Phone Addiction in Children is Like Drug Abuse
The following article was kindly written and contributed by Jill Sweatman, a presenter at the upcoming 2019 Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium. We are living in a giant uncontrolled experiment with a generation of Australian...
Read moreJob Availability: Addictions Clinician
Location – Nelson Hospital Registered health professional (Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) Opportunity to provide addictions services to some of our most vulnerable people Permanent 1.0FTE working 80 hours a...
Read moreAttention All Loved Ones of Addicts: Let’s Come out of the Shame Closet and Recover!
September is Recovery Month Do you know that September is Recovery Month? I think it’s amazing that a whole month has been set aside as a time to honour recovery from addiction—this shows that the times definitely are a-changin’ and that a great...
Read moreSetting Healthy Boundaries Is Crucial When You Love an Addict
If you are the parent of an addict, I want to share with you an example of how you can learn to set healthy boundaries and become a priority in your own life. Pamela’s son Jason was a crack cocaine addict. Before he discovered crack, Jason had...
Read moreLiving a Life of Chaos with the Addict You Love? Transformation and Healing Are Possible
In my experience, one of the hardest things about loving an addict is isolation. With it comes the feeling that you can’t get the help you truly need, even when you try to reach out. You think that no one else understands, and you feel shame and...
Read moreMental Health and Addiction Services in New Zealand
The 2018 International Mental Health Conference is almost upon us again, this year the conference will be held over the 8th – 10th August at the RACV Royal Pines on the Gold Coast, Queensland. This annual conference is now in its 19th year and...
Read moreVirtual Counselling in Addiction Recovery – Even from Canada to Australia and New Zealand
Whether we’re speaking of business or life coaches, counsellors or therapist, sometimes the best fit when you’re looking for help in an area of your life is not someone who’s just around the corner. With the technology available today, it’s...
Read moreLiving a Life of Chaos with the Addict You Love? Transformation and Healing Are Possible
In my experience, one of the hardest things about loving an addict is isolation. With it comes the feeling that you can’t get the help you truly need, even when you try to reach out. You think that no one else understands, and you feel shame and...
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