Heading home for the holidays can conjure the warm fuzzies of nostalgia and anxiety of old patterns or family conflict. Whether heading home from college, returning to your childhood home with your own family in tow, or hosting family yourself, spending time...
She stood there, frozen in time, holding that tiny piece of register tape in her hand, staring. The world melted around her. Her heart was pounding and head felt like it was going to explode. She felt like someone had just sucker-punched her. “Now what?”...
Have you ever found yourself dealing with feelings that are overwhelming? When that happens, do you find yourself stuck on a particular thought? This often happens for those who experience disturbing events that don’t seem to have a resolution. That...
A lapse or relapse is a dysregulation of neurochemicals, a return to old behaviors. We hear the terms lapse and relapse used often in reference to people who use substances. But we can also apply it to other behaviors, such as acting out in rage or anger,...
Most of the following is for work with couples in recovery, but the boundary examples, message, and implementation are applicable for every person who has ever had someone cross their boundaries or had trouble in this area. What are boundaries?...
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