Only One Family Member Per Therapist? ![]()
Except for family counseling, most therapists are trained to treat only one person in a family. Best practices claim a therapist can’t remain objective and has a conflict of interest…
Donna MarksMarch 28, 2021
Do You Get “Triggered” to Relapse? ![]()
People in recovery learn how to recognize when they are “triggered” to relapse. An event over which they have no control causes the person to feel emotionally flooded, and the…
Donna MarksMarch 21, 2021
Do You Think You’re Allergic to Your Feelings? ![]()
Some people act as though they are allergic to their feelings. They avoid their emotions at all costs and will do anything to block, blunt, medicate, or stuff them.
Donna MarksMarch 13, 2021
Filling-up Versus Covering-up The Hole Of Addiction ![]()
People who have decided to face their addiction have made a courageous attempt to reclaim their lives and cease self-destructive behavior. But stopping a single behavior does not usually end…
Donna MarksFebruary 12, 2021
Parents Of Dysfunctional Adults ![]()
Abuse of parents by children is rarely discussed. There’s plenty of help for adult children who have been raised in dysfunctional families, those harmed by parents with addiction, or some…
Donna MarksFebruary 6, 2021
Do I Think or Feel My Way Toward Healing? The Million Dollar Question ![]()
When recently interviewed as a prospective guest on a podcast, the question of cognitive vs. emotive therapy came up. The podcaster believed that cognitive therapy was the only way toward…
Donna MarksFebruary 1, 2021
Protecting Our Children – How to Talk to Your Kids About Mental Health ![]()
It is no longer groundbreaking news to hear that there is a mental health crisis in this country, but it may surprise you to hear that this crisis is not…
Donna MarksJanuary 28, 2021
The Family That Heals Together Stays Together ![]()
During the 30+ years that I’ve been a therapist, it’s a rare case that family members are equally involved in the recovery process.
Donna MarksJanuary 23, 2021
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution ![]()
At the start of a New Year, many people feel motivated to change something. They start with a firm resolve to end a particular behavior or engage in a new…
Donna MarksJanuary 17, 2021
Caring vs. Co-Dependency ![]()
I recently read a book in which the author claims there no such thing as co-dependency.
Donna MarksJanuary 10, 2021
Wear Your Recovery Like a Badge of Honor ![]()
About a year ago, I attended a publicity summit in New York. Hundreds of authors gathered to meet influential people in the press; morning talk shows, news, radio, and podcasts.…
Donna MarksJanuary 4, 2021
Be the Love That You Want ![]()
When we reminisce, most of us don’t recall stuff so much as we relive emotional experiences.
Donna MarksDecember 27, 2020
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