Posts Tagged ‘addiction’
Manage YOU First: Be Creatively Expressive, or Risk Becoming Destructively Depressive and Excessive
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.” ~ Plato Bad news: We are in the midst of more worldwide depression than we’ve…
Read MoreThe “Other” A.D.D.: Addiction, Depression and Divorce and an Emotionally Intelligent Curriculum for Prevention, Expression and Connection
Addiction, depression and divorce…oh my! Like the unknown yellow brick road into the Land of Oz, confronting these three maladies can be very scary. And, from the statistics you’re about to see, apparently not important enough for us to put more resources into the prevention thereof. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse: The…
Read MoreWhat is Emotional Sobriety?
When people hear the word “sobriety” they’re most likely to associate it with being sober from alcohol. However, there’s a side of sobriety that we can all benefit from. Emotional Sobriety. I know, it somehow doesn’t sound like those two words should go together, side-by-side. But they do. So what exactly IS emotional…
Read MoreGluten-Free Does Not Mean Glutton-Free
Have you noticed all the Gluten-Free products that have arisen over the last few years? Seems like it’s quite the healthy path to go…or maybe not. Men may not realize they’re infected, because many infected men have no symptoms. However, that doesn’t mean that treating stds through medication aren’t affecting their health. And let’s not…
Read MoreWe Are (Probably) ALL Addicts
My team warned me NOT to write this. In fact, they threatened to quit if I did. See ya, guys; there’s the door. I’m writing it anyways! (They’re full of idle threats, and I know they’re just watching out for me!) We are (probably) ALL addicts. So there, I said it (actually wrote it, but…
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