SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY BLOG

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Recovery Bookshelf

My favourite recovery book hands down is, “The Language of Letting Go”, by Melody Beattie. When I bought this book in 1999, it was in the...

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Are Parents Underestimating the Emotional Support Their Teens Need?

Are Parents Underestimating the Emotional Support Their Teens Need? Teens lacking support are more likely to have mental health issues etc.

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25 Years of Recovery: Key Lessons Learned

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Parents are not ready for the new reality of teen cannabis use

By Caitlin Gibson for The Washington Post The voice mail was waiting on Amy’s phone one morning in February 2019, a missed call from her...

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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 fight the 5 mental states that hold us back in life....

(Source, cnbc.com, Shi Heng Yi, Shaolin kung fu master) These teachings are derived from the Shaolin martial arts culture and philosophy,...

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The New York Times Canada Letter: The lingering questions of legal cannabis

Reflecting on the legalization of cannabis...one year later. What have we learned? Where are we at? Where are we going?

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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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