by Finding Solutions Together | Nov 25, 2024 | Addiction & Substance Misuse, Anger Management, Conflict, Crisis, Marriage
When Life Throws A Curve Ball??? Why are we always faced with some really tough decisions in life? Life threw me a curve ball back in April and I had to re-evaluate what is really important for me and my well being. My husband and I separated and I had to make some...
by Finding Solutions Together | Oct 11, 2024 | Addiction & Substance Misuse, Crisis, Disordered Eating & Body Image, Health & Fitness, Mental Health
What Really Does Addiction Mean Anyway? Addictions impact so many people, upsetting lives and hurting loved ones. Worrying about ourselves and/or others being hooked on work, alcohol, money, drugs, sex, porn, food, cigarettes etc. is a widespread problem. Our focus...
by Finding Solutions Together | Oct 7, 2024 | Addiction & Substance Misuse, Anxiety, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens
Parenting Our Children & Parenting Ourselves Promoting mental health involves building awareness, reducing the stigma often attached with the term and, of course, developing strategies to improve our overall mental health. Just as we strive to improve our physical...
by Finding Solutions Together | Sep 23, 2024 | Addiction & Substance Misuse, Anger Management, Change, Mental Health, Sexuality, Trauma - PTSD
ANTS: Our Thoughts or Not ? The following contribution is from a middle-aged woman who suffered severe child abuse, sexual abuse, containment and physical violence as well as the early demise of her mother. Father’s subsequent downturn to alcoholism and...
by Finding Solutions Together | Sep 16, 2024 | Addiction & Substance Misuse, Change, Mental Health
I am sitting in a make-shift auditorium and am choking back tears. Although I have sat through similar ceremonies numerous times, they invariably move me this way. 8 men and 3 women sit proudly at the front of the room – two of them with their young children on...
by Finding Solutions Together | Sep 6, 2024 | Addiction & Substance Misuse, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Disordered Eating & Body Image, Family, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Parenting, Separation & Divorce, Stress
Many families will come to counselling as a sign of support to help a loved one through a difficult time (e.g. addiction, cooperative parenting, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, OCD, etc.). Sometimes families will provide financial support for a treatment...
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