If you hang around the barber shop long enough you’re gonna get a haircut. This is usually meant to say the addict is headed for relapse, hanging around drug related people, places, and things. Why do you think the above “Barbershop” saying has a negative spin? Social scientists have proven that we are highly influenced by others. I invite …
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Michael Herbert
Michael Herbert has been in recovery for over 28 years, and believes that anyone seeking recovery can get it. With recovery we can change the lives of others. Michael works as an addiction counselor and has worked in the field of addiction for almost 3 decades. His education began at the Conifer Park Training Institute, with a thirteen-month …
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Michael Herbert
Support. Asking for support from my family and friends is very hard for me, because I worry about what people think about me. Asking for support is an act of acceptance, and it forces me to admit that I need the help. It’s critical to my #recovery and has made my life so much more …
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Michael Herbert
Hi Michael…..I’m pleased to share how proud I feel when I see my son pursuing his career path, thinking clearly, concerned about his physical fitness, and once again being the thoughtful, caring, and loving person I knew him to be when he was a youngster. Because we came so close to what could have happened, …
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Michael Herbert
As a fifty-seven year old male who at times thinks he is thirty, recently realized I’ve been here for a half century. This is in part because I don’t get to see the fullness of me, the whole physical picture that others see. Of course I get glimpses in the mirror, but never the full …
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Michael Herbert
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. The mixture of personalities can and often does bring about a mixture of behaviors. Old memories of events brought to light can make for great conversation. Then …
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Michael Herbert
You are reminded in some self help groups that Alcohol is a drug. Seventy percent of addicts and eighty five percent of alcoholics smoke. Wow, talk about addiction. Treatment programs talk about a holistic approach for recovery. They use a medical model, but they allow smoking. One of the excuses is “lets take care of …
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Michael Herbert
