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Addiction is understood to be a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is seen as a compulsive drug seeking and rehearse, despite harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs customize the brain; they alter its structure and wa...

Guest PostBy Andy"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." —Winston ChurchillOne of the reasons I love this quote, is because for many of us, being able to keep our enthusiasm up in the midst of trying times can be ve...

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Hello Recovery Friends and Welcome New Friends,   I want to introduce you to a new friend and fellow author of mine who has a large amount of addiction and recovery experience. He is a recovery coach, a writer of exceptional books and guides, an...

The first thing we now have learned about alcoholism is the fact it is probably the oldest problems in Man's history. Only recently have we did start to benefit from new solutions to the problem. Doctors today, for instance, know considerably more ab...

Planning a Sober Party That’s Actually Cool By: Guest Writer, Darci Maxwell   Just because you’re sober doesn’t mean that your social life has gone out the window.  You can host sober parties that are both fun and enjoyable, sometimes eve...

A gentle sugar detox – is it possible and how to do it without going crazy? 😀 Because let’s face it – sugar is everywhere and getting rid of it can be a quite challenging task. And by sugar I mean white processed sugar – stripped from all...

What can be worse than addiction with undiagnosed mental health challenges? STIGMA & SHAME …   . Stigma can be a beast. It has put fear in many addicts who want to reach out for help from addiction but are afraid. It has stopped many s...

Originally posted on Dream Big, Dream Often: It’s the Meet and Greet weekend at Dream Big!! Ok so here are the rules: Leave a link to your page or post in the comments of this post. Reblog this post.  It helps you, it helps me, it helps everyo...

//FLASHBACK FRIDAY…where I take a look back at my Readage from years past, and reflect upon my interests and reading-related memories…// 1 YEAR AGO, I was reading: The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins, 2015 VERDICT: ⊗ DID NOT LIKE...

//TBR THURSDAY…where I highlight some titles related to the book I’m currently reading (book of the week)…// This week’s current read is: Leah Remini’s “Troublemaker.” Let’s explore some related titles...

. This week I welcome UK Recovery Author, Tony Kelly who is also Founder/Director of Red Card Gambling Support Project, LTD  [Non-profit] in the UK, who is our Guest Gambling Addiction Speaker. Tony and I met by way of LinkedIn and it seems we hav...

//MAILBOX MONDAY: new releases on my radar, incoming, outgoing, currently reading, read, up next…// NEW RELEASES ON MY RADAR: new books I’m excited about LaRose, Louise Erdrich The Fireman, Joe Hill In the Country We Love: My Family Divi...

Originally posted on "Welcome to Lyon Book & Social Media Promotions": HELLO RECOVERY FRIENDS AND WELCOME ALL!  . Happy Anniversary Catherine on WordPress.com!!!  You registered on WordPress.com 3 years ago. Thanks for flying with us. K...

By David Joel Miller. Have you lost your drive or your desire to do something? Amotivational Syndrome is often connected with the smoking of marijuana.  This is something quite different from what we see in depression.  In depression people lose &#...

By David Joel Miller. Have you lost your drive or your desire to do something? Amotivational Syndrome is often connected with the smoking of marijuana.  This is something quite different from what we see in depression.  In depression people lose &#...

Raising Good Kids in Tough Times By Dr. Roger McIntire When it comes to those dangerous behaviors, drugs often produce the most tragic stories, but in number of abusers, alcohol wins. Alcohol abusers are defined as persons whose drinking habits produ...

President Barack Obama and Macklemore teamed up for a White House weekly address where the pair discussed one of the issues plaguing the nation at an alarming rate: Opioid addiction. Sidebar The Dukes of Oxy: How Teen Wrestlers Built...

Stop Self-Sabotage In Recovery! .   Today I want to talk about self-sabotage in recovery. I know the meaning of it very intimately. For those who don’t? Here is what it means. Self-Sabotage: The dictionary definition of sabotage is “...

Touring designer showhouses is a great way to find inspiration for your own interior projects. It’s also the place to get a peek into the latest haute 2016 design trends that will invariably trickle down to the mainstream public. O’More C...

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