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Clinician Susan Raphael’s Book Offers Priceless Tools & Techniques to Answer “What’s Wrong with My Teen?”

Ashley Jude Collie Raphael’s own struggles and hard-won triumphs have provided her with deep insight and compassion Many generations have...

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New Stats: Youth Have Highest Rates of Substance Abuse & Dependence.

Substance use among youth is a reality. Youth have been found to have the highest rates of substance abuse and dependence.

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25 Years of Recovery: Key Lessons Learned

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Understanding Addictions Counselling

Join me in this audio podcast conversation with Kat, of Kat Teller Health & Wellness Services, @kattellerwellness, as we hear my personal...

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Is the "Zoom Boom" Affecting Your Self-Esteem?

Check out my interview with the talented Tania Semper. We discuss self-esteem in the wake of a global pandemic and coping in the virtual...

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How To Work Collaboratively As Parents When Supporting Your Child Through Their Addiction Recovery

*Photo source: Wix As parents, it can be scary and overwhelming when supporting your child through their addiction recovery. It is normal...

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How to Support a Loved One Who Self-Harms

March is Self-Harm Awareness Month (also known as Self-Injury Awareness Month), an annual global awareness event and campaign where...

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You Already Know Your Soul Mate

This post is informed by the ideas shared by, Sheila Prakash “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love...

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Alcoholics Anonymous most effective path to alcohol abstinence

A Stanford researcher and two collaborators conducted an extensive review of Alcoholics Anonymous studies and found that the fellowship...

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Stages of Change Model

The Transtheoretical Model which also goes by the Stages of Change Model, was developed by psychologists James Prochaska and Carlo...

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Follow Your Bliss...

📸: @emma.e.arsenault Connect to be Free…… By Susan B. Raphael On February 18th, 1999, one woman’s life changed forever . . . Prior to...

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COVID_19 Workbook: Tolerance for Uncertainty

COVID_19 Workbook: Tolerance for Uncertainty. A guide to accept your feelings tolerate distress and thrive

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ONLINE MEETINGS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

As meetings are cancelled in response to directives it is important that people that need recovery supports do not feel isolated. This...

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Purpose ~ Connect to be Free...

There I was, in a spa gazebo in the country, having a fabulous relaxation treatment and Bam - I had an “Aha moment”. I love it when that...

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Young People and Mental Wellness: Why It’s Important to Inspire Easily Influenced Minds

Despite the harmful consequences of substance use that can lead to mental and physical distress, vulnerable youth are still engaging in unsa

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Sharing My Recovery Story: How the Nature of Alcohol Nurtured my Young Addiction

With the support of family & friends who rallied behind me, walked before me and beside me, I celebrated a milestone anniversary of 20 years

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A Young Woman’s Journey to Recovery

Gwen is first tentative as she approaches conversation. The young woman, now 22, was betrayed and hurt by those she treasured the most, and

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University Students’ Mental Health Concerns on the Rise

As more students seek mental-health care, they face long waits - or pay out of pocket - as universities struggle with demand. Written by:...

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When you've been drunk your whole life, who are you when you get sober?

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