You need to call that client. Check on the status of that report. What was it that your mom wanted for her birthday? That is coming up next week. Did you remember to take the trash out this morning? What time is it? You can’t...
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We can strive for balance, looking for middle ground. We need balance between work and play, between thinking and feeling, between giving and receiving. Caring for our physical health and our spiritual health. A balanced life looks like paying attention to both professional life and personal life. There...
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Breathwork is an Active Breathing Practice used for healing stuck energy by moving the breath through physical, emotional or spiritual challenges. It is an ancient eastern breathing meditation that is absolutely mind blowing. The breath bypasses the intellect and takes you on a journey where you are...
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Almost everyone has had a well-meaning friend encourage them to “take a breath” at some point. Practitioners of yoga, massage and other forms of therapies often focus on their client’s breath. So, what’s the big deal about breath? A lot – actually! We all know that...
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The progression of alcoholism and addiction usually passes through several declining stages before an individual makes the decision to enter treatment. What might have started as a path to increase socialization and well-being often can lead to a solitary and lonely existence. This isolation can even...
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Everyone knows there is an Opioid Epidemic, but what continues to surprise me is the abundance of legally prescribed opioid use. From my own experience and from the voices of clients, it happens frequently that people are offered and even encouraged to use opioids for...
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To be happy and successful today I have to be aware of the ebb and flow of nature within my own life. Say the following statements to yourself: When I am in harmony with the natural progression of my life, there is less conflict and less...
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Although it's never a good idea to exalt anyone's recovery (because we are all fallible humans), it's interesting to hear about famous people in recovery. The contrast between Hollywood, with its glamour and seemingly non-stop partying, and real life, can be striking. The truth is,...
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Psychiatrists and internists who serve in residential centers routinely recommend the use of anti-depressant medications. And, not uncommonly, residents will buck at the idea of using an anti-depressant, like Prozac, Wellbutrin, Lexapro and others. It’s understandable that many hesitate to agree with the doctor’s recommendation....
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Last week President Obama named this week, September 18 through September 24, 2016, as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week. His intention being to raise awareness to the now well-documented opioid problem continuing to claim lives from our rural towns to our major cities. The...
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