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What am I missing? Part 2: Applying Attachment Theory to Treatment and Recovery
April 12, 2024 .
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Addiction is an attachment disorder. Human beings, addicts or not, only know and repeat what was modeled for them during childhood. I like to call ages 0-10 healthy narcissism given ... Read More
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How Does Addiction Affect Relationships?
June 2, 2021 .
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by St. John’s Recovery Place How Does Addiction Affect Relationships? Okay, let us be blatantly honest about this: addiction to drugs or other substances has never positively impacted ... Read More
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Bet on Yourself: The Process of Gambling Addiction Recovery
September 19, 2018 .
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Gambling addiction is one of the most prevalent behavioral addictions. Between 1-5% of Americans engage in compulsive gambling. Among young people and ethnic minorities, the rate is even ... Read More
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How to Achieve Long-Term Recovery from Substance Use
August 14, 2018 .
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Recovery from substance abuse is a long and complicated process. While much of the literature focuses on early recovery—a fragile and critical time—there are thousands of folks in long-term ... Read More
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10 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship During Recovery
June 5, 2018 .
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As a couples therapist, I receive a lot of calls from couples in which one partner is either in or recently completed a recovery program. I wish there was a manual to help couples navigate ... Read More
