Why Nature Supports Recovery & Helps Heal Depression

People find recovery in a number of ways, but the recipe that has worked for me over the past twenty-nine years remains unchanged: Prayer, twelve-step meetings, working with other women, a morning program to start my day, and nature. I never realized how important...

How to Deal with Dysfunctional Family During the Holidays

Most of us don’t have perfect families, but a few lucky people out there probably have families that come close; these are the people who can enjoy familial relationships where most all get along and life is grand; these are the people who look like one big Hallmark...

7 Tips To Help You Sail Through the Holidays

  It may be a skosh early for Christmas bulbs and lights, but it’s not too early to devise a game strategy on how you plan to deal with all the people and festivities that will vie for your time, and if you allow, maybe even steal your peace. As the holidays bear...

On Drinking: The Hidden Reasons Why Some People Drink

Too often there are deeper reasons why so many people flock to the bar after work or insist on drinks while cooking, lunching, brunching, or when curled up in a blanket to languish away the day on the couch—the bottomless glass of wine or cocktail as much a part of...

The Perceived Shame of Alcoholism: Does the Stigma Keep People Sick?

Even with all the progress that’s been made in the dialogue surrounding alcoholism and addiction, I’m still baffled that labels, stigma, and for some—the shame of claiming a disease that they think if they only had enough willpower, they could control. Is it...

Does Perfectionism Give Birth To Alcoholism?

Help! I can’t breathe; I feel I may suffocate under the delusion that I can still find a way to be perfect. If you can relate to the above sentence, even a little, keep reading… Are we so worried about being perfect that we drink ourselves into alcoholism...