We keep hearing about all of the educational and prevention programs available. Yet, the addiction rate keeps escalating — from tragic teenage overdoses to overdoses of pandemic proportions among all age groups.
Dr Donna MarksJune 24, 2020
During several decades as a psychotherapist and an instructor of A Course in Miracles I’ve watched spiritual concepts get twisted into absurdity. Phrases such as “I’m not responsible for your feelings,” “Peace comes from not taking anything personally,” “Rise Above,” and the…
Dr Donna MarksJune 17, 2020
It’s strange how addiction lures us back into its web again and again, regardless of how many times it knocks us down. We swear we will never do ________ again, and then as if under some type of hypnotic trance,…
Dr Donna MarksJune 7, 2020
Something that might start as fun can become addictive over time and turn into a one-way trip to hell. Sometimes slow, sometimes fast, the addiction will always kidnap the mind’s ability to manage the drug of choice. A drug of…
Dr Donna MarksMay 31, 2020
How perfect that right while we’ve been sequestered in our homes for the past six weeks, we are currently celebrating Mental Health Month. By now, we all know what it is not, because we’ve been pushed to our maximum limits of patience and tolerance, coping…
Dr Donna MarksMay 23, 2020
When I had kids living at home, it didn’t take a crisis like the one we’re in now to make me feel crazy. As a single mom in need of emotional healing, I had a limited ability to be a…
Dr Donna MarksMay 15, 2020
Every Mother’s Day, I wonder how many of us survived either as kids or moms. Child-rearing is passed down from generation to generation without any written instructions. If the parenting was sufficient, the child most likely grew up to be…
Dr Donna MarksMay 10, 2020
A friend recently pointed out to me that she keeps seeing ads about how to quit smoking. As we all know, nicotine is one of the hardest addictions to stop. Every twenty minutes, the brain signals for more, and like…
Dr Donna MarksMay 4, 2020
Some people find themselves addicted from the first drink of alcohol, or the first hit of anything that provides an overwhelming euphoria. This could be due to the personal reinforcement the addiction provides which differs from person to person or,…
Dr Donna MarksApril 30, 2020
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