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Positivity and Moving Forward with Addiction Recovery

November 21, 2019

Simply stopping a behavior does not end an addiction. In fact, stopping an addictive behavior often creates a void or a vacuum that was managed by the addiction in the past. Taking away a behavior without finding a positive, healthy, and…

Taking Responsibility for Recovery

February 07, 2019

One of the common thoughts people have about the Law of Attraction in recovery is that it is a passive type of process. They would like to believe that it will involve just reading a few books or blogs and…

The Narcissist Dance

August 14, 2018

I’ve blogged about narcissists before, but just to get us all on the same page, the Mayo Clinic research group defines narcissistic personality disorder as “a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a…

The Role Of Trauma In Love Addiction

July 31, 2018

Trauma can occur in many different forms. For children, the things that create trauma may not be the same as what creates trauma in adults, but there will be areas where there are significant similarities. In my new book “Love…

What Is Relationship And Marriage Addiction?

July 20, 2018

In a new book “Love Smacked,” I explored the various complexities of relationship addiction. As a guideline to a working definition and a greater understanding, keep in mind that any type of addiction is something that causes a negative occurrence…

Why We Cross Addict From Substances To Love Addiction

July 12, 2018

The expanding body of research into brain-based responses to different types of stimuli has provided greater insight into how humans become addicted. In fact, there is actually a pleasure center in the brain, which is the nucleus accumbens. This is…

Different Face, Different Name: Same Relationship

July 05, 2018

In my new book “Love Smacked”, I explore the various complexities of relationship addiction. As a guideline to a working definition and a greater understanding, keep in mind that any type of addiction is something that causes a negative occurrence…