There is no shortage of misconceptions and hurt feelings swirling about when it comes to 12-step based recovery versus recovery from other substances such as opiates that extols the virtues of medication-assisted therapy (MAT). It doesn’t take but a few minutes of...
As a woman in long-term recovery, it wasn’t until I came to terms with my alcoholism did I begin to see the role that my crazy child-hood played in taking me down the road of addiction. Sure, I had the genetic predisposition, but being raised in a toxic environment...
Let’s start with the kiss. How many babies, toddlers, and young kids want to get smooched by parents or grandparents who have beer or wine breath? How many babies and kids out there want a mom who can’t get through the day without a glass of wine? Do moms understand...
We’re all about change and health and living better—until we realize that we have to do something. What is it about the human condition that too often we want results without sustained effort? Let’s talk beauty: not the inside kind of beauty that no product can touch,...
Guest Post by Harriet: Fear is the emotion that strangles thoughts as it tries to escape and keeps us hostage to ourselves. One of the single most harmful emotions, it stunts emotional growth and can cripple us, keeping us tucked safely away from opportunities to...
When it comes to booze, how much is too much? I’ve been a guest on a number of podcasts lately and one question was asked more than a few times by various hosts so I thought I’d address it here: How much alcohol is too much? The short answer: when alcohol...
