Binge Drinking – Taking Away Your Own Power

February 11th, 2013 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Binge Drinking – Taking Away Your Own Power)

Binge Drinking – Taking Away Your Own Power By Patricia O’Gorman, Ph.D. Author of The Resilient Woman:  Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power (publication date 3.5.13)  Most women read “Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States and is a risk factor for many health and societal …
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Denial: Is it Always Pathological?

February 11th, 2013 | Posted by Tian Dayton in Addiction | Addiction Discussions | Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Denial: Is it Always Pathological?)

Denial is a word that people in recovery use often. It  refers to an addict denying their own increasing use and abuse and it’s affect on their life and the lives of those around them, or an enabler denying the progression and impact of  an addict’s escalating addiction. But is denial always pathological? Are there …
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Women And Porn Addictions: The New Relationship Crisis?

February 1st, 2013 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Addiction Discussions | Sex Addiction | Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Women And Porn Addictions: The New Relationship Crisis?)

In the last 20 years or more a lot of information has come to the surface about the somewhat hidden issue of porn addiction for men. Although there had been options for guys to get their hands on porn long before the internet age, easy access to both free and paid website offering every type …
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Want to be a Genius?

November 10th, 2012 | Posted by Michael Taleff in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Want to be a Genius?)

These three genius steps may contain the germ of what indeed separates the really competent (dare we say genius) addiction counselor from the rest of the pack.
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A Nod to Tommy Szasz

September 30th, 2012 | Posted by Michael Taleff in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on A Nod to Tommy Szasz)

I want to believe ol’ Tommy crusaded against this kind of “reasoning” (close mindedness) through out his entire career.
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Questions (Again)

August 15th, 2012 | Posted by Michael Taleff in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Questions (Again))

Something good and worthwhile.
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Do not confuse denial and overconfidence. Distinguish the difference and better treat your client base.
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Mere Theorizing Doesn’t Cut It

March 31st, 2012 | Posted by Michael Taleff in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mere Theorizing Doesn’t Cut It)

There remains one little fly in the soup for mere theorizing. Do the theories represent true progress in our field?
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Time and Recovery

March 15th, 2012 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Uncategorized - (5 Comments)

Time And Recovery One of the things that people in recovery from an addiction often have is a mental timetable of when things have gone wrong. They can often trace back to the first times that their addiction started to cause problems in their life, their career or their relationships. This negative timeline keeps playing …
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