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    Maintaining Your Recovery Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    April 14, 2020

    With the widespread COVID-19 regulations requiring us to shelter at home and to practice social distancing from all but those who share our household, how do people in recovery from alcoholism or other addictive processes maintain their sobriety? A crucial component of recovery involves regular contact with others on a similar path. Isolation, and the […]

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    Maintaining Your Recovery Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    April 14, 2020

    With the widespread COVID-19 regulations requiring us to shelter at home and to practice social distancing from all but those who share our household, how do people in recovery from alcoholism or other addictive processes maintain their sobriety? A crucial component of recovery involves regular contact with others on a similar path. Isolation, and the […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: addiction, alcoholism, meetings, recovery

    Why We Fear Change (and How To Get Over It)

    July 3, 2018

    It’s the beginning of July, and you may be wondering where all of those New Year’s resolutions went. You thought that you really meant it when you vowed to never again eat an entire chocolate cake at one sitting, drunk-dial your ex at 2 a.m., or fall behind on your credit card payments. Yet here […]

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    Why We Fear Change (and How To Get Over It)

    July 3, 2018

    It’s the beginning of July, and you may be wondering where all of those New Year’s resolutions went. You thought that you really meant it when you vowed to never again eat an entire chocolate cake at one sitting, drunk-dial your ex at 2 a.m., or fall behind on your credit card payments. Yet here […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Emotion Regulation, General, Goal Setting, Personal Growth Tagged With: change, problems

    How To Create Lasting Change

    February 18, 2014

    Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone… Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good. If it doesn’t, it is of no use. Carlos Casteneda   Whether it’s an addiction or our just having gotten […]

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    How To Create Lasting Change

    February 18, 2014

    Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone… Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good. If it doesn’t, it is of no use. Carlos Casteneda   Whether it’s an addiction or our just having gotten […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, General, Goal Setting, Personal Growth Tagged With: addiction, values

    How to Spot an Addiction and Get Help

    January 30, 2014

    There are few topics as loaded as addiction – especially if you’re talking with someone (perhaps yourself) who’s struggling with an unhealthy attachment to a substance (such as alcohol, drugs, or food) or behavior (gambling, sex, or shoplifting). We generally don’t like to feel as if we’re in the grips of a behavior that we […]

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    How to Spot an Addiction and Get Help

    January 30, 2014

    There are few topics as loaded as addiction – especially if you’re talking with someone (perhaps yourself) who’s struggling with an unhealthy attachment to a substance (such as alcohol, drugs, or food) or behavior (gambling, sex, or shoplifting). We generally don’t like to feel as if we’re in the grips of a behavior that we […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, General Tagged With: 12-Step programs, addiction, behavior, CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing

    Proven Help for Compulsive Eating

    August 24, 2013

    There’s no getting around it – food is an essential and often extremely pleasurable part of life. (That is, unless you’re a breatharian, a concept I personally cannot understand.) Not only is food necessary for our physical sustenance, but it also figures prominently in many social and religious events. Thanksgiving and turkey (or tofurky). The […]

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    Proven Help for Compulsive Eating

    August 24, 2013

    There’s no getting around it – food is an essential and often extremely pleasurable part of life. (That is, unless you’re a breatharian, a concept I personally cannot understand.) Not only is food necessary for our physical sustenance, but it also figures prominently in many social and religious events. Thanksgiving and turkey (or tofurky). The […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Eating, General, Mindfulness Tagged With: binge eating, CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, compulsive eating, emotional eating, mindfulness, mindfulness-based

    Abstinence vs. Moderation: What’s Best For You?

    June 28, 2012

    When it comes to food, the concept of healthy eating has a host of definitions. Some camps suggest avoiding particular foods entirely, such as sugar or desserts, and indeed there is research to indicate that high-sugar or high-fat foods can fuel addictive behaviors if indulged in regularly (see Is Food Addiction Real?). Another school of […]

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    Abstinence vs. Moderation: What’s Best For You?

    June 28, 2012

    When it comes to food, the concept of healthy eating has a host of definitions. Some camps suggest avoiding particular foods entirely, such as sugar or desserts, and indeed there is research to indicate that high-sugar or high-fat foods can fuel addictive behaviors if indulged in regularly (see Is Food Addiction Real?). Another school of […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Eating, General Tagged With: abstinence, healthy eating, moderation

    Is Food Addiction Real?

    April 30, 2012

    With over two-thirds of adults in the United States being either overweight or obese, it’s clear that something has gone awry in our relationship with food. A lot of societal factors are at play, including our spending more time at the computer, being more sedentary in general, and increased concerns over economic insecurity contributing to […]

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    Is Food Addiction Real?

    April 30, 2012

    With over two-thirds of adults in the United States being either overweight or obese, it’s clear that something has gone awry in our relationship with food. A lot of societal factors are at play, including our spending more time at the computer, being more sedentary in general, and increased concerns over economic insecurity contributing to […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Eating, General Tagged With: dependence, food addiction, obese

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