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Find Addiction Support Online: Your Guide to Recovery
Addiction is a tough journey. It can feel lonely and overwhelming. But you are not alone. Help is available, and you can find it online. This guide will walk you through how to find addiction support online. You will learn about the types of help available, who can assist you, and how to take the first steps toward recovery.
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Rebuilding Connections Through Family Recovery Strategies
When addiction or mental health challenges affect a family, the damage can feel overwhelming. Relationships fray. Trust breaks down. Hope seems distant. But recovery is possible. And rebuilding connections is a vital part of that journey. I want to share how family recovery strategies can help you restore bonds and create a healthier, more supportive environment. These strategies are practical, compassionate, and designed to work for real families facing real struggles. Under
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Benefits of Quitting Cannabis: What to Expect During Recovery
Benefits of Quitting Cannabis: What to Expect During Recovery Deciding to stop using cannabis is an important step toward improving your health and well-being. While the first few days and weeks can be challenging, most people find that the benefits of quitting far outweigh the temporary discomfort of withdrawal.
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5 Lessons from What's Wrong with My Teen?
When I wrote What's Wrong with My Teen? Finding Answers to Teenage Addiction and Family Crisis, I wasn't trying to offer a quick fix or a perfect parenting formula. I was writing from two places at once: more than two decades of clinical experience supporting individuals and families affected by addiction and mental health challenges, and my own lived experience of recovery. Families I work with tell me they feel frightened, overwhelmed, and unsure of what to do next. They wo
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Join Our Free Live Webinar: A Young Person’s Journey from Addiction to Recovery
This webinar is hosted by Mental Health Research Canada. It focuses on lived experience in conversations about mental health and recovery.
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Explore Family Recovery Programs Online: A Comprehensive Guide
When families face challenges related to addiction, mental health, or trauma, finding the right support system is crucial. Family recovery programs online offer a flexible and accessible way to heal together. These programs provide tools, education, and counseling to help families rebuild trust and foster healthy communication. This article explores the benefits, types, and practical tips for engaging with family recovery programs online.
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Recovery Bookshelf
My favourite recovery book hands down is, “The Language of Letting Go”, by Melody Beattie. When I bought this book in 1999, it was in the...
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Book New's...from Susan B. Raphael
This week Life to Paper publishing announced my upcoming book, "What's Wrong With My Teen". Thank you Life to Paper for being as...
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Parents are not ready for the new reality of teen cannabis use
By Caitlin Gibson for The Washington Post The voice mail was waiting on Amy’s phone one morning in February 2019, a missed call from her...
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'My Daughter Inherited My Addiction'
Great Article by Dawn Nickel highlighting among other things how family's can recover from addiction. With gratitude for Dawn and her...
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Understanding Addictions Counselling
Join me in this audio podcast conversation with Kat, of Kat Teller Health & Wellness Services, @kattellerwellness, as we hear my personal...
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