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Self-Harm in Teens: A Guide for Parents
March is Self-Harm Awareness Month, a time to bring some awareness to this important issue and provide support for those who are...
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New Stats: Youth Have Highest Rates of Substance Abuse & Dependence.
Substance use among youth is a reality. Youth have been found to have the highest rates of substance abuse and dependence.
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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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Unveiling a Path to Sustainable Recovery: Insight into Opioid Addiction Treatment
Unveiling a Path to Sustainable Recovery: Insight into Opioid Addiction Treatment
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25 Years of Recovery: Key Lessons Learned
25 Years of Recovery: Key Lessons Learned
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How To Work Collaboratively As Parents When Supporting Your Child Through Their Addiction Recovery
*Photo source: Wix As parents, it can be scary and overwhelming when supporting your child through their addiction recovery. It is normal...
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How to Support a Loved One Who Self-Harms
March is Self-Harm Awareness Month (also known as Self-Injury Awareness Month), an annual global awareness event and campaign where...
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You Already Know Your Soul Mate
This post is informed by the ideas shared by, Sheila Prakash “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love...
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Stages of Change Model
The Transtheoretical Model which also goes by the Stages of Change Model, was developed by psychologists James Prochaska and Carlo...
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Follow Your Bliss...
📸: @emma.e.arsenault Connect to be Free…… By Susan B. Raphael On February 18th, 1999, one woman’s life changed forever . . . Prior to...
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The New York Times Canada Letter: The lingering questions of legal cannabis
Reflecting on the legalization of cannabis...one year later. What have we learned? Where are we at? Where are we going?
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Sharing My Recovery Story: How the Nature of Alcohol Nurtured my Young Addiction
With the support of family & friends who rallied behind me, walked before me and beside me, I celebrated a milestone anniversary of 20 years
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When we're Triggered: How to Stop Reaching Defensively
Every single moment your live - awake and aware inside your life - is another tiny (or huge) opportunity for healing, even your moments on F
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Emerging Adulthood vs. “Failure to Launch”
One of the best things about the work I get to do on a daily basis is the privilege I have of getting to know other professionals whose work
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When you've been drunk your whole life, who are you when you get sober?
When you've been drunk your whole life, who are you when you get sober?
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