What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you –Wayne Dyer

Throughout our day, we are engaged in activities that will make our lives "better", easier, more secure, happier, or make others happy. We avoid adversity, or anything that may bring adversity upon us. And yet, if you look back at our lives, we see that when times have been hard, we have stepped up and taken on challenges that we never thought we could handle. We have all heard the story of Candace Lightner , the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Candace founded MADD when her thirteen year old daughter died when a drunk driver hit her and [...]

By |2017-12-07T21:57:22+00:00November 24th, 2014|Alcoholism, For Spouses, Relapse Prevention, Sex Addiction|0 Comments
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5 Myths About Relapse

Relapse is not uncommon in the Recovery process. It can happen right after rehab or several years after you have been sober. However, Relapse is not inevitable either and in order to avoid it, it is important that we debunk the many myths that surround Relapse. Myth #1: You cannot predict Relapse Fact: Relapse does not come on suddenly. It follows a pattern where we begin to stray from recovery behaviors gradually move on to high risk patterns of thinking and action. There are many warning signs that people close to us may notice but we may fail to pay [...]

By |2017-12-07T21:57:23+00:00November 13th, 2014|Relapse Prevention|0 Comments
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Accept it as if you chose it — Eckhart Tolle

Accept it as if you chose it -- Eckhart Tolle A few months back, I was experiencing a difficult situation in my personal life. As I struggled through the situation — one day fighting to change it and another fighting the urge to want it to change, I began listening to the Power of Now by Eckart Tolle. This is one of my favorite books and I have listened to it many many times over the years. I thought i knew everything the book said but I was desperate to change how I was feeling and grasping for direction. I [...]

By |2017-12-07T21:57:23+00:00November 2nd, 2014|Anxiety, Depression, For Spouses|0 Comments
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