Holidays may be something you look forward to, but for others, it might mean spending time with friends or family who are difficult to get along with or who don’t respect your boundaries. Holidays can cause worry, or even conflict in these cases. Since you will probably be attending a variety of holiday events over the course of the next few days, we wanted to revisit a blog post from last year on How to Deal with Difficult Family Members.
Read MoreChange is a good thing, right? If it is, then why is it so uncomfortable and scary? Do you find your self wanting to see changes yet dread them at the same time? You are not alone. Most of us like changes once they have happened but dread them before and as they are occurring. We are creatures of habit and even when situations are bad; we often prefer them to change that could lead to better things and we do so due to knowing what to expect in the current situation. We like a sense of balance and what we perceive as “normal”. Change gets us out of our comfort zone. Scary and uneasy which are two feelings that most don’t like except when watching a Horror movie or riding a roller coaster.
Read MoreToday’s blog is the final in a 3 part series on addiction. This series is to help you gain a better understanding about what addiction is, signs and symptoms of addiction, and help available to those struggling with addiction as well. Please click here to read the initial installment in introduction to addiction, and click here to read about sign and symptoms of addiction. Today’s focus is on help available for those struggling with addiction, and some do’s and don’ts of getting and accepting help for addictions.
Read MoreToday’s blog is the second in a three part series on addiction. This series is to help you gain a better understanding about what addiction is, signs and symptoms of addiction, and help available to those struggling with addiction as well. You can read Part 1 of this series here. Today’s focus is on recognizing and accepting of signs and symptoms of addiction.
Read MoreToday’s blog is the first one in a three part series on addiction. This series is to help you gain a better understanding about what addiction is, signs and symptoms of addiction, and help available for those struggling as well as their loved ones.
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