An Introduction: How to Flourish in Addiction Recovery
Addicts are an especially vulnerable population that needs specific interventions aimed at increasing their meaning and purpose. In the posts that follow, I’ll walk you through these new validated...
View ArticleNew Research on Migraines Proves Power of Positive Thinking
Expectations are powerful beliefs that have been proven to have the same effect as medication, so choose your thoughts wisely! Whether a patient is suffering from a migraine or fighting drug addiction,...
View ArticleWhat’s Right With This Picture?
Whether it’s in recovery from addiction or depression, or an athlete facing seemingly insurmountable odds on the football field, focusing on the best of what you have will take you further than trying...
View ArticleStare Down Those Inner Demons and Rebuild Your Life
A strong dose of positive psychology can help give addicts the foundation they need to recover. By taking on self-doubt every day, fighting back thoughts of hopelessness and setting his sights firmly...
View ArticleScratching the Itch of Why, Why, Why?
What’s the meaning of life? The distinction between “meaning of life” and “meaning in life” is no small matter. So meaning in life is what you make it to be and meaning is an idea. Purpose, on the...
View ArticleThe Applied Wisdom of Dumbledore: Everyone Can Be a Magician
Would you be surprised to learn that you, like most people, are more resilient than you may have realized? What is resilience? Simply stated, resilience explains the act of restoring peace of mind when...
View Article4 Keys to Lasting Addiction Recovery
“Positive recovery” aims to fill the gaps in how addiction is treated through a balanced approach that attends not only to the disease, but also to the elements that make life most worth living.read more
View ArticleJoan Rivers Proves Laughing at Yourself Is Good for You
Maybe Joan Rivers was your cup of tea. She wasn’t always mine. But her comments on joking about the Holocaust resonated with me. After years of battling alcoholism, I know recovery would not have been...
View ArticleWill You Spank Your Kid After Reading This?
Most of us have heard the maxim "spare the rod, spoil the child," and unless we have been in a news-free vacuum, most of us know by now, through the charges read in a Texas courtroom and even by his...
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