During the holiday season many families get together for dinner and reunions. For some the holidays are a joyful time, for others it can be too traumatic to endure. Those of us that are in recovery, family members and addicts alike can find this time of year difficult. The mixture of personalities can and often does …
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Michael Herbert
The Sunday Times, May 15, 2011I’m David Colman, and I’m an alcoholic. In the 15 years since I quit drinking, I’ve neither spoken nor written those words, and now, in doing so, I have more or less violated the first-name-only tenet of Alcoholics Anonymous, the grass-roots organization whose meetings have helped me (and millions of …
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Michael Herbert
If you’ve recently lost a loved one, especially one you shared a home with, chances are you are haunted by painful reminders of their passing daily. You might sit across from an empty chair at the dining room table or pass their favorite restaurant on your way to work. The point is that there will …
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Michael Herbert
Addiction doesn’t stop at damaging your health. It can tear your finances apart, too. Whether you’ve lost your job due to alcohol use or blown through the family savings trying to reach your next high, once you exit recovery, you still have to eat. Keep reading for information on how to reclaim your financial health …
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Michael Herbert
One of the most difficult aspects of going through recovery is dealing with feelings of guilt and shame. Substance dependency can have a negative effect on self-esteem and relationships of all kinds. However stressful it may seem to conquer these emotions, it’s not impossible to accept the mistakes you’ve made while simultaneously mending bonds with …
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Michael Herbert
Sometimes I use a butter knife as a screwdriver. I know that I am misusing this knife. I know that I should get a screwdriver, but either I’m lazy or just feel the knife will do the job just as well. That is the definition of misuse. With Butter Knife Misuse, nothing bad happens. No …
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Michael Herbert
Addiction has historically been something no one imagined being faced with when dreaming about what the future might hold. Even less consideration was given to what recovery might look like for those in that situation. Now, with the opioid epidemic spanning all boundaries of class and culture, life-threatening addiction has managed to touch virtually every …
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Michael Herbert
