by Jeff Packer | Feb 6, 2024 | Addictions, Change, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
Addiction Recovery: Hope May Be A Bit Blurry At First Entering an inpatient addiction recovery program can be seen as the most difficult step and a very challenging experience in the life of those struggling with addictive behaviour. The full exposure of the...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 30, 2024 | Addictions, Change, Depression, Discipline
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 habitual...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 8, 2024 | Addictions, Affairs and Adultery, Anxiety, Conflict
What is it about smooth stones, weathered over centuries by the constant tumbling and jostling of the waves and currents, that we seem to find so attractive? As stormy and turbulent waters persistently knock randomly shaped rocks into one another, their sharp edges...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 15, 2022 | Addictions, Change, Growth & Development, Self-Care
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 habitual behaviour that...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 3, 2022 | Addictions, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Self-Care, Stress
“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. “ With thoughts...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 11, 2019 | Addictions, Anxiety, Crisis, Death and Loss, Eating Disorder, Friendship, Mental Health, Teens
Ella’s Victory As her skeletal frame shivers under her winter jacket and piles of blankets…. Ella gives her warmth. At lunch, When she cries and locks herself in the revolting and nauseating bathroom stall…. Ella gives her company. As she spends all night...
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