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Why Stop Drinking: Top Ten Motivators
Why stop any addictive behaviour? Because it has reached the point where it is getting in the way of important relationships, blocking progress at home and work and/or because you simply want a better quality of life. Addictions can become such...
Getting Up and Out of Depression
The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) identifies specific signs and symptoms required to diagnose a major depressive disorder. However, there are many faces to depression, and one should not wait to meet all the criteria from...
Marital Separation: Strategies for Success
Get Help and Protect Your Children From Conflict Once the decision to end a marriage is made, a whirlwind of emotions and many decisions spring up for all family members. When you've never had a marriage breakup before, couples often wrestle with...
Shhhh…[Keeping Mental Health a Secret]
“Mental health concerns are dirty little secrets that should not be spoken about. They are problems that no one should know about except the immediate people that are affected. Mental health concerns show weakness and shame towards the family name....
We’ve Grown Apart
How often do you hear this phrase from a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend? "We've grown apart." I wonder where and when we first heard this phrase? Was it in a movie or on a TV show? Is it true? Do people grow apart? This sounds like an excuse to...
I’m ‘FREAKIN’ out!
Managing life as a teenager, student/employee, parent, and all other roles in our lives is extremely difficult when we have overwhelming feelings of worry, uncertainty, stress, and fear. One person describes his anxiety like this: "I am a person on...
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