Category: Lifestyle

“They just don’t understand” is a phrase I hear regularly in aftercare programs for individuals returning home from inpatient addiction treatment. Here I will…
Drug addiction definition Also referred to as substance abuse or misuse, drug addiction is often defined as dependence on a legal or illegal drug…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”FOOD ADDICTION” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]It may seem very strange, but the idea that a person can even be addicted to food has recently received…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”VIDEO GAME ADDICTION” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Playing video games can be fun, but when it starts affecting your social, personal, and professional life, it becomes…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”WORK ADDICTION” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Like other addictions, working is also a complicated addiction. People addicted to work are often called workaholics (Robinson, 1999). It…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPIRITUAL RETREATS” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Retreats remove you from the stress of daily life and focus on your wellbeing. Attending one far from home, you…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”RETREATS FOR DEPRESSION” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Depression can be debilitating. While most of us feel sad from time to time, feeling sad all of the…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”DEPRESSION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Depression can often be a precursor to drug  and alcohol problems. It’s not difficult to see why. It’s…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”THIS DAD’S STRATEGY COULD SAVE YOUR TEEN” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The teen years can have many parents pulling out their hair in frustration and worry….