Lauren was furious. Her husband had another setback and was using opioids again. She was ready to walk out on him. “It’s his choice to use again. No one forced him to take those pills. He’s an addict because he chooses to use drugs. Don’t tell me it’s a disease. He started. He can stop.”…

Addiction is much more complex than choice and willpower. It involves several factors including your family. Some families are more prone to develop problems with substance use than others. And substance use in one generation impacts the next generation; so, address the family pattern or a vicious cycle of use will continue from generation to generation.…

Do you find yourself anxious when you don’t have your phone? How about bingeing on a Netflix series or needing a podcast in your ear whenever you walk or go out? Have you noticed a mood change when you can’t get to your phone? Self-help gurus tell us this is because we need a “dopamine…

Recently, I was on a morning drive radio show. The producer sent me an article on shopping revenge. According to a news report, a whole bunch of us will have a pandemic response of revenge shopping when COVID restrictions are listed. Well, I am not sure if this is an implanted suggestion to urge us…

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