Lorraine Roe, 12.15.2009
Author, creator of www.psychichousewives.com, former award-winning reporter
Whether you're a recovering alcoholic or a member of Alanon, it's pretty common that the holidays bring up stressful memories of family members drinking way to much to douse their X-mas expectations.
Daniel Goldin, 12.14.2009
Psychotherapist in private practice in Pasadena and Encino
I had been working for the last few years as a therapist at BHS Hollywood Family Recovery, treating "dual-diagnosis" clients in an outpatient drug pro...
Carole Bennett, MA, 12.08.2009
For the majority of my adult life I have dealt with the torture of my family’s substance abuse.
Whether your loved one is in their addiction or new to recovery, sometimes a well meaning, simple discussion can turn futile. Too often you can't help but get sucked into a conversation that turns heated.
Russell Poldrack, 11.23.2009
Neuroscientist and researcher at University of Texas at Austin
The persistence of habits can be a blessing or a curse. By knowing more about where habits come from and how they develop, we can learn to manage their impact in our daily lives.
Jeff Witzeman, 11.17.2009
Having survived an acting career and the music business (Jeff Witzeman & The Jealous Housewives), Je ...
Many know Bill Wilson as the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but few realize his brilliance as it relates to healing the human condition, alcoholic or not.
Dr. Tian Dayton, 11.10.2009
Clinical Psychologist and author
Denial is a dangerous thing, it can leave families shattered and broken, make perfectly good lives sail off track and in the case of Dianne Schuler, it can be the direct cause of eight deaths.
Carole Bennett, MA, 11.02.2009
For the majority of my adult life I have dealt with the torture of my family’s substance abuse.
An enormous part of your loved one's recovery process and progress is built around them starting to pull themselves up by their own boot straps.
Dr. Tian Dayton, 11.05.2009
Clinical Psychologist and author
Humor has a way of sliding through the cracks, of reminding us that whatever is going on just isn't that important. It keeps things in perspective, provides relief, gets us to see things in new lights and yes, has tons of health benefits.
Diane Tucker, 12.10.2009
Writer/producer/director living in Washington DC
Detroiter Tim Burke calls himself an artist, a scavenger, and a non-practicing alcoholic. Devoted to the reuse of refuse, the 40-something sculptor us...
Dr. Tian Dayton, 11.25.2009
Clinical Psychologist and author
It has long been clear to me that being an ACoA needs aggressive and long term treatment. Ignoring the damage only allows it to leak out in intimate relationships.
Carole Bennett, MA, 11.24.2009
For the majority of my adult life I have dealt with the torture of my family’s substance abuse.
I have compiled what I call The Pyramid of Change; 6 phases of the alcoholic/addict from the beginnings of irresponsible behavior to full blown wreckage.
Terry Marotta, 11.22.2009
Boston-based Terry Marotta does books (both print and audio), commentaries for Public Radio, and a syndicated newspaper column. Go to her author site (www.terrymarotta.com ) and her blog Exit Only (www.terrymarotta.wordpress.com) for more.
This past week Bryan celebrated six years of sobriety and returned to Maine to begin the amends process with Paul.
Frank Bruni, 11.16.2009
Author of "Born Round: the Secret History of a Full-Time Eater"
With person after person I met on my book tour, I came to see that our memories aren't really patchy; they're patchworks, randomly retrieved bits and scraps that we weave together into something different.
Lorraine Roe, 11.15.2009
Author, creator of www.psychichousewives.com, former award-winning reporter
Maybe the MTV stage show will put some more attention on the ugliness of drinking too much and the healing aspects of good emotional and mental health.
Lorraine Roe, 11.08.2009
Author, creator of www.psychichousewives.com, former award-winning reporter
Why don't you pick up a book by Stephanie Meyer or Anne Rice, so you can read about vampires instead of having a relationship with one?
Therese Borchard, 10.23.2009
Author of the blog, Beyond Blue, on Beliefnet.com
I chase the adrenaline rush, the dopamine high, that is akin to the buzz I get from smoking an entire cigarette in three puffs after staying away from lung rockets for a year or more.
A Compulsive Overeater, 10.20.2009
After battling addiction for years, young DJ AM (aka Adam Goldstein) was found dead last week with OxyContin in his stomach and throat. He was working...
Carole Bennett, MA, 09.29.2009
For the majority of my adult life I have dealt with the torture of my family’s substance abuse.
If low self-esteem has been part of a teenager's upbringing, they may see themselves as less than everyone else, deficient in one way or another.
Dr. Tian Dayton, 09.26.2009
Clinical Psychologist and author
This false self is also sometimes seen as the "idealized self" or the self through which we operate because our true self just somewhere along the line (usually quite young) felt too weak, inadequate or overwhelmed to function and gain approval in the situation in which it finds itself.
Soren Gordhamer, 09.24.2009
Soren is the author of Wisdom 2.0 (HarperOne, 2009).
Internet addiction is upon us... how big is the problem?
Darren Littlejohn, 09.19.2009
Author of the 12-Step Buddhist, and a recovering addict.
We basically ask to speak to a certain voice and the participant puts on that hat. Some voices used typically have been The Controller, The Skeptic, The Protector, The Victim.