By definition, the dictionary will tell you that to enable means to make something easy, to create conditions for it to happen. This simple explanation stands true when related to
When the phone rings and your loved one demands to leave rehab, don’t despair. Here are some tactics to help address their needs while keeping them in the safety of
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Facing down an addiction and choosing recovery is an incredibly brave step, but can be undermined if our inner critic won’t stop broadcasting all our fears and self-doubts. Learning more
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You know something is wrong. You have tried cutting back, setting limits, or stopping on your own. But you keep slipping, and the pull toward alcohol or drugs feels stronger than your ability to resist it. Part of you wants help. Another part finds reasons to wait: it is not
Mark uses cocaine every weekend with his friends. He has a high-pressure job as an investment banker. He works hard. He plays hard. And if you ask him if he has a cocaine addiction, his response would be, “Don’t I deserve to relax with my friends after a hard week
You have probably read about narcissism. You have probably read about addiction. But when someone you love shows both patterns, the usual advice falls short. You see the substance use. You see the defensiveness, the blame-shifting, the refusal to admit anything is wrong. Every conversation seems to go in circles,
An unsolicited treatment review by one of our clients – anxiety sufferer Kirsty spent 21 long years in and out of therapy before finally finding effective treatment at The Dawn’s mental health retreat in Thailand. “I’ve been in and out of counseling, group therapy, psychiatric wards and rehabilitation my whole
