by in Addiction | Addiction Discussions | Alcohol Addiction | Drug Addiction | Marijuana Addiction | Prescription Drug Addiction - (1 Comments)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, 250 …
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