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5 Tips to Ditch the Shame Game in Recovery.

Being able to open our hearts and minds while in recovery decreases the chances of relapsing, and helps our loved ones understand better what we’re going through instead of blaming each other or burying ourselves in guilt.

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Well-Informed Mindfulness: Must We Not All Be Carers?

Mindfulness is only productive when well-informed, focused and relatively selfless. I would never force a meat-eater to go vegetarian, but I may encourage them to eat healthily. Nor would I stop a smoker who chooses to smoke because they may have their reason to erode themselves, a reason they ...

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Sexual Addiction: the How’s, the Why’s and the Tinder-Less Treatments.

For those who abide by the general consensus, love and sex go hand in hand with infidelity in one having a negative effect on the other. It can be extremely difficult for someone in a relationship with a sex addict to try and accept that their partner can’t actually help seeking intimacy from a ...

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What Story Does Your Pain Tell About You?

Finding our way back to the source of our pain requires patience, introspection and self-compassion. It requires us to step out of our head and into our heart.

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How Meditation Saved Me in the Fight Against My Body.

Much like any other remedy or proposed fix out there, I became a sucker for the benefits that the practice of meditation claimed to produce, and thought, "Sure, why not?” While I was initially only interested in meditation for superficial reasons, I quickly became fascinated with its ...

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Elvis & Me: Natural Pet Care to Calm Your Anxious Dog.

Okay, I know that sounds weird. Natural pet care and dog massages. Sounds like something you would find at a very ritzy dog hotel for the Paris Hilton chihuahuas of the world. It may sound silly, but natural pet care has worked wonders for Elvis, and could do the same for your pup.

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Love Transforms All Pain: Healing from Sexual Abuse.

It is critical at this time to share what you are going through, with someone you trust. If you don’t, the turmoil of emotions may leave you feeling crazy, depressed, and helpless. Triggers allow us to clear out what no longer serves us, and by talking about this, we add another dimension to ...

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Biofeedback: Flying Through the Storm of Mental Illness.

Then, I discovered my deliverer. He practiced Biofeedback. I’d never heard of it. But, at this point, it was 'Bio' or 'Goodbye Wendy'. Our broken medical system had made everything worse and helped create a budding hypochondriac.

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How My Safety Net Became My Worst Enemy.

You’re going to have to look for a new safety net, because as being stoned is already part of your daily routine, it’s not going to be able to help you escape your anxiety anymore.

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Digital Detox: Strike a Balanced Relationship with Technology.

Though sometimes I dream about ditching all digital devices to live a life in the mountains, I like what technology creates in my life, and I'm not at all suggesting we go back to living like our ancestors did in the stone-age… so I would like to create a peaceful and balanced relationship ...

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