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Brittany George May 24, 2018 Addiction, Mental Health, recovery, Recovery from Addiction

If It Doesn’t Open . . . It’s Not Your Door

A while ago, I was going through my newsfeed on Facebook, when I came across this proclamation: If it doesn’t open, it’s not your door. I thought it was one of the most brilliant pieces of wisdom I’d ever heard—so…
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Brittany George May 14, 2018 Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery from Addiction

Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone: Recovery from Addictive Behaviours

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone—so true. I love this saying, and wish I could take credit for thinking it up. In my humble opinion, whoever came up with it is a genius—and when I saw it…
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Brittany George May 14, 2018 Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery from Addiction

Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone: Recovery from Addictive Behaviours

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone—so true. I love this saying, and wish I could take credit for thinking it up. In my humble opinion, whoever came up with it is a genius—and when I saw it…
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Brittany George May 2, 2018 Addiction, Recovery from Addiction

Addiction and Recovery: What Do Addicts REALLY Need?

Whenever I hear clients repeating themselves in our therapy sessions, I take notice. Their repetition alerts me that something is really important to them. Sometimes they’ll tell me the same story more than once, other times they will ask the…
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Brittany George May 1, 2018 Addiction, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, family, Recovery from Addiction, Therapy

Addiction and Codependency: Top 10 Reasons to Stop Enabling the Addict You Love – Part 2

I’m hoping that Part One of this article got you thinking about some of the potential ways you may be enabling the addict in your life, so that you can begin to take the steps necessary to truly help them.…
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Brittany George April 18, 2018 Addiction, family, Recovery from Addiction

Q&A With An Addiction Therapist: Candace Plattor

It’s a tough subject to broach, but when it comes to addiction – whether alcohol, substance or behaviour – knowing what to do and say to support your loved one (and yourself) during recovery can be tricky.  Clinical Counsellor and…
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Brittany George July 6, 2017 Addiction, Mental Health Australia, Mental health problems, Recovery from Addiction

Is Increased Mental Illness A Consequence Of Sobriety?

A common theme amongst people recovering from substance addiction is the development of increased mental health issues such as anxiety disorders resulting in a sense of hopelessness and despair. Coupled with this may be a perceived fear of the unknown.…
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Brittany George November 15, 2013 Active Addiction, Addiction, Recovery from Addiction, surviving and thriving, Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre

Life in Active Addiction compared with Recovery from Addiction

Australian First – Survey Compares Life in Active Addiction with life in Recovery from Addiction This national survey will shed light on the impact of Recovery in the lives of people who have travelled the road from drug and alcohol…
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