With the disease of addiction, enabling is considered a bad thing – it’s called codependency. They make excuses, rescue, cover-up, and otherwise protect the impaired person from the consequences of…
Dr Donna MarksJanuary 26, 2023
The holidays are the time of year when we are encouraged to spend money. Even before Halloween, we’re bombarded with ads on what to purchase. It’s also a time we’re…
Dr Donna MarksDecember 12, 2022
Much has changed in the news over the past couple of decades. The old days of reporting facts: Who, What, Where, Why, and When have changed. Facts are still reported…
Dr Donna MarksNovember 28, 2022
We usually associate hangovers with drinking too much alcohol. However, hangovers don’t occur just from toxic levels of alcohol. And hangovers aren’t just physical. They’re also emotional – full of…
Dr Donna MarksNovember 21, 2022
We’ve heard that Fentanyl is claiming thousands of lives, but now the drug cartel has taken it to a whole new level. Fentanyl packaged as candy like Skittles and SweeTarts…
Dr Donna MarksOctober 25, 2022
For example, “I love chocolate cake, cigarettes, gambling, romance, sex, shopping, sugar, work,” and so on. What they’re really saying is that they love the way these things make them…
Dr Donna MarksOctober 17, 2022
When I quit smoking over thirty years ago, I felt a lot of anger. I thought it was because I missed cigarettes so much, part of the “grieving process.” But…
Dr Donna MarksOctober 10, 2022
It might seem ridiculous to hear that all addiction is rooted in fear, but it’s true. Fear keeps everyone stuck in any behavior, and addiction is no different. That’s why…
Dr Donna MarksAugust 1, 2022
I recently spoke with someone twenty-five years sober who said, “I’m going to write a book someday, but it’s not going to be for the addict. It’s going to be…
Dr Donna MarksJuly 25, 2022
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