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# Dr. Donna Marks

Licensed Psychotherapist,  Addictions Counselor and Certified Psychoanalyst

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- [Looking outside yourself for fulfillment...](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/09/looking-outside-yourself-for-fulfillment/) - When you look back on your life, certain loves will stand out above the rest. Each relationship carries its own intensity: you were either treated exceptionally well or poorly. Regardless, if those relationships ended, they brought pain—a pain that often stems from an inner emptiness born of rejection or loss. Many people spend their entire
- [Sometimes the Rearview Mirror Is the Best Place to Look](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/08/sometimes-the-rearview-mirror-is-the-best-place-to-look/) - Have you ever heard the expression, don’t look in the rearview mirror? This isn’t about driving a car; it’s about your life’s journey. However, even though it’s prudent advice not to dwell on the past, history is still a good teacher. Many of us tend to repeat the same patterns and then wonder why we remain stuck.
- [Religious or Spiritual: What’s the Difference?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/08/religious-or-spiritual-whats-the-difference/) - While religion and spirituality often overlap, they are different paths to enlightenment. Religion relies on external frameworks—structured services, traditions, and sacred texts within a specific tradition. Spirituality, by contrast, flows from within, cultivating mindfulness and alignment with a higher consciousness. Though one draws on outward guidance and the other on internal awareness, both ultimately seek
- [What It Means to Love Yourself](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/08/what-it-means-to-love-yourself-2/) - We often confuse love with feeling good in the moment. But real love is an action, not simply a feeling. A quick escape may provide temporary relief, while self-love builds lasting well-being. Loving yourself means caring for your body, mind, emotions, and spirit with the same patience and guidance you would give a child. It
- [Going with the Flow](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/08/going-with-the-flow/) - When it comes to planning our lives, things don’t always work out, and we’re faced with unexpected choices. You might have heard the expression “The best laid plans of mice and men,” inspired by Robert Burns’ poem To a Mouse. It simply means that no matter how well we plan, things can go wrong. It’s during
- [Forgiveness is the Key to Happiness A Course in Miracles – Lesson 121](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/08/forgiveness-is-the-key-to-happiness-a-course-in-miracles-lesson-121/) - Imagine that every time someone hurt or offended you, you picked up a heavy brick and dropped it into a backpack you carried everywhere. You wanted it there to protect you from the people who violated you. But over time, that backpack grew so heavy it weighed down your every step. It wasn’t just exhausting
- [Don't Take the Bait: Lessons on Protecting Your Peace, Your Health, and Your Wallet](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/07/dont-take-the-bait-lessons-on-protecting-your-peace-your-health-and-your-wallet/) - Getting “hooked” means you took the bait. Sometimes that bait looks incredible on the surface; other times, not so much. At its core, a hook is simply designed to get you to do what someone else wants—no different from getting a fish to bite. I’m a firm believer in giving things my all and keeping
- [The Power of Positive Visualization](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/07/the-power-of-positive-visualization-2/) - Many people use creative visualization to manifest external desires, such as wealth or relationships. However, strictly targeting an external outcome can exclude naturally better possibilities and invite disappointment if things don’t go as planned. Positive visualization is different. It focuses entirely on shifting your internal state, cultivating a mindset that consistently meets or exceeds expectations. Example #1: Shifting
- [If You Want, You Must Do](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/07/if-you-want-you-must-do/) - Some people go through life always wanting. They want to buy something, achieve a goal, or find the right people in their lives. But wanting something does not make it happen. If you want to receive something, you must take specific steps to achieve that goal. Step 1 – Make a list of what you want.
- [Three Ways to Overcome Fear](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/07/three-ways-to-overcome-fear-2/) - Fear is one of the most debilitating emotions that humans experience. Beyond the immediate, tangible threats we face, fear often holds us in a quiet, unconscious grip. Whether triggered by a reckless driver, financial strain, a daunting medical diagnosis, or simply the anxiety of the unknown, fear wraps its tentacles around the mind and drains
- [Three Reasons to Celebrate Independence](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/06/three-reasons-to-celebrate-independence-2/) - This upcoming week, we will be celebrating the 4th of July, the day we adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which declared freedom from the rule of Great Britain. As a free nation, we grew into a world superpower. Our country’s freedom allows people to share their gifts and talents and become independently successful, which
- [Why Dads Are So Important](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/06/why-dads-are-so-important-2/) - A good dad is just as important as a good mom. Ideally, the mother is soft and nurturing, and the father is the tougher disciplinarian. This balance of tenderness and strength is essential. The nurturer represents the loving side of life, while the enforcer upholds the rule of law. Both aspects teach children to form loving
- [No Risk - No Growth](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/06/no-risk-no-growth/) - For many, time distills motivation and risk. It’s as though, with age, we tend to avoid things that cause discomfort or carry the risk of failure. While life without challenge and movement might be calmer, we know that people who constantly learn, improve, and grow are the happiest. When I watch my three youngest grandchild
- [The Power of Reframing Our Thoughts and Words](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/06/the-power-of-reframing-our-thoughts-and-words/) - I’ve noticed lately how easy it’s become to think and speak in a negative way. It feels like people are frustrated and struggling to focus on the good things in life—like we’re all stuck in the middle of the current crisis of the day and can’t shake it off. Negativity is contagious. When one person
- [A Different Kind of Hero to Remember on Memorial Day](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/05/a-different-kind-of-hero-to-remember-on-memorial-day/) - Last year, I wrote the following tribute to a local hero I’ve had the honor of knowing. I’m so glad I didn’t wait another year, or it would have been too late. Sadly, he passed away last month. It’s with deep sorrow that I resend the same Memorial Day tribute to someone who gave his
- [Letting In the Light](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/05/letting-in-the-light/) - Sometimes it’s hard to allow ourselves to feel good. Our minds lock onto anything negative, especially what other people say or think about us. Our minds make up stories that someone doesn’t like us – whether it’s true or not. As if that isn’t bad enough, we tend to beat ourselves up whenever we fall
- [Mother’s Day is a Time to Celebrate or Make Peace](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/05/mothers-day-is-a-time-to-celebrate-or-make-peace/) - There’s one thing we all have in common: a mom. Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate her for giving you the gift of life. Even if you didn’t have an ideal childhood, the fact that you were born means she loved you enough to bring you into the world. Whether you had a fabulous
- [Every Moment Is Precious](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/05/every-moment-is-precious/) - I’ve attended many funerals over the past year. It’s made me aware of how many of us take time for granted. We live as though we are immortal: putting off important decisions, wasting time on meaningless things, and responding with anger instead of love. Like the rest of us, I often fall short. Nevertheless, I
- [EIN Presswire - Dr. Donna Marks Says Self-Love Is the Missing Link in America’s Mental Health and Addiction Crisis](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/03/ein-presswire-dr-donna-marks-says-self-love-is-the-missing-link-in-americas-mental-health-and-addiction-crisis/) - • March 27, 2026
- [MAKE LOVE NOT WAR](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/04/make-love-not-war/) - Once again, a tortured soul has embraced self-destruction and sought to destroy other human beings as a solution to a problem that violence will never solve. This is the natural outcome of hatred fueled by unresolved conflict – something that runs much deeper than what we see. But there is a solution. If we began
- [Have We Lost Our Grip on Mental Health Solutions?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/04/have-we-lost-our-grip-on-mental-health-solutions/) - Some experts can explain complex issues in their simplest form. Their genius isn’t inherent; it comes from years of research, experience, and common sense. Sometimes they write a book that synthesizes those factors and explains things like no other. Reading such books catapults you into another dimension – the solution rather than the problem. About
- [Nature is the Best Soother of All](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/04/nature-is-the-best-soother-of-all-2/) - For some, these are stressful times. Beyond everything happening in the world, there are the challenges of daily life — bills to pay, children’s needs, traffic, and work difficulties. Many ads promote ways to calm down, including a kaleidoscope of green lights, meditations, and soothing sounds. Looking out my window, I see that nature has
- [Easter Bunnies, Crosses, Fasting, & Passover – What in the World do I Celebrate?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/04/easter-bunnies-crosses-fasting-passover-what-in-the-world-do-i-celebrate/) - Not everyone celebrates the Easter holidays. Regardless of our religion (or, in some cases, none), we tend to be overwhelmed this time of year. Whether it’s Passover, celebrating freedom, the resurrection of Jesus, Ramadan to achieve God consciousness, or the Easter bunny coming out of the frost to hide colored eggs, it’s all a time
- [Springtime- A time to grow](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/03/springtime-a-time-to-grow-2/) - The seasons can teach us everything we need to know about life, and springtime is no exception. Although warmer climates experience more subtle changes than colder regions, the cosmic pull of new life makes its annual return. Most importantly, regardless of the circumstances, the planet continues to bestow its blessings of new and abundant life.
- [How People Learn](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/03/how-people-learn/) - L earning something new is an art, and you’re never too busy, too old, or too anything to start learning. It’s a gift to continually expand your mind. Since it’s impossible to learn everything, we never need to be bored. Plus, adapting to new experiences and interests keeps us young and vital. Effective learning should be
- [Why Winners Win](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/03/why-winners-win/) - Right now, there’s a lot of emphasis on failure. For example, AI might cause some people to lose their jobs, a war could lead to a financial crisis, and the wrong political party might cause a country to fall apart. While these things have some truth, they don’t determine anyone’s future. Winning and losing are
- [“Safety” Is an Inside Job](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/03/safety-is-an-inside-job/) - There’s always danger in our world. Unfortunately, abusers, murderers, and terrorists cause great harm to others. Being exposed to these situations is highly traumatic, and someone who experiences such events never fully recovers. As a survivor of a vicious assault, I understand the lasting impact such harm has on the body and mind. For those
- [Tell Them You Love Them Now, There’s No Guarantee of a Tomorrow](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/03/tell-them-you-love-them-now-theres-no-guarantee-of-a-tomorrow/) - I’ve been to a lot of funerals lately. Now called The Celebration of Life, these events encourage loved ones to share their favorite memories of the deceased. The last one I attended was particularly touching. All the children described their father with unbridled admiration, love, and respect. As each memory they shared tugged at my heartstrings, the
- [Growth – Required or Optional?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/02/growth-required-or-optional/) - Most of us avoid change because it feels too uncomfortable. We prefer the predictable, and when the unexpected occurs, our world seems to turn upside down. However, change always presents an opportunity for growth. Life happens, with or without us. When faced with a fight-or-flight decision, we choose between resistance and growth. When we believe
- [Valentine’s Day – All About Love](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/02/valentines-day-all-about-love/) - Valentine’s Day has become a marketing machine for candy, flowers, and romance. While these things are nice, they are also limited gestures of love. This special holiday could embrace a much broader range, including love for children, life, and oneself. But first, we must recognize that love is much more than simple tokens given once
- [When Relationships Turn from Trusting into Rusting](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/02/when-relationships-turn-from-trusting-into-rusting/) - Rust forms when iron reacts with oxygen, causing corrosion. Similarly, when trust is damaged by dishonesty or deceit, it can disintegrate a loving relationship. Solid relationships are built on trust, the most important factor of all. Honesty and accountability are the bedrock of any meaningful union. More importantly, the absence of these crucial elements will
- [What is A Course in Miracles?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/02/what-is-a-course-in-miracles/) - In 1965, Helen Schucman, a psychology professor at Columbia University, served as a scribe for a voice she heard internally, who identified himself as Jesus. The messages she received, along with vivid spiritual dreams, troubled her. Like her predecessor, Dr. Sigmund Freud, she was an atheist Jew. Schucman was not only resistant to these instructions
- [Pain is Not Required for Change](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/01/pain-is-not-required-for-change/) - There’s an expression among people in recovery: No pain, no gain. Pain, whether physical or emotional, captures our attention more than any other sensation or emotion. Everyone has a pain threshold, and most people don’t change until the fire becomes so hot, it’s unbearable. However, even though pain is a strong motivator, it’s not necessary for change.
- [If You Want to Feel Good About Yourself – Pay it Forward](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/01/if-you-want-to-feel-good-about-yourself-pay-it-forward/) - A positive self-esteem is something that many people struggle to find. A low self-concept often leads to mental health disorders. Around 280 million people worldwide suffer from depression,[1] and another 359 million are diagnosed with anxiety[2]. This number doesn’t include those who are silent and never seek help. Factors like isolation, dissatisfaction, poor nutrition, dysfunctional environments, and
- [How’s Your To-do List Coming Along?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/01/hows-your-to-do-list-coming-along/) - Winter is a great time of year to check things off your To-Do List. We all have them, even if they quietly linger in the back of our minds. It might be calls you need to make, notes you need to send, or errands you’ve been avoiding for years. Like the roll of film I’d
- [A Vision for the New Year](https://drdonnamarks.com/2026/01/a-vision-for-the-new-year/) - Having a vision for the upcoming year is essential. It’s like preparing a map for an exciting journey. While you’re not required to stick to every twist and turn, having a plan offers guidance. A vision acts as a guiding map that helps you stay focused on your goals and outlines the steps needed to
- [The Only Way to Keep a New Year’s Resolution](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/12/the-only-way-to-keep-a-new-years-resolution/) - Over the years, many people stop making New Year’s resolutions because they haven’t been able to keep them. Failure never feels good. However, remaining resolved is possible when you know the secret to success. Most people make behavioral changes for all the wrong reasons. Their doctor tells them to make changes for health reasons. A
- [Staying Positive Amidst Holiday Chaos](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/12/staying-positive-amidst-holiday-chaos/) - With all the chaos in our world, it’s tough to stay positive. It sometimes feels like madness has taken over reason. Although none of us is perfect, most people are good at heart. Heroes are among us, and we rarely recognize them because they don’t seek credit for their acts of bravery and love. Take,
- [The Best Holiday Gift](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/12/the-best-holiday-gift/) - It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holidays and forget what’s most important. Gifts don’t have to be expensive or elaborate. They should be remembered for a long time. The best gift comes from love. A few days ago, I was shopping at the mall and decided to get
- [Finding Joy During the Holidays](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/12/finding-joy-during-the-holidays/) - For some people, the holidays are not joyful. Instead, these individuals might feel stressed, lonely, or depressed. Looking around at families and smiling faces can be a painful reminder of having no one to shop for or feeling overwhelmed with too much to do. Still, it is possible to have a joyful holiday even if
- [Three Ways To Heal Anxiety](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/12/three-ways-to-heal-anxiety/) - Currently, anxiety is classified as a mental disorder but is treated with medication. According to NAMI, 300 million people suffer from it. However, this was not always the case. In the 1960s, renowned psychiatrist Claire Weekes, M.D., successfully treated anxiety without pills.[1] Her two books, Peace from Nervous Suffering and Hope and Help for Your Nerves (available on Amazon), describe her
- [Three Reasons to Be Thankful for Giving](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/11/three-reasons-to-be-thankful-for-giving/) - Many people see Thanksgiving as a time to appreciate friends and gatherings. We look forward to delicious food, clinking glasses, and smiling faces as we gather together. However, some people use this holiday as a time to make special offerings. They understand that giving and receiving are the same, and they are thankful for the
- [Three Ways to Approach the Holidays with Less Stress and More Success](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/11/three-ways-to-approach-the-holidays-with-less-stress-and-more-success/) - The holidays can be stressful. There’s extra shopping, meal prep, and social events. This change in routine and the effort needed can wear on the nervous system. Joy during this season can turn to fatigue and mood swings. However, we can embrace the holidays without the hectic pace that is often required to create a
- [Three Reasons Why Giving and Receiving are the Same](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/11/three-reasons-why-giving-and-receiving-are-the-same/) - I first read in A Course in Miracles that giving and receiving are the same, or in the Twelve Step programs that we must give it away to keep it, I felt completely baffled. It all seemed counterintuitive that I could receive anything by giving. However, over the years, I’ve learned that when I want just about anything—love,
- [The Gift of Forgiveness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/11/the-gift-of-forgiveness/) - Forgiveness is a gift from the heart. Some people don’t want to forgive, choosing to build a wall of superficial protection to avoid getting hurt. However, distance doesn’t shield someone from pain; it only extends it. When people forgive one another, they accomplish three things. First, they improve their relationship with themselves. Holding onto grievances
- [I’m Happiest When…](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/10/im-happiest-when/) - For many of us, happiness is a skill we need to cultivate. Some people naturally experience the joy of ideal childhoods and stay positive. The rest of us may have lost this natural state due to too many setbacks, lack of essential love and care, or being conditioned to feel less than we are; all of which
- [The Color of Pink – Is the Cause and the Cure in the Ink?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/10/the-color-of-pink-is-the-cause-and-the-cure-in-the-ink/) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, established by breast cancer charities to raise awareness of this deadly disease. It is estimated that in 2025, 316,950 women and 2,800 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer.[1] If we want to save lives, breast cancer awareness is the number one preventive measure for this illness. In 1993, Evelyn
- ["The Holiest Place on Earth is Where an Ancient Hatred Has Become a Present Love" - A Course in Miracles](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/10/the-holiest-place-on-earth-is-where-an-ancient-hatred-has-become-a-present-love-a-course-in-miracles/) - Most of us don’t want wars. It’s hard to believe that in our modern civilizations, millions of people still die on the battlefield. Usually, it’s a small group of people in power, not the masses, who make the decisions to go to war. But who are the ones risking their lives on the battlefield? This
- [Why Should I Love Someone I Don’t Even Like?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/10/why-should-i-love-someone-i-dont-even-like/) - I can think of many times when I haven’t been able to feel love for someone. Recently, I was in a grocery store, and one of the customers was acting crazy. He was howling at the ceiling, rolling his eyes upward, showing only the whites of his eyes. When I went to the dining section
- [The Freedom of Choice](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/09/the-freedom-of-choice/) - Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the anger in our world. It’s hard to believe that in 2025, some parts of society behave worse than early humans. Back then, killing and violence were mostly about survival. Over time, however, killing shifted to gaining power over religion and land control. Today, violence is often used
- [Keeping Faith In Troubled Times](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/09/keeping-faith-in-troubled-times/) - For many of us, it’s hard to believe in better days when everything seems to be falling apart. Some people may feel overwhelmed by personal, family, health, or financial struggles. Others might see the state of politics and global conflicts as if the whole world is losing its balance. Surviving the loss of a loved
- [Reflections on Tragedy](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/09/reflections-on-tragedy/) - I didn’t feel like writing a blog today, deeply disturbed, after the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. Besides being only 31 years old, a husband, and father of two, he was a voice for reason and civil discourse. On social media, he’s being accused of hate speech, but I can’t access such proof on the
- [The Young at Heart are Happy Learners](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/09/the-young-at-heart-are-happy-learners/) - I recently attended a conference where one of the senior attendees was among the most active. His mind was as sharp as his quick step. When I complimented him on his piano playing, he told me he had started lessons two years earlier. I often fantasize about taking piano or foreign language lessons, but that’s
- [Labor Day – Celebrating Our Workers](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/09/labor-day-celebrating-our-workers/) - Labor Day is one of those holidays that leaves us scratching our heads as we wonder Do I relax or work today? Some of us have a hard time slowing down, while others struggle to get geared up. But Labor Day isn’t about how we work. While there is some historical controversy regarding the origins of this
- [Embracing Disappointment](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/08/embracing-disappointment/) - It’s completely normal to feel upset when things don’t go as planned. Setting realistic expectations and managing disappointment from an unwanted outcome can lead to anger, sadness, or even vengeful feelings. But we have the power to choose how long those negative emotions stay with us and to find the quickest way to let them
- [Do You Know Your Worth?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/08/do-you-know-your-worth/) - Over many years of practicing psychotherapy, the main problem I’ve seen among patients is low self-esteem. According to Pacific Mental Health, about 85% of the world’s population struggles with low self-esteem. This is a sad statistic. Low self-esteem leads to depression, lack of motivation, underachievement, and poor relationships. Few people are as ‘bad’ as they
- [Living In The Solution](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/08/living-in-the-solution/) - Living in the solution rather than the problem is the healthiest and most freeing way to live. Sometimes, the solution can be uncomfortable and require more effort. However, when we stay in the problem, we face long-term consequences rather than short-term results. Jack and Joan have not followed a budget and find themselves in credit
- [Are You Living Your Dream?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/08/are-you-living-your-dream/) - In our youth, we all had dreams. At age five, I remember hearing boys say they wanted to be policemen, firemen, or pilots. Many of the girls wanted to be nurses (or like me), schoolteachers, or homemakers. As we grew older, our dreams also expanded. We learned how to develop our natural talents, and the
- [Counting Our Blessings Every Day](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/07/counting-our-blessings-every-day/) - It’s so easy to focus on the things we dislike about our lives and overlook all the good. However, when we take the time to remember everything, we can be grateful for, it can make us much happier. Balancing all the positive things against the unpleasant ones requires practice, but it’s definitely worth the effort,
- [Is it Worth it to Be Right?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/07/is-it-worth-it-to-be-right/) - A Course in Miracles asks its readers a vital question: Do I want to be right or happy? Sometimes being right is crucial, such as following directions, evaluating health, and accepting the truth. But when being right matters more than these things, we can suffer greatly. Clinging to a position that contradicts reality only leads to conflict and
- [Ways to a Natural High](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/07/ways-to-a-natural-high/) - For the adrenaline junkie, the quest is endless. Drugs and alcohol aren’t the only ways to get high. There are many types of thrill-seeking activities, from skydiving and extreme sports to pushing personal limits. Some people even love the rush of combat and will re-enlist to chase that feeling. Others get their adrenaline from crazy
- [July 4th – A Great Day To Become Independent](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/07/july-4th-a-great-day-to-become-independent-2/) - When we think of the Fourth of July, we’re reminded that our country declared its independence from Great Britain. This meant we would no longer depend on Great Britain for support or pay taxes to them. But freedom didn’t happen overnight. Many lives were lost, and many hardships had to be faced. Our country wasn’t
- [What is Empathy?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/06/what-is-empathy/) - There’s a lot of talk about narcissism these days. In my view, too many people are labeled as narcissists when they might have other psychological issues, such as different types of autism (another topic), or those who don’t know how to share or express their concerns for others. Others are desensitized and numb to other
- [Four Differences Between Love And Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/06/four-differences-between-love-and-addiction/) - It’s surprising how difficult it’s become for many lovers to connect in lasting intimacy. Dating seems to be a thing of the past, and dating apps almost guarantee instant gratification. When physical attraction and hooking up take precedence over getting to know someone, you run the risk of an addiction rather than true love. There
- [It’s Not My Fault – It’s My Genes](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/06/its-not-my-fault-its-my-genes/) - There’s no doubt that genes play a role in transmitting physical and mental traits. Individuals with family histories of illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, mental health disorders, and addictions are at a higher risk of developing these conditions. However, that doesn’t mean that someone must succumb to these illnesses. Instead, we can use this information
- [The Gift of Gratitude](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/06/the-gift-of-gratitude/) - It’s easy to take things for granted. When I was a victim of addiction, I didn’t appreciate anything. Even though I lived in one of the most beautiful places in the world, I only saw a blur of images — not the stunning waterways, swaying palms, and unique architectural buildings. Instead, my inner world of
- [A Different Kind of Hero](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/05/a-different-kind-of-hero/) - Some heroes never go to war. They quietly dedicate their lives to a cause that is seldom recognized. They do not seek or expect recognition because the value they derive is intrinsic to their work. They neither pick up a weapon nor condemn others. They are warriors for a cause that hurts no one. I
- [Freedom](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/05/freedom/) - What is freedom? We can refer to the official definition – the right to speak, act, or think as one wants without hindrance. Of course, it can’t prevent someone else from doing the same. My freedom doesn’t override yours. Obstructing because of race or religion, holding someone at gunpoint, destroying another person’s property, or running
- [Mother's Day – A Time of Reflection](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/05/mothers-day-a-time-of-reflection/) - The word “mom” generates different emotions depending on one’s life experiences. Some people have warm and loving feelings toward their mothers because their moms are affectionate and caring. Others experience negative emotions regarding their mothers due to painful interactions. For some, like me, there exists a mixture of positive and unpleasant feelings. Moms not only
- [Fear & Honesty](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/05/fear-honesty/) - Do you ever want to share something with someone but dread the possible outcomes? You worry that it won’t be interpreted correctly, that you’ll hurt someone’s feelings, or that you’ll make them angry or sad. People often say they hold back their true feelings because they anticipate a negative reaction. However, it is possible to be your
- [Coaching vs. Therapy – What’s Best for Me?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/04/coaching-vs-therapy-whats-best-for-me/) - In the past decade, there has been a surge of professional coaches who are increasingly recognized as effective sources for facilitating personal growth. Not everyone wants the commitment of time and money that psychotherapy involves; for some, coaching is the best alternative. If you’re seeking help, you might scratch your head trying to figure out
- [What is A Resurrection?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/04/what-is-a-resurrection-2/) - To resurrect means to return to life. Regarding Easter, resurrection refers to Jesus’ return to life after his crucifixion. However, resurrection means more than physically returning to life. It also applies to resurrecting our souls so that our authentic selves can be free. Death has many forms. Some people have suffered so much trauma that
- [Three Things to Achieve Success in Therapy](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/04/three-things-to-achieve-success-in-therapy/) - Over the years, I’ve worked with many people who want to improve their lives. Many of these people have been successful, but others haven’t been able to achieve their goals. Failure isn’t always the fault of the therapist or the patient. Sometimes, unforeseen factors interfere with treatment. However, success is highly likely if you have
- [Unity vs. Separation – What is the Goal?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/04/unity-vs-separation-what-is-the-goal/) - Our world has become highly divisive. For some, tolerance for differing opinions and lifestyles is nearly extinct. Shockingly, in this century, we’re still dividing ourselves into categories of white or black, Christian or Jewish, educated or ignorant. When scrolling through social media, there’s an endless list of groups or events that deliberately exclude others. The
- [Springtime – A Time To Grow](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/03/springtime-a-time-to-grow/) - The seasons can teach us everything we need to know about life, and springtime is no exception. Although warmer climates experience more subtle changes than colder regions, the cosmic pull of new life makes its annual return. Most importantly, regardless of the circumstances, the planet continues to bestow its blessings of new and abundant life.
- [Flexibility Isn’t Just a Physical Thing](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/03/flexibility-isnt-just-a-physical-thing/) - Being flexible about life is a gift. Little children are rarely rigid about anything; they go with the flow. They prioritize being with people they love, playing, and having fun. Their imaginations are always ready for a new journey to wonderland. However, as the years pass, we tend to become more set in our ways.
- [Nature is the Best Soother of All](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/03/nature-is-the-best-soother-of-all/) - For some, these are stressful times. In addition to everything happening in the world, there are the challenges of daily living — bills to pay, children’s needs, traffic, and work difficulties. Many ads promote ways to calm down, including a kaleidoscope of green lights, meditations, and soothing sounds. Looking out my window, I see that
- [Why Gratitude is Beneficial to Mental Health](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/03/why-gratitude-is-beneficial-to-mental-health/) - It’s easy to take things for granted; that’s how the mind works. Once a need is met, focusing on the next objective is natural. Plus, with all the current focus on politics and wars, we are constantly bombarded with negativity. This combined with personal challenges and struggles, makes it easy to lose sight of everything
- [Words are Meaningless without Actions](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/03/words-are-meaningless-without-actions/) - Many words are being tossed around lately—authentic, mindful, worthy—intended to elevate our consciousness and inspire us to become better people. Striving for betterment is always a good thing. However, we mustn’t confuse words with actions. Talking about being authentic or worthy doesn’t embody those traits. It’s actions that make the words a part of a
- [The Three Most Important Keys to Overcoming Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/02/the-three-most-important-keys-to-overcoming-addiction/) - Statistics indicate that up to two-thirds of individuals who seek help for addiction will experience relapse.[1] Whether it involves alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, smoking, or any other issue, the rates are similar. While longevity can be beneficial, the duration of sobriety does not guarantee permanent recovery. In any recovery meeting, very few attendees have 30 years
- [Every Day Is an Opportunity to Share and Receive Love](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/02/every-day-is-an-opportunity-to-share-and-receive-love/) - This past week, we celebrated Valentine’s Day. Although much speculation surrounds the founder of this holiday, St. Valentine still has a place in the Catholic Church. Whether he was a priest, a healer, or an Italian bishop, his name has been honored since the 14th century as someone known for loving acts, such as marrying couples
- [The Most Important Guide You’ll Ever Have](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/02/the-most-important-guide-youll-ever-have/) - Many people seek answers from outside sources. There are Gurus for every area of expertise. Instead of trusting one’s natural inclinations, we need affirmation from others. While seeking advice is usually good, it shouldn’t override our natural inclination. Every human being is born with intuition, an internal navigation system. While maps are essential, we shouldn’t
- [Living In The Solution Instead Of The Problem](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/02/living-in-the-solution-instead-of-the-problem/) - Many of us feel uneasy when problems come up. We don’t like the unexpected; it hinders our goals, creates unnecessary stress, and complicates simple tasks. However, problems often represent a better outcome in disguise. Recently, someone suggested that my blogs are too long. He pointed out that most people no longer read much; they prefer
- [How To Embrace The Unexpected Without Freaking Out](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/01/how-to-embrace-the-unexpected-without-freaking-out/) - If you’re like me, you enjoy having a plan and don’t like it when life throws you curve balls. It’s nice when the day goes about as expected, but you’ll likely get lots of unwanted surprises if you’re busy. Like yesterday. My day was entirely laid out. Pilates at 9:00, meeting at 10:15, lunch meeting at
- [January 20th – A Day To Dream](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/01/january-20th-a-day-to-dream/) - January 20th is Martin Luther King Day, the same day the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump, will be inaugurated. Both men had dreams and manifested those visions despite their human frailties, faults, setbacks, and unimaginable challenges. Even though both were loved by some and despised by others, they forged onward, creating movements that
- [Why It's Hard for Men to Be Honest](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/01/why-its-hard-for-men-to-be-honest/) - “If you search for tenderness, it isn’t hard to find… But if you look for truthfulness, you might as well be blind, it always seems to be so hard to give.” –Billy Joel I recently read an article about women’s apparel that men dislike. The article was based on a survey asking certain questions the
- [Three Steps to Overcome Uncomfortability](https://drdonnamarks.com/2025/01/three-steps-to-overcome-uncomfortability/) - It’s human nature to strive for comfort and avoid unpleasant states. Sometimes, being uncomfortable is a sign of something wrong — a bad decision, an omen, or being played by someone. But sometimes, short-term discomfort is simply a state of resistance toward making a positive change. For example, studying extensively is uncomfortable, yet that’s how we
- [New Years Resolutions – Three Ways to Make Them Stick](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/12/new-years-resolutions-three-ways-to-make-them-stick/) - New Year’s resolutions are not a recent occurrence. It was a tradition started by the Babylonians about 4,000 years ago, celebrating the New Year in March when crops were planted, and promises were made to their gods as a pact for a good yield.[1] In 46 B.C., Julius Ceasar claimed January 1st would start the new year
- [Christmas – The Most Celebrated Birthday in the World](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/12/christmas-the-most-celebrated-birthday-in-the-world/) - Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. Some people cringe when they hear the name because they’ve been subjected to indoctrination that does not fit their internal reality. They have difficulty with concepts like “immaculate conception,” “Son of God,” or “walked on water.” Others are filled with joy at merely hearing his name and believing everything
- [Giving and Receiving – How Different Are They?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/12/giving-and-receiving-how-different-are-they/) - The holidays are a time for gift-giving and generosity. For many, this is stressful and financially taxing. However, regardless of economics or time, it’s fun and exhilarating for others. These people remain like children. They are excited about decorations, spending time with family, and sharing and receiving gifts. Gifts don’t have to be costly. Something
- [My 3 New Friends](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/12/my-3-new-friends/) - A Course in Miracles teaches us that “Every encounter is a holy encounter.” Wherever we go, whomever we meet, there’s an opportunity for a loving exchange. Once receptive to this concept, my life became much happier. I found that love was all around me. Even more important, that love flowed from within me. Last Monday was a bonus day. My
- [3 Ways to Surpass Disappointment During the Holidays](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/12/3-ways-to-surpass-disappointment-during-the-holidays/) - Along with the high expectations during the holidays come disappointments as well. For some, it feels like a roller coaster ride. You think you have plans, and they change or don’t happen at all. You have plenty of time, but the unexpected robs your schedule, leaving you stressed. A team partner turns out to be
- [Thanksgiving – A Time for Gratitude](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/11/thanksgiving-a-time-for-gratitude/) - Thanksgiving without gratitude is like a flower garden without flowers or autumn without a change of leaves. The beauty is lost. Imagine this: Over 400 years ago, you and 101 others sailed across the ocean in a small ship to land in an unknown region. You’re packed in like sardines with no amenities. You’re a
- [“I see only the past” and How This Controls Our Responses and Reactions](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/11/i-see-only-the-past-and-how-this-controls-our-responses-and-reactions/) - A Course in Miracles teaches us that one of the reasons we aren’t happy is because we live in the past. Sigmund Freud drew the same conclusions when he taught about transference — when someone doesn’t like you (or vice-versa) because you remind them of someone who previously caused them discomfort or pain. It’s the
- [Veteran’s Day – A Day to Put Grievances Aside and Give Honor to Vets](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/11/veterans-day-a-day-to-put-grievances-aside-and-give-honor-to-vets-2/) - Veteran’s Day was initially named “Armistice Day,” with the signing of an agreement in 1938 to end fighting at the end of World War I and to declare world peace. After World War II and the Korean War, President Eisenhower and legislation renamed this holiday “Veterans Day.” Most would agree that war is a horrible,
- [The Way of the Peaceful Patriot](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/11/the-way-of-the-peaceful-patriot/) - Tuesday, November 5th of this year, is a historical moment in America. This election represents a country divided in its political beliefs. Like many elections, half of the country supports the Democratic agenda, while the other half endorses the Republican positions. But unlike other elections, candidate hatred has reached an all-time high. America has endured many
- [What is a Miracle?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/10/what-is-a-miracle/) - Most people think of miracles as physical healing. They are associated with those in the Bible who received miraculous cures for physical and mental ailments that seemed beyond repair — when Jesus cured leprosy, blindness, and even death. Others think of miracles as impossible accomplishments — like Albert Einstein, who accessed scientific information about time,
- [3 Differences Between Real Love and Love Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/10/3-differences-between-real-love-and-love-addiction/) - Romantic relationships have become turbulent endeavors. Many who strive to have a loving relationship find themselves in a sea of misery. That’s because there’s no rulebook or much modeling on the components of working relationships. These factors take courage to implement but are not as difficult as some people make them. # 1 Realistic Expectations–
- [Four Ways to Manage Election Stress](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/10/four-ways-to-manage-election-stress/) - The past couple of decades have brought excessive stress during elections. The news fuels anxiety by demonizing candidates and narratives that don’t always hold up when fact-checked. But we can be passionate about our country’s elections without succumbing to chaos. Your sanity is far more important than being at the effect of others’ agendas. #1
- [October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – January was the Month of My Diagnosis](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/10/october-is-breast-cancer-awareness-month-january-was-the-month-of-my-diagnosis/) - Having an entire month devoted to breast cancer awareness is a worthy cause. In 2022, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer, resulting in 670,000 deaths.[1] The American Cancer Society predicts that this year, over 300,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer, resulting in over 40,000 deaths.[2] Breast cancer and death are not unique to
- [What is Forgiveness and Why Does it Matter?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/09/what-is-forgiveness-and-why-does-it-matter/) - People often inflict wounds on one another, whether intentionally or unintentionally. When we experience hurt, forgiveness can feel like an impossible notion. Just as physical wounds require time to heal, emotional wounds also demand patience and care. Yet, for our own well-being, forgiveness is crucial. In the aftermath of being hurt, it’s natural to construct
- [Three Signs You’re Laboring Too Much](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/09/three-signs-youre-laboring-too-much/) - On Labor Day, we celebrate the dedication and contribution of workers to our nation’s progress and success. Work is a fulfilling endeavor, allowing individuals to pursue their passions and life’s calling. Those who find joy in their careers often experience a profound sense of purpose and fulfillment. Their work if of personal benefit and contributes
- [Three Reasons to Venture Beyond Your Comfort Zone](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/08/three-reasons-to-venture-beyond-your-comfort-zone/) - Many of us find solace in our familiar routines and habits. The mere thought of stepping out of our comfort zone into unknown territories can stir up feelings of anxiety. However, the stronger our attachment to our established ways, the less open we become to the joys of spontaneity. Recently, my husband and I decided
- [Three Factors In Raising Mentally Healthy Children](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/08/three-factors-in-raising-mentally-healthy-children/) - Parenting is a tough job, but we can’t turn mental health care entirely over to medicine. More than 60 million people are currently experiencing a mental health diagnosis, with the largest demographic being individuals aged 18-25.[1] Shockingly, over 6 million children under the age of 17 are taking psychiatric medication.[2] While there is a legitimate need
- [Three Signs of Good Mental Health](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/08/three-signs-of-good-mental-health/) - On April 13th, 1970, the Apollo 13 astronauts faced a critical moment when their oxygen tanks failed, prompting the famous radio message from John Swigert, “Houston, we’ve got a problem.” Similarly, today we must acknowledge the pressing issue of mental health challenges here on Earth. While there may be light-hearted anecdotes about quirky behaviors during
- [Four Ways To De-stress For Success](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/07/four-ways-to-de-stress-for-success/) - Some people live such high-stressed lives, they are constantly on edge. They are in the thick of a major project or career maneuver and they barely have time to eat and go to the restroom, let alone spend time with family, or exercise general self-care. They can’t count on uninterrupted sleep, and they’re always on
- [THE NATION THAT HEALS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/07/the-nation-that-heals-together-stays-together/) - Trauma is something that’s been brought to the forefront of psychological conversations recently. We recognize that an event is traumatizing when a person is subjected to something extraordinarily painful and leaves a lasting imprint on the victim. Unless the person addresses the emotions associated with the event, they probably won’t heal. Instead, they will carry
- [The Power of Positive Visualization](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/07/the-power-of-positive-visualization/) - Many people have heard about creative visualization and how you can use it to manifest what you want. You meditate and imagine a scenario that you’d like to have happen — like the perfect house, a relationship, or financial success. Theoretically, creating an imaginary scenario will attract that person, place, or thing into your life.
- [Three Reasons to Celebrate Independence](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/07/three-reasons-to-celebrate-independence/) - This week, we will be celebrating the 4th of July, the day we adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, declaring freedom from the rule of Great Britain. As a free nation, we grew into a world superpower. Our country’s freedom allows people to share their gifts and talents and become independently successful and that’s why
- [What is Freedom?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/06/what-is-freedom/) - On Wednesday, June 19th, we celebrated a fairly new Federal holiday named Juneteenth. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation banning slavery, but it only applied to Confederate states, and on June 19, 1865, African Americans in Galveston Texas learned they were also freed.[1] Then, almost 200 years later, Juneteenth was established to
- [Solving the Pain Problem | Research Detectives with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/06/solving-the-pain-problem-research-detectives-with-dr-donna-marks/) - Pain medications are designed to alleviate discomfort, but they come with significant concerns. Addiction, overdose, and side effects all contribute to what we refer to as the “Pain Problem.” In this episode of Research Detectives, we introduce viewers to scientists dedicated to addressing this issue. They are enhancing our understanding of pain science and the mechanisms by which our bodies transmit pain signals. We will also explore the work of researchers who investigate drug cravings and tolerance, aiming to develop pain medications that remain effective without the need for increasing doses. • June 21, 2024
- [Different Kinds of Dads](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/06/different-kinds-of-dads/) - Father’s Day is an important time to remember how important our dads are. Despite all the conversations about men and their privileges and limitations, we need to remember that it takes two to make a human being. Some dads are better than others, but every child has a father whether he’s present or not. The
- [What is D-Day?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/06/what-is-d-day/) - The term D-Day refers to any military combat operation that is scheduled to be initiated. It isn’t just about World War II but any “Day as a Code” planned attack.[1] Many people think of D-Day as the day the American troops landed on the coast of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, during World War II.
- [Five Myths About Alcohol](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/06/five-myths-about-alcohol/) - It’s fine to have a drink every so often. Right? How else would you relax after a tough day at work or feel comfortable at a social gathering? Plus, even the doctors say a glass or two of red wine is good for you. Not to mention, who wants to be around a teetotaler? People
- [Memorial Day is a Time to Remember](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/05/memorial-day-is-a-time-to-remember/) - Memorial Day is the national holiday to honor those who served in the armed forces and died. For many Americans, it’s a day off from work and cookouts. For those who’ve lost a loved one, it’s a day of mourning. It’s easy to take our armed forces for granted. Some people even feel animosity toward
- [Three Signs of Mentally Healthy Relationships](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/05/three-signs-of-mentally-healthy-relationships/) - Meeting someone new and developing a relationship — romantic or otherwise, always starts out fun and stimulating. But as time goes on, and the newness wears off, enthusiasm also wanes. Then, even further in time when people discover annoyances and imperfections in one another, unresolved tensions can lead to the relationship’s demise. The purpose of
- [Mother’s Day – A Celebration of Life](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/05/mothers-day-a-celebration-of-life/) - Mothers are celebrated because they have provided the gift of life. A life is something for which to be grateful. Some people say they wish they’d never been born. If you are here, it’s not a mistake. Some of us come into the most difficult of challenges, but with the right motives, all those experiences
- [Mental Illness Doesn’t Mean Helpless and Hopeless](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/05/mental-illness-doesnt-mean-helpless-and-hopeless/) - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), since 1949, May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s easy to think of mental illness as something that occurs ‘out there’ but in reality, almost everyone is affected directly or indirectly by mental illness. Currently, just in the U.S., 40 million people are
- [Three Differences Between Real Love And Love Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/04/three-differences-between-real-love-and-love-addiction/) - Romantic love has driven many people to the quest for “completion,” or attempting to find the ultimate “soul mate.” Songs, books, and most expendable products have sex and love at their core message and selling point. Most people don’t realize they’ve been programmed for the ultimate love story and fail to understand that the most
- [Three Antidotes for Depression](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/04/three-antidotes-for-depression/) - If you’re feeling blue, you’re not alone. According to the World Health Organization, 280 million people have some form of depression.[1] Depression can range from mild to severe. Those with mild cases may experience low energy, a decreased appetite, and feelings of despair. People with severe depression have difficulty getting out of bed, have suicidal thoughts,
- [Three Reasons the Term “Substance Use Disorder” is Harmful](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/04/three-reasons-the-term-substance-use-disorder-is-harmful/) - I recently watched the show Painkillers, a series about how the Purdue pharmaceutical company (owned by the Sadler family) produced, promoted, and distributed OxyContin (oxycodone) — but mostly how addictive it is. When patients became addicted, instead of reducing the potency or taking the drug off the market, the Sadlers reframed the disaster. At first, when
- [Three Ways to Turn Disappointments into Opportunities](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/04/three-ways-to-turn-disappointments-into-opportunities/) - Life is full of disappointments. As so skillfully stated in Robert Burns’s poem, To A Mouse, “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men/Gang aft a-gley (oft go awry) — no matter how much we effectively plan, sometimes things just don’t work out. It’s those curve balls in life that we don’t see coming that cause us
- [What is a Resurrection?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/04/what-is-a-resurrection/) - To resurrect doesn’t simply mean to “arise from the dead.” According to the Merriam–Webster Dictionary, it also means “to bring to view, attention, or use again.” So even though Easter celebrates Jesus’ rising from the dead and bringing eternal life to all, other religions also celebrate different forms of spiritual resurrection. For Jews, Passover is a remembrance
- [Three Ways to Unblock Resistance](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/03/three-ways-to-unblock-resistance/) - Last week we discussed resistance and how it consciously and unconsciously blocks us from obtaining our goals. It’s normal to feel resistant to change, and if we’re not aware of its control over us, we’ll remain blocked. Now we’ll address three ways that you can move beyond those walls and achieve success. #1 Reframing It’s
- [Two Types of Resistance and How It Blocks Success](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/03/two-types-of-resistance-and-how-it-blocks-success/) - Even though many people sign up for change, most people encounter resistance along the way, particularly in personal growth. They don’t follow through with tasks or assignments that would help them improve what ails them. They decide they don’t like what’s required of them before giving it a fair chance. They argue that the suggestion
- [3 Ways that People Block their Feelings](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/03/3-ways-that-people-block-their-feelings/) - Last week we discussed feelings and that there are no “bad” feelings even though some emotions are perceived that way. When we feel anxious, angry, sad, hurt, depressed, or fearful, we tend to get rid of these states as quickly as possible. Most people don’t even realize they are avoiding themselves by blocking unwanted emotions.
- [There’s No Such Thing As “Bad” Feelings](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/03/theres-no-such-thing-as-bad-feelings/) - I’ve witnessed many people going to great lengths to suppress feelings at all costs. They’d gotten the notion that feeling sad, mad, or anything that doesn’t resemble “good,” is bad — if it’s uncomfortable get rid of it. But feelings are what makes us human, and we have them for a reason. So instead of
- [Humor and Addiction Recovery](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/02/humor-and-addiction-recovery/) - Addiction is a serious illness, no doubt about it. It’s the number one physical and mental health problem, and it’s getting worse, not better. There seems to be a correlation between an advancing society and ways to get high or otherwise distracted. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way. Staying sober isn’t as hard
- [Three Ways to Turn Suffering into Success](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/02/three-ways-to-turn-suffering-into-success/) - It’s highly unlikely that someone would go through a lifetime without experiencing painful events that are unplanned or unwanted. There are always unexpected losses and situations that can rock someone’s world and shake it to the core. During those moments we can feel that there’s no hope of a positive outcome. But even though we
- [Three Ways to Overcome Stress and Stay in the Calm Zone](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/02/three-ways-to-overcome-stress-and-stay-in-the-calm-zone/) - It’s impossible to go through life without stress. There will always be hectic moments and unwanted situations beyond our control. During those times when we experience emotional and physical states that are uncomfortable, it’s only natural to resist them. But resisting stress only compounds it. Instead, you can learn to move through those moments without
- [Four Key Elements Of Relationship Safety & Trust](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/02/four-key-elements-of-relationship-safety-trust/) - Safety and trust are rarely spoken about, but they are the foundation and cornerstones of any relationship. People must be able to trust one another for the relationship to survive. Some people need more reassurance than others. If they’ve been betrayed by others, they might feel skittish now, even if there isn’t just cause. If
- [Romance & Recovery](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/01/romance-recovery/) - Addiction is an empty hole that is trying to be filled with anything that masks feelings of emptiness or emotional discomfort. That’s why there’s only one addiction — what I call the invisible hole. When someone stops a single addiction, that hole will be like a heat-seeking device searching for the next source of warmth. But
- [Healing From Loss](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/01/healing-from-loss/) - Losing someone or anything of significance (a career, your beloved pet, a sentimental object), that you love is always a painful experience. It not only leaves a hole in one’s life but in one’s heart also. People cope with loss in different ways. Some people try to be stoic while others fill their lives with
- [Three Differences Between Justice And Revenge](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/01/three-differences-between-justice-and-revenge/) - Betrayal comes in many different forms — infidelity, conning, lying, omission, theft, and any other form of deception to avoid keeping one’s word. When someone defiles an agreement it’s only natural to want to get even. But getting even has a cost and often results in a lose-lose outcome because it’s investing in revenge instead
- [Three Differences Between Abstinence and Sobriety](https://drdonnamarks.com/2024/01/three-differences-between-abstinence-and-sobriety/) - Lots of people get sober or stop other bad habits, but very few maintain lifetime sobriety. Being sober isn’t just about abstaining from something. It’s about transforming from an individual who seeks to get high to someone who gives. It’s someone who has decided to love themselves more than they love getting a quick fix.
- [My New Year’s Resolution – A New Attitude](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/12/my-new-years-resolution-a-new-attitude/) - It’s easy to slip into negativity. Aside from life’s ups and downs, the news bombards us with one disaster after the next. It seems everything’s wrong in the world and there’s no hope for better. Then there’s life in general. Appliances break, things get canceled, illnesses hijack our plans, and people who don’t keep their
- [Three Benefits of Sober (Clear-Minded) Holidays](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/12/three-benefits-of-sober-clear-minded-holidays/) - The holidays are a time to eat, drink, spend, and be merry. Right? Not necessarily. For many people, eating, drinking, and spending leads to moroseness instead of merriment. Weight gain, hangovers, anxiety, debt, depression, and a multitude of other conditions are often the not-so-fun side of holiday glee-boosted indulgences. We’ve become conditioned – consciously and
- [Three Ways to Achieve Christmas Consciousness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/12/three-ways-to-achieve-christmas-consciousness/) - In a traditional sense, Christmas is a holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The name Christ means the anointed one. Jesus’ birth name in Hebrew was Yeshua and when translated into English means Joshua.[1] There’s been much controversy and bloodshed over whether Jesus is the actual messiah, brought to earth to save the world.
- [Replacing Stress with Less During the Holidays](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/12/replacing-stress-with-less-during-the-holidays/) - For many people, the holidays are a stressful time. There is pressure to attend holiday events, spend additional money, wrap presents, decorate, and entertain guests – all neatly crammed into existing busy schedules. These added tasks can be overwhelming and take the fun out of this special time of the year. But just because the
- [It’s Not My Problem, Why Do I Need Help?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2017/01/its-not-my-problem/) - The most precarious part of the therapeutic process for any person who is targeted as the problem and seeking therapy or treatment is lack of participation by the support system.
- [Tools for successful Psychotherapy](https://drdonnamarks.com/2017/01/tools-for-successful-psychotherapy/) - Hopefully, if you have mustered the courage to seek counseling, you will have a productive and positive experience.
- [Psychiatry Vs. Psychotherapy Vs. Psychoanalysis](https://drdonnamarks.com/2017/01/psychiatry-vs-psychotherapy-vs-psychoanalysis/) - Confused? In the field of psychology, there are so many different types of credentials that it can be overwhelming to try to decipher all of them.
- [Addiction Expert Claims the Holidays Can Be Another Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2019/12/addiction-expert-claims-the-holidays-can-be-another-addiction/) - Confused? In the field of psychology, there are so many different types of credentials that it can be overwhelming to try to decipher all of them.
- [Why Treatment Fails](https://drdonnamarks.com/2019/12/why-treatment-fails/) - Confused? In the field of psychology, there are so many different types of credentials that it can be overwhelming to try to decipher all of them.
- [The time has come to face the truth about Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/02/the-time-has-come-to-face-the-truth-about-addiction/) - The time has come for us to Exit the Maze of denial and embrace the freedom of truth. Blame serves no purpose, but we can join together and save lives.
- [Addiction to Fear — The Root of All Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/addiction-to-fear-the-root-of-all-addiction/) - Addiction to fear is causing more suffering than the Coronavirus (CV19). The treatment industry defines addiction as repeatedly doing the same thing in spite of negative consequences.
- [Staying Sober Without Meetings](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/staying-sober-without-meetings/) - The coronavirus has brought an abrupt end to recovery meetings. This is a travesty, but you can survive, and you can stay sober.
- [Your Addiction is a Blessing in Disguise](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/your-addiction-is-a-blessing-in-disguise/) - Have you been struggling with a behavior you cannot stop? Maybe you were able to quit one…
- [Being Addicted Doesn’t Mean You’re Broken](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/being-addicted-doesnt-mean-youre-broken/) - There’s a difference between being broken and being wounded. One state offers hope; the other offers despair.
- [How Did I Get This Way?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/how-did-i-get-this-way/) - Discover Root Causes of Your Addiction
- [Healing Your Addiction Is an Inside Job](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/healing-your-addiction-is-an-inside-job/) - Did you know that most people who attempt to stop an addiction do not succeed? Research shows that only 25–40% of people stay sober from attending 12-Step programs or residential treatments.
- [A Clear Integrated Approach](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/a-clear-integrated-approach/) - There is more than one route to the same destination. We aren’t here to tell you how to make your journey, but we can provide a navigational system that does work. In fact, it’s been proven and refined for over 30 years.
- [The Path to Real Healing](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/the-path-to-real-healing/) - Some people have had dozens of chances to get sober, the best treatment centers, a good support system, and yet they don’t stay sober.
- [Early Warning Signs of Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/early-warning-signs-of-addiction/) - Some people find themselves addicted from the first drink of alcohol, or the first hit of anything that provides an overwhelming euphoria.
- [So, You Think You Can Just “Quit” Your Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/05/so-you-think-you-can-just-quit-your-addiction/) - Some people find themselves addicted from the first drink of alcohol, or the first hit of anything that provides an overwhelming euphoria.
- [With So Many People Losing Children to Addiction, Where’s the Manual on How to Be a Mom?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/05/with-so-many-people-losing-children-to-addiction-wheres-the-manual-on-how-to-be-a-mom/) - 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.
- [This Virus is Driving Me Crazy!](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/05/this-virus-is-driving-me-crazy/) - 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 calm and present mother.
- [May is Mental Health Month- How Fit Do You Feel?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/05/may-is-mental-health-month-how-fit-do-you-feel/) - How perfect that right while we’ve been sequestered in our homes for the past six weeks, we are currently celebrating Mental Health Month.
- [Advice on choosing love over fear - WPTV News](https://drdonnamarks.com/2019/05/advice-on-choosing-love-over-fear-wptv-news/) - Psychotherapist Dr. Donna Marks sheds light on how to choose love over fear on WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast • May 13, 2019
- [Spiritual Healing - Guided Healing Meditation #1 by Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/04/spiritual-healing-guided-healing-meditation-1-by-dr-donna-marks/) - Find a safe space to relax, unwind and heal. Dr. Donna Marks guides you in through a peaceful meditation to heal unresolved issues. • April 11, 2020
- [Dr. Donna Marks Is NOT Your Run-of-the-Mill Expert! with Jesse Lee Peterson](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/03/dr-donna-marks-is-not-your-run-of-the-mill-expert-with-jesse-lee-peterson/) - Dr. Donna was inspired to come on the show after hearing another "expert" on JLP show make a fool of himself! An expert without all that okey doke, Dr. Donna and Jesse have an amazing conversation that just might make you rethink a few things. • March 10, 2020
- [LIVE AT GRANT discuss Exit the Maze with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2019/11/live-at-grant-discuss-exit-the-maze-with-dr-donna-marks/) - • November 9, 2019
- [Dr. Donna Marks Sharing Learn, Grow, Forgive on #WoMRadio - Part 1](https://drdonnamarks.com/2019/05/dr-donna-marks-sharing-learn-grow-forgive-on-womradio-part-1/) - In part 1 of this 3-part interview, Dr. Donna Marks, psychoanalyst, licensed addictions counselor, author, consultant, public speaker, and instructor of A Course in Miracles shares with Dori DeCarlo in our Authors Alley. By healing her childhood trauma, she grew from an 18 y.o., single mom and high school dropout to a person who overcame multiple addictions, poverty, and plenty of disasters during her life. For over 30 years, she has helped thousands of people break patterns by reclaiming their minds and learning how to choose love over fear. Her book, Learn, Grow, Forgive, offers a three-step process that helps people get out of the maze and stay out. By facing the past, releasing old pain and forgiving yourself, you will find the love you have always wanted. • May 1, 2019
- [Dr. Donna Marks Sharing Learn, Grow, Forgive on #WoMRadio - Part 3](https://drdonnamarks.com/2019/05/dr-donna-marks-sharing-learn-grow-forgive-on-womradio-part-3/) - In part 3 of this 3-part interview, Dr. Donna Marks, psychoanalyst, licensed addictions counselor, author, consultant, public speaker, and instructor of A Course in Miracles shares with Dori DeCarlo in our Authors Alley. After 30 years of personal and professional healing, Dr. Donna has created a path to freedom from bondage. Her book Learn, Grow, Forgive is written for those of us stuck in a pattern we can't seem to break. In her book, this three-step process helps people get out of the maze and stay out. In part 3 we talk about how to Forgive yourself and the past as you Learn, Grow and Forgive and love yourself. • May 15, 2019
- [Are You Among the Silent Suffering With Addiction?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/05/are-you-among-the-silent-suffering-with-addiction/) - 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.
- [Run Away from Addiction and Into the Arms of Recovery](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/06/run-away-from-addiction-and-into-the-arms-of-recovery/) - 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....
- [Are You Suffering From Emotional-Bypass Spirituality?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/06/are-you-suffering-from-emotional-bypass-spirituality/) - During several decades as a psychotherapist and an instructor of A Course in Miracles I’ve watched spiritual concepts get twisted into absurdity.
- [Boys Will Be Boys, But Men Are for Real](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/06/boys-will-be-boys-but-men-are-for-real/) - Every young boy goes through stages of development that will either foster independence and maturity or hinder it. Too much leniency or too many rules can stunt the natural progression from a boy to adolescent, then on to manhood.
- [The Truth About Addiction and Treatment](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/06/the-truth-about-addiction-and-treatment/) - 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.
- [Fear vs. Anxiety](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/06/fear-vs-anxiety/) - I’ve gotten to the point that I cringe every time I hear the word “anxiety.” I’m conditioned to equate the word will pills.
- [Addiction — The Root of Most Deadly Illness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/07/addiction-the-root-of-most-deadly-illness/) - When writing, Exit the Maze — One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure, I discovered something so stunning, I could hardly believe my eyes.
- [The Sacred Journey of Recovery](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/07/the-sacred-journey-of-recovery/) - Are you one of the many people in recovery who feels like you’re missing something?
- [Parents of Addicted Children](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/07/parents-of-addicted-children/) - There’s a 12-Step program for just about everything. Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) has been around for a long time. It was a spin-off of Al-Anon, which evolved from Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Calling All Angels](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/08/calling-all-angels/) - Over the past couple of decades, I’ve witnessed many leaders in the mental health field who are not willing to face their own fears and dependencies.
- [Every Pink Cloud Has a Thunderstorm Lining](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/08/every-pink-cloud-has-a-thunderstorm-lining/) - We’ve often heard every dark cloud has a silver lining. But in recovery, we’re often warned about the pink cloud of new sobriety.
- [Doubt — The Ego’s Best Friend](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/08/doubt-the-egos-best-friend/) - Doubt has many forms — in others, in yourself, in the future, and even in factual evidence. A Course in Miracles tells us, “No evidence will convince you of the truth you do not want.”
- [The Recovery Saboteur](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/08/the-recovery-saboteur/) - To sabotage is deliberately to undermine or destroy something. A saboteur is a person who sabotages a particular situation or event.
- [Addiction Is the Only Illness That We Willfully Follow to Our Grave](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/08/addiction-is-the-only-illness-that-we-willfully-follow-to-our-grave/) - When a person gets a deadly diagnosis, and the panic wears off, they usually follow their physician’s treatment recommendations.
- [The Architect of Our Lives](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/09/the-architect-of-our-lives/) - I am responsible for what I see. I choose the feelings I experience, and I decide upon the goal I would achieve. And everything that seems to happen to me I ask for, and receive as I have asked.
- [The One Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/09/the-one-addiction/) - You may have heard the expression, “A rose, is a rose, is a rose.” The same holds true for addiction.
- [Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/09/hear-no-evil-see-no-evil-speak-no-evil/) - Each one of us has the free will to be open-minded and to think for ourselves.
- [Forgiveness — The Key to Happiness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/10/forgiveness-the-key-to-happiness/) - According to A Course in Miracles, forgiveness is the key to happiness. But what does it mean to forgive? And what does it have to do with being happy?
- [The Silver Lining of Betrayal](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/10/the-silver-lining-of-betrayal/) - Betrayal takes many forms. Trust from one person to another is betrayed when an agreement has been unilaterally breached.
- [When the Worst Happens](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/10/when-the-worst-happens/) - Last Saturday morning, I received one of those most-dreaded telephone calls I’d ever expected. “Donna, please call me.
- [Addiction — The Root of Most Deadly Illness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/10/addiction-the-root-of-most-deadly-illness-2/) - When writing, Exit the Maze — One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure, I discovered something so stunning, I could hardly believe my eyes.
- [The Power of Pain](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/the-power-of-pain/) - Even though we have physical pain and emotional pain, they have similarities when it comes to healing.
- [Being Your Best During the Worst of Times](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/being-your-best-during-the-worst-of-times/) - The year 2020 has been an emotional challenge for almost everyone. Covid19 has created financial uncertainty for some, isolation for others, and disruption to the family system.
- [The Power of Change](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/the-power-of-change/) - When a family suffers from addiction, it’s only natural to focus on the person who has an apparent addiction.
- [THANKS – GIVING](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/thanks-giving/) - A Course in Miracles teaches that sharing and receiving are the same. Years ago, I’d never thought about it like that. I’d always thought there were givers and takers; each filled a role for the other.
- [Name, Don’t Blame](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/name-dont-blame/) - With so much chaos on our planet, it’s hard to stay centered and positive. It is possible to be calm under any circumstance, if you are willing to embrace truth while practicing being an observer rather than a reactor.
- [Clues to Replace the Holiday Blues](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/12/clues-to-replace-the-holiday-blues/) - The 2020 holidays will go down in history as one of the most memorable. Shutdowns, limited gatherings, and online shopping replaced endless meanderings, big parties, and shop-til-you-drop.
- [You Are Not Alone](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/12/you-are-not-alone/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Gifts That Will Be Remembered](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/12/gifts-that-will-be-remembered/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Be the Love That You Want](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/12/be-the-love-that-you-want/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Shark Mindset Live - Donna Marks Interview](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/shark-mindset-live-donna-marks-interview/) - Dr. Donna Marks enters Walter Bond’s 'Shark Mindset' show for an in-depth discussion on mindset, patterns, addiction, and genuine healing. • November 17, 2020
- [Physical Healing - Guided Healing Meditation #3 by Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/physical-healing-guided-healing-meditation-3-by-dr-donna-marks/) - Find a safe space to relax, unwind and heal. Dr. Donna Marks guides you in through a peaceful meditation to heal unresolved issues. • November 25, 2020
- [Healing your past - Guided Healing Meditation #2 by Dr Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/healing-your-past-guided-healing-meditation-2-by-dr-donna-marks/) - Find a safe space to relax, unwind and heal. Dr. Donna Marks guides you in through a peaceful meditation to heal unresolved issues. • November 24, 2020
- [Spotlight on Addiction - The ATC Network with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2020/11/spotlight-on-addiction-the-atc-network-with-dr-donna-marks/) - Spotlight on Addiction and Recovery host Scott Jones speaks with Dr. Donna Marks about addiction and finding your purpose in life. Dr. Marks brings a fresh opinion and has shown her dedication to helping others in her years of practice in the mental health and addiction fields. • November 30, 2020
- [Wear Your Recovery Like a Badge of Honor](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/01/wear-your-recovery-like-a-badge-of-honor/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Caring vs. Co-Dependency](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/01/caring-vs-co-dependency/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/01/how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolution/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [The Family That Heals Together Stays Together](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/01/the-family-that-heals-together-stays-together/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Protecting Our Children – How to Talk to Your Kids About Mental Health](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/01/protecting-our-children-how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-mental-health/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Do I Think or Feel My Way Toward Healing? The Million Dollar Question](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/02/do-i-think-or-feel-my-way-toward-healing-the-million-dollar-question/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Parents Of Dysfunctional Adults](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/02/parents-of-dysfunctional-adults/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Filling-up Versus Covering-up The Hole Of Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/02/filling-up-versus-covering-up-the-hole-of-addiction/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Do You Think You’re Allergic to Your Feelings?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/03/do-you-think-youre-allergic-to-your-feelings/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Do You Get “Triggered” to Relapse?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/03/do-you-get-triggered-to-relapse/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Only One Family Member Per Therapist?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/03/only-one-family-member-per-therapist/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Are You Willing to See the Truth?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/04/are-you-willing-to-see-the-truth/) - One of my favorite passages from A Course in Miracles states: “No evidence will convince you of the truth of what you do not want.” This is a powerful statement, and often, both therapists and their patients are faced with the dilemma of unwanted truth.
- [Faith – A Muscle Only You Can Strengthen](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/04/faith-a-muscle-only-you-can-strengthen/) - Are you the type of person who struggles to achieve a particular goal and can’t seem to get there? If so, you are like many people (myself included) who didn’t understand why all our efforts propelled rather than attracted our dreams and aspirations.
- [Boredom is Just Another Word for Everything to Lose](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/04/boredom-is-just-another-word-for-everything-to-lose/) - Are you the type of person who struggles to achieve a particular goal and can’t seem to get there? If so, you are like many people (myself included) who didn’t understand why all our efforts propelled rather than attracted our dreams and aspirations.
- [The Way Out of the Black Hole of Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/05/the-way-out-of-the-black-hole-of-addiction/) - We’ve all heard of the black holes that lurk out there in the many galaxies. They are almost impossible to detect and have only been discovered through scientific observation of the elusive space and its interaction with its surroundings.
- [Three Ways to Have the Best Mother’s Day](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/05/three-ways-to-have-the-best-mothers-day/) - There’s one thing we all have in common, a mom. Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate that woman for giving you the gift of life.
- [Three Signs of Healthy Conflict](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/05/three-signs-of-healthy-conflict/) - It’s human nature to want to back away from a conflict. Many people have witnessed conflict as destructive, with one or more people getting hurt. The underlying fear creates a feeling of discomfort, and we tend to avoid discomfort at all costs.
- [Are You Too Successful to Be Addicted?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/05/are-you-too-successful-to-be-addicted/) - Addiction is a pandemic problem and at the root of almost all medical and emotional issues. But most people think of an addict as someone they can see; a person who is staggering down the street with an empty liquor bottle or someone so obese he can barely walk.
- [Creating the Space for Healing Wounded Relationships](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/05/creating-the-space-for-healing-wounded-relationships/) - Have you ever felt close to someone and then wondered why you stopped hearing from that person? I’m not talking about the relationships that end in arguments.
- [To Have What You Want, Be What You Want](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/06/to-have-what-you-want-be-what-you-want/) - Do you ever wonder why some people are happy and you don’t feel that way? Happy people have learned something that unhappy people don't know or don't want to know. Instead of going through life trying to get something, they are givers.
- [Loving Yourself | The Authors Unite Show - Dr. Donna Marks with Tyler Wagner](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/06/loving-yourself-the-authors-unite-show-dr-donna-marks-with-tyler-wagner/) - In this episode of The Authors Unite Show with Dr. Donna Marks shares on How to Appreciate Yourself? Donna’s struggle with addiction brought her to a worldwide search for healing. She became licensed as a Mental Health Counselor in 1987. In 1989, she earned a Doctorate Degree in Adult Education, then became Certified in Addictions, Gestalt Therapy, Psychoanalysis, Hypnosis, and Sex Therapy. Donna developed an award-winning addiction training program at Palm Beach Community College. She co-owned an outpatient treatment program and is a consultant to treatment centers. • June 3, 2021
- [Addiction Roulette - A Gamble With Very Bad Odds](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/06/addiction-roulette-a-gamble-with-very-bad-odds/) - One of the problems with the current recovery models is that they don’t recognize there’s only one addiction. You might be thinking, ‘What? That’s impossible; everyone knows there’s a whole list of addictions!’
- [Are You One of the Lucky Ones?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/06/are-you-one-of-the-lucky-ones/) - Some people go through life never understanding why they don’t reach their goals. They don’t see why they aren’t getting the career they want, true love, good health, or peace of mind.
- [What Kind of Communicator Are You?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/06/what-kind-of-communicator-are-you/) - Have you ever noticed how some people are such effective communicators that they usually get what they want? The chances are that these people know the secret to being heard.
- [July 4th – A Great Day To Become Independent](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/07/july-4th-a-great-day-to-become-independent/) - It took a sustained commitment by those responsible for forming and organizing our early standards for governing ourselves as a free nation.
- [Is It Love Or Addiction?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/07/is-it-love-or-addiction/) - Love in all its forms is often confused with addiction. One covers up the void while it continues to expand. The other one fills the emptiness with lasting fulfillment.
- [The Difference Between Sex & Love Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/07/the-difference-between-sex-love-addiction/) - Many people often ask about the difference between sex addiction and love addiction. While they often go hand-in-hand, they are not the same. Sex addiction has nothing to do with love.
- [My Trip To The Veteran’s Administration](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/07/my-trip-to-the-veterans-administration/) - A few days ago, I visited the V.A. for the first time. It was one of the most touching experiences of my life. I was there to check on my mom’s assisted living benefits as the widow of a vet.
- [Hello Covid, Good-bye Jessie](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/08/hello-covid-good-bye-jessie/) - Last September, I was visiting a friend out of state. Checking my voicemail, I was stunned by the following message: Hi, Donna. Some bad news. Jessie died last night...
- [Three Things in Which You Should Never Give Up](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/08/three-things-in-which-you-should-never-give-up/) - Maybe you’ve heard the expression, “Don’t quit before the miracle.” So many people do. They get tired of waiting and think things will never get better, either for themselves or others.
- [Three Main Reasons Relationships Burn Out](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/08/three-main-reasons-relationships-burn-out/) - There was a popular song in the ’70s written by Paul Simon, “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover.” It was a punchy, satirical song that provided “logical” drama-free departures from relationships.
- [Staying Cool During the Next Covid Heat Up](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/08/staying-cool-during-the-next-covid-heat-up/) - Just when we thought it was safe to breathe again, we get hit with another wave of Covid, the Delta variant. Some people’s nerves are frazzled to the max, while others seem to be relatively unaffected.
- [Four Things that Make a Person Wealthy & Wise](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/08/four-things-that-make-a-person-wealthy-wise/) - During several decades of working with individuals in the top-tier of income, I’ve found having a high I.Q. isn’t the main factor in their success. However, several factors do create wealth, and it’s not as complicated as one might think...
- [Some Things Broken, Can’t Be Fixed](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/09/some-things-broken-cant-be-fixed/) - I once knocked a small figurine off my desk. It had some sentimental value, so I was upset when it shattered into hundreds of pieces. It had been broken and fixed a couple of times before, but this time, the damage was beyond repair. So as much as it meant to me, I had to
- [Four Reasons Addiction is Hard to Face](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/09/four-reasons-addiction-is-hard-to-face/) - When it comes to addiction, some people spend more time resisting change than getting well. They’re more afraid of living without the vice than being fully alive.
- [Three Reasons Co-Dependency is Just Another Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/09/three-reasons-co-dependency-is-just-another-addiction/) - When the codependency label first came out, the term was paired with chemical dependency rather than addict and co-addict. At the time, the only reference to addiction was hard-core drugs like heroin. Some diagnostic manuals still don’t use the word addiction, but that only keeps people in denial and prevents early intervention. Like any other
- [Five Things To Look For In A Therapist](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/09/five-things-to-look-for-in-a-therapist/) - Choosing a therapist is one of the most important decisions anyone can make. Like tradespeople, there’s a therapist for just about everything. You don’t want to hire a plumber for an electrical problem, and you don’t want to hire the wrong therapist for your unique issue. Psychotherapy is a big commitment of your time and
- [Four Traits of a Good Friend](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/10/four-traits-of-a-good-friend/) - Maybe you’ve heard that good friends aren’t easy to come by. Perhaps it’s not that they’re so hard to find, but instead, you don’t know what to look for in a good comrade.
- [Three Factors of a Successful Intervention](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/10/three-factors-of-a-successful-intervention/) - There are several ways to do an intervention, but the biggest mistake anyone can make is not addressing an addiction at all. Ignoring an eating disorder or substance abuse can lead to dire consequences including death. Other addictions lead to poor physical and mental health due to the stress incurred from never having enough. But
- [Not My Cancer](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/10/not-my-cancer/) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer, if caught early, is one of the most easily diagnosed and successfully treated cancers. Also, early detection helps to prevent extensive surgery and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, many people (like myself) fail to take preventive measures resulting in over 685,000 male and female global deaths per year. This tragic
- [How Covid Created Crazy Drivers And Deranged Plane Passengers](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/11/how-covid-created-crazy-drivers-and-deranged-plane-passengers/) - If you’ve been in a car recently, you’ve probably found yourself taking a sharp swerve to the left or right to avoid someone who’s driving like a bat out of hell. It appears stop signs, speed limits, and legal passing are a thing of the past. Crazy driving might be tolerated, but unruly behavior on
- [How Are A Human And A Fly Alike?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/11/how-are-a-human-and-a-fly-alike/) - Believe it or not, this is a question on an I.Q. test. I once volunteered as a candidate for my friend who had to administer twenty such exams in her psychological testing course. In one of the processing questions, I was caught off guard when she asked, “How are a human and a fly alike?”
- [How I Turned The Holiday Blues Into Light](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/11/how-i-turned-the-holiday-blues-into-light/) - Some people find the holidays a difficult time of year. When someone is alone and lonely, it’s challenging to be bombarded with messages of cheer and joy. It appears you’re on the outside watching everyone else have a good ole time. Everywhere you turn, it seems children are bouncing up and down with glee, lovers
- [Hacking Sex Addiction with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/07/hacking-sex-addiction-with-dr-donna-marks/) - Dr. Donna Marks steps into The Brain and Brand Show with Timothy Maurice to delve deep into the taboo subject of sex addiction. After years of research and working directly with clients, Dr. Marks has become the go to expert on the root cause of addiction, and is working to spread awareness of the cure. • July 9, 2021
- [How to Turn Meltdowns into Miracles](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/11/how-to-turn-meltdowns-into-miracles/) - Have you ever planned out your day, and it feels like a monkey wrench is thrown in, turning your world upside down? It’s terribly frustrating to think you have a good orderly direction for your day, and then all your plans are sabotaged.
- [How To Be Thankful When You’re Not](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/11/how-to-be-thankful-when-youre-not/) - Thanksgiving is the time of year when we’re supposed to be thankful for our blessings. But for some people, it’s the worst time of year.
- [Three Solutions to Holiday Loneliness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/12/three-solutions-to-holiday-loneliness/) - Loneliness is a chronic problem that keeps on growing. In December 2018, Phys.Org reported that three-fourths of Americans experienced moderate to high levels of loneliness.
- [Three Easy Steps to Maintain Your Recovery During the Holidays](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/12/three-easy-steps-to-maintain-your-recovery-during-the-holidays/) - The holidays can be the toughest time of year to stay abstinent from an addiction. Relapsing with drinking, eating disorders, and over-spending are at high risk during this time. The added stress of preparations, family relations, and feeling alone can trigger thoughts about your addiction. As a result, some people find themselves going backward without
- [Three Healthy Ways to Turn Holiday Depression into Joy](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/12/three-healthy-ways-to-turn-holiday-depression-into-joy/) - According to the National Institute for Mental Health, in 2019, an estimated 66.3% of U.S. adults aged 18 or older have suffered from depression and received treatment in the past year. Coincidentally, the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports a severe increase in substance abuse since March of 2020, when COVID was declared a national
- [Every Day Is A New Year](https://drdonnamarks.com/2021/12/every-day-is-a-new-year/) - January 1st is when many people make a New Year’s resolution. And it might be the beginning of a new calendar year, but that doesn’t mean every day isn’t the beginning of a new year. And whether it’s January 1, or February 21 of 2022, it’s the first and last day of that year –
- [How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/01/how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolution-2/) - 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 one. But usually, after a few weeks, the resolution gives way to a lack of interest and ultimately is altogether forgotten. If you want to
- [Who’s In Charge Of Your Mind?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/01/whos-in-charge-of-your-mind/) - Most people have a hard time changing. They don’t realize how easy it is to feel better. The only reason change is difficult is because they listen to their mind.
- [Acquiring Faith When You Have None](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/01/acquiring-faith-when-you-have-none/) - People in recovery or on a spiritual quest are often told to “Keep the faith” or “Trust your higher power.” But what if you don’t have a deity to turn to, or you’ve never learned how to “Turn it over.
- [If You Won’t Change, Neither Will Anything Else](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/01/if-you-wont-change-neither-will-anything-else/) - One of my friends said, “Change is good. You go first.” His humorous comment reflects the difficulty many of us face when we can’t seem to muster the force that would change unwanted circumstances.
- [It’s Not My Problem, Why Do I Need Help?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/02/its-not-my-problem-why-do-i-need-help/) - The most precarious part of the therapeutic process for any person who is targeted as the problem and seeking therapy or treatment is lack of participation by the support system.
- [Historical Number of Deaths During Covid  How to Cope With the Tragedies](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/03/historical-number-of-deaths-during-covid-how-to-cope-with-the-tragedies/) - In July of 2021, the CDC reported that 2020 held the highest number of overdoses (almost 100,000) ever recorded. Most overdoses were from prescription cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription opiates, and fentanyl (a synthetic opiate).
- [When it comes to mental Strength – Practice Makes Perfect](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/04/when-it-comes-to-mental-strength-practice-makes-perfect/) - When people seek help for an emotional or mental disorder, they often see the benefits of changing the way they think. They are willing to do things differently and can then reap the benefits of hard work. However, permanent change doesn’t come from the short-term effort, but from ongoing awareness and change. Just because you
- [Three Signs That You’re Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/04/three-signs-that-youre-suffering-from-post-traumatic-stress-syndrome/) - It’s not until relatively recently that we’ve fully understood the mental health condition known as Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). PTSD is more common than most people think. Not all trauma is PTSD, but all PTSD results from unhealed trauma. Trauma can vary from an unexpected loss to emotional, physical, or sexual abuse and exposure to
- [Surviving the Waiting Room](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/04/surviving-the-waiting-room/) - How often have you waited and given up on the thing you most wanted because it seemed it wouldn’t happen? At first, you did all the right things to prepare yourself for the miracle, and then a positive mental attitude slowly eroded away with negative thoughts. “This isn’t going to happen,” “You want too much,”
- [Why Some People Get What They Want and Others Don’t](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/04/why-some-people-get-what-they-want-and-others-dont/) - I recently had a conversation with someone (we’ll call Larry) who was sad because he was experiencing a different vibe from his relatives. “They used to be more welcoming, and now they’re standoffish. I think it’s because I’ve gone from being homeless to making something of myself. They don’t like it. One of them even
- [Three Reasons Why Anti-anxiety Medication Doesn’t Help](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/05/three-reasons-why-anti-anxiety-medication-doesnt-help/) - If you’ve ever suffered high anxiety or a panic attack and wound up at a doctor’s office for treatment, you’ve probably been prescribed anti-anxiety medication. Maybe you had all the symptoms; racing heart, shortness of breath, dizziness, tightening in the chest. You might have even had a full-blown panic attack – couldn’t catch your breath
- [Why Addiction is Easy to Stop](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/05/why-addiction-is-easy-to-stop/) - Many people struggle their whole lives with addiction. If they have the good fortune of knowing they have an addiction, they might be lucky enough to stop. Others may think they just have a terrible habit and spend their whole lives trying to control behavior they can’t give up. The longer they try to handle
- [Five Signs of Good Mental Health](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/05/five-signs-of-good-mental-health/) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the primary purpose is to bring awareness concerning those who have a mental illness. According to the National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI), over one-fifth of adults suffer from mental illness in the U.S. According to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, there are 77 million people on
- [Pain and Forgiveness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/05/pain-and-forgiveness/) - Sometimes people seek therapy who are so balled up that they are emotionally paralyzed. The thought of getting in touch with what is bothering them is overwhelming. This resistance to feeling is due to some tragic loss or trauma, yet they were made to think it’s wrong to feel hurt, sad, or angry. For example, someone
- [Memorial Day – A Time to Remember, A Time to Reflect](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/05/memorial-day-a-time-to-remember-a-time-to-reflect/) - Memorial Day is an American holiday that serves as a remembrance to all (over one million) who’ve given their lives in service to our country. And even if the wars fought weren’t for the right reasons, we still need to honor those that served. Freedom doesn’t seem so important until you lose it. It’s uncomfortable
- [Turning Regret Into Reward](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/06/turning-regret-into-reward/) - Many people suffer more from regret than any other consequence when it comes to addiction. The wish to have the past be different is natural, but it’s also futile and self-defeating. However, if you’re sad about past behavior, there are some things you can do to make use of your mistakes. This is what the
- [Dr Donna Marks on Bloom TV discusses social media addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/05/dr-donna-marks-on-bloom-tv-discusses-social-media-addiction/) - Dr Donna Marks made an appearance on Bloom TV to discuss the impact on young adults of social media and the addiction impacting newer generations. • May 12, 2022
- [Addiction, Solution, Recovery - The Contact Talk Radio Network](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/04/addiction-solution-recovery-the-contact-talk-radio-network/) - • April 22, 2022
- [Dr. Donna Marks discusses the impact of war and coping with PTSD on NTD News](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/04/dr-donna-marks-discusses-the-impact-of-war-and-coping-with-ptsd-on-ntd-news/) - Dr. Marks offer tips on mental stress and how it’s important to talk about your feelings. • April 4, 2022
- [The Spiritual Journey – A Destination Without an End](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/06/the-spiritual-journey-a-destination-without-an-end/) - Every time I think I’ve mastered my ego and it’s going to be smooth sailing, the universe reminds me to remain humble. The spiritual journey is like acquiring any other skill; the more you improve, the greater the challenge. An invisible coach keeps serving up a faster ball, and we must draw deeper into our
- [Existence vs. Enlightenment](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/06/existence-vs-enlightenment/) - Many people go through life, moving from one task to the next, marking off time. This state of existence misses the entire point of why we’re here. Those who are enlightened perform the same functions but with an entirely different consciousness. We have a choice to either move unconsciously from one moment to the next
- [Love Heals All, But Not Everyone Wants to Heal](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/06/love-heals-all-but-not-everyone-wants-to-heal/) - When I first heard the expression “love heals all,” it was inspiring. It gave me hope in my relationship with myself and others. I didn’t realize how much hard work would be involved in the healing process. Had I known, I might’ve never started the journey. Today, I’m so grateful I hung in there and
- [July 4th Is About Freedom](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/07/july-4th-is-about-freedom/) - WHAT DOES FREEDOM FROM ADDICTION MEAN TO YOU? On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence declared America as a country free from rule by Great Britain. Freedom sounds like a wonderful thing. Right? But if this were true, why do so many people choose to live in bondage when they could be free? When
- [What It Means To Love Yourself](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/07/what-it-means-to-love-yourself/) - The concept of loving oneself is the most difficult for people to grasp. We’ve learned to equate love with feeling good, and they’re not the same. Acts of love don’t always feel good at first, especially when letting go of something that temporarily uplifts you. Self-love is about replacing the momentary hit with a permanent
- [Three Ways to Differentiate Helping From Enabling](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/07/three-ways-to-differentiate-helping-from-enabling/) - 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 directed to the people who enable the addict. I’m going to help explain that helping an addict is not helpful, it’s slowly killing them.” When
- [Addiction to Fear, The Root of All Addiction](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/08/addiction-to-fear-the-root-of-all-addiction-2/) - 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 most people must hit bottom before being willing to change. At this point, the fear of continuing (going to jail, losing a loved one, illness,
- [Five signs that you're growing spiritually](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/08/five-signs-that-youre-growing-spiritually/) - Some people think that spirituality is instantaneous. Spiritual growth is an ongoing learning process, even for those who have a white light experience. Some people grow fast, and others, not so fast. Spirituality is like anything else. You must want to learn and grow and then put forth the effort. A Willingness to Grow– This
- [Three Reasons Why You're Scared, Not Angry](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/08/three-reasons-why-youre-scared-not-angry/) - With all that’s happening in the world, many people feel emotionally out of control. They feel triggered by news, traffic, and the slightest change in plans. They feel angry and don’t know why. But if you understand that you’re not mad, you’re scared; you can master both emotions and learn to feel peaceful most of
- [Four Keys to Happiness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/08/four-keys-to-happiness/) - Do you know someone who almost always seems happy? Do you wonder if they are simply blessed with a cheery disposition while others aren’t? It’s true that some people naturally have upbeat personalities, but happiness is deeper than genetic predisposition. Genuine happiness is the result of choosing to be that way. Key #1 – Happiness is a
- [How to Stay Out of Your Way for A Successful Recovery](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/08/how-to-stay-out-of-your-way-for-a-successful-recovery/) - After more than three decades of working with families suffering from addiction, it’s pretty easy to identify the winners from the losers. I’m not being critical. Winning and losing aren’t random. You simply can’t sign up for two teams simultaneously. You either sign up for recovery and play by those rules, or you sign up
- [Three Reasons People Lie](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/09/three-reasons-people-lie/) - I recently heard a report that most people lie over thirty times a day. I found this hard to believe, so I self-evaluated to see if it was true. I was shocked to realize I’d told several lies within an hour. I lied that it was okay to run a stop sign. In a conversation,
- [Three Reasons to Forgive](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/09/three-reasons-to-forgive/) - It’s not always easy to forgive. When we’ve been deeply hurt, holding on to those memories can seem to protect us from getting hurt again, but they don’t. If we keep reminding ourselves of the hurt, we think it protects us. But instead, we keep reliving and continuing to feel the pain. Forgiveness is a
- [Three Things You’re Entitled to With Sobriety](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/09/three-things-youre-entitled-to-with-sobriety/) - Some people don’t stay sober because things don’t happen fast enough. The consequences of their addiction have cost them money, jobs, respect from the community, and even family losses. Addiction is a disease of instant gratification. Staying sober means learning how to delay gratification and properly understand entitlements. Recovery is about making internal changes and
- [Exit The Maze Podcast #1 - Dr Donna Marks & Scott Jones discuss Addiction & Addiction Recovery](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/09/exit-the-maze-podcast-1-dr-donna-marks-scott-jones-discuss-addiction-addiction-recovery/) - • September 28, 2022
- [Exit The Maze Podcast #2 - Dr Donna Marks & Scott Jones discuss Addiction & Addiction Recovery](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/09/exit-the-maze-podcast-2-dr-donna-marks-scott-jones-discuss-addiction-addiction-recovery/) - • September 28, 2022
- [Exit The Maze Podcast #3 - Dr Donna Marks & Scott Jones discuss Addiction & Addiction Recovery](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/09/exit-the-maze-podcast-3-dr-donna-marks-scott-jones-discuss-addiction-addiction-recovery/) - • September 28, 2022
- [When It Comes to Accomplishments, Pick Your Own Method](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/10/when-it-comes-to-accomplishments-pick-your-own-method/) - There’s a “how to” for just about everything regarding achieving your goals. They usually entail following strict schedules and charts that allot time for marketing, writing, family, interviewing, completing tasks, exercising, meetings, etc. I used to read about those methods and felt guilty for not following them. Not anymore. Even though there are excellent books
- [Why Trying to Escape Your Feelings Keeps You Trapped in Them](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/10/why-trying-to-escape-your-feelings-keeps-you-trapped-in-them/) - 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 in truth, I started smoking because I was already angry. • October 10, 2022
- [Three Differences Between Addictive Feelings & Genuine Love](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/10/three-differences-between-addictive-feelings-genuine-love/) - 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 feel. But they confuse the high they get from these experiences with genuine love. • October 17, 2022
- [Halloween - 5 Ways Make Sure Your Kids Aren’t Tricked into A Fentanyl Disaster](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/10/halloween-5-ways-make-sure-your-kids-arent-tricked-into-a-fentanyl-disaster/) - 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 was seized in Los Angeles, but we don’t know how much more might be out there.
- [Four Essential Factors of a Healthy, Lasting, Relationship](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/11/four-essential-factors-of-a-healthy-lasting-relationship/) - There are four types of relationships: business, family, friendship, and romantic. The poem, A Reason, A Season, A Lifetime, by Brian Chalker explains why relationships aren’t forever. But regardless of the reasons or duration, the purpose of all relationships is to grow. A Course in Miracles tells us there are no chance encounters, they all have growth potential,
- [Are You More Like a Banyan or a Cottonwood Tree?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/11/are-you-more-like-a-banyan-or-a-cottonwood-tree/) - It’s easier for us to see certain traits in others than in ourselves. Chances are, what we notice in others, are the same characteristics we hold in ourselves. Sometimes, it’s easier to turn to nature to identify our strengths and weaknesses. I recently read an article about trees and discovered the differences between Banyans and
- [Veteran’s Day – A Day to Put Grievances Aside and Give Honor to Vets](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/11/veterans-day-a-day-to-put-grievances-aside-and-give-honor-to-vets/) - Veteran’s day was initially named “Armistice Day,” with the signing of an agreement in 1938 to end fighting at the end of World War I and to declare world peace. After World War II and the Korean War, President Eisenhower, along with legislation, renamed this holiday “Veterans Day.’ Most would agree that war is a
- [How to Avoid a Food Addiction Hangover this Thanksgiving](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/11/how-to-avoid-a-food-addiction-hangover-this-thanksgiving/) - 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 regret and disgust. Thanksgiving can be a challenging day for someone with a food addiction, like over-eating or addiction to sugar or wheat. If you
- [Politics – Passion or Addiction?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/11/politics-passion-or-addiction/) - 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 but are buried in the narrative. You can form an entirely different opinion based on the convincing reporting of different political sides. This has caused
- [Suicides Are Worse During the Holidays](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/12/suicides-are-worse-during-the-holidays/) - For many people, the holidays are the worst time of the year. Witnessing merry carolers, decorations, and lovers skating on icy ponds fuels dark emotions of loneliness and a meaningless life for those already depressed. In this state of mind, the suicidal person forgets that things can improve with time. They just want out of
- [Six Ways to Prevent A Shopping Addiction During the Holiday](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/12/six-ways-to-prevent-a-shopping-addiction-during-the-holiday/) - 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 most likely to rack up unnecessary debt. But you wouldn’t be alone. The national credit card debt has reached almost a trillion dollars. (1) While some
- [Surviving the Holiday Blues](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/12/surviving-the-holiday-blues/) - The holidays are not the jolliest time of year for people who suffer from depression. Glistening sleigh bells, jazzy carols, and Santa Claus is like fueling loneliness with steroids. Last year, the World Health Organization reported that 280 million people suffer from depression, and 16 million in the U.S., alone. I suspect it’s much higher
- [Four Ways to Start the New Year with A Do-Over Instead of a Hangover](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/12/four-ways-to-start-the-new-year-with-a-do-over-instead-of-a-hangover/) - Many of us start the New Year with a resolution to stop a particular behavior that hasn’t served our highest good. By the time January 1st comes around, many people feel financially, emotionally, and energetically depleted. While it might be fun to eat, drink, shop, and be merry, there’s a price to pay for overdoing
- [Dr. Donna Marks on Nancy Yearout's High Road to Humanity](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/12/dr-donna-marks-on-nancy-yearouts-high-road-to-humanity/) - • December 27, 2022
- [A New Year and A New Beginning](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/01/a-new-year-and-a-new-beginning/) - The new year doesn’t have to be about giving something up. Instead, it’s better to reframe your thoughts into gaining something new. Giving up behavior that’s been around for a while can be painful and grueling. On the other hand, gaining something new is rewarding and uplifting. If you sincerely want to change something, here
- [Three Signs of Parental Alienation and Why It Damages Children](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/01/three-signs-of-parental-alienation-and-why-it-damages-children/) - When a family breaks up, it’s not always peaceful. The pain of an ending relationship and the circumstances around the failure can be overwhelming. Fear and anger can override good judgment. When it comes to parenting, it’s easy to slip into behaviors that may not be in the kids’ best interest. You don’t have to
- [1500 Ladybugs – A Metaphor for Choices](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/01/1500-ladybugs-a-metaphor-for-choices/) - Recently, I purchased a majestic philodendron that I proudly displayed on the patio. But soon, it showed signs of an infestation, confirmed by a trusty plant app. The white patches on the base and the back of the leaves were mealy bug larvae. Not wanting to use poison on the plant, I searched for a
- [All Addiction is the Same: One Addiction, One Cause, One Solution - MisFitNation Podcast](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/01/all-addiction-is-the-same-one-addiction-one-cause-one-solution-misfitnation-podcast/) - • January 2, 2023
- [How to love yourself - Web magazine article publication by Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/01/how-to-love-yourself-web-magazine-article-publication-by-dr-donna-marks/) - • January 3, 2023
- [Donna Seebo Show with Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/01/donna-seebo-show-with-donna-marks/) - • January 17, 2023
- [COVID Revelations / Addiction Therapy - Coast to Coast AM](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/12/covid-revelations-addiction-therapy-coast-to-coast-am/) - • December 15, 2022
- [The Dr. Pat Show: Talk Radio to Thrive By!: Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Solution with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2022/12/the-dr-pat-show-talk-radio-to-thrive-by-exit-the-maze-one-addiction-one-cause-one-solution-with-dr-donna-marks/) - • December 12, 2022
- [Three Differences Between Enabling and Disabling](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/01/three-differences-between-enabling-and-disabling/) - 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 their behavior. But the terms enabling and codependent are misleading. To enable someone to accomplish something is generally a good thing. One might think co-dependency
- [Three Steps to Healing Wounded Relationships](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/01/three-steps-to-healing-wounded-relationships/) - A Course in Miracles teaches that the holiest place on the planet is the healing of an ancient wound. Unfortunately, some broken relationships never mend because resentment and pride stand in the way of forgiveness. Those that do heal may be rapid or slow. In either case, a loving commitment is required by both persons. It
- [Words of Wisdom from a Little Girl's Dad](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/02/words-of-wisdom-from-a-little-girls-dad/) - Last Monday, while at the grocery store, I witnessed an exchange between father and daughter that is sorely needed in today’s world. Two girls with long brown ringlets and big brown eyes were sitting in the grocery cart, enjoying a pastry treat. As I approached their cart, I heard their father say to one of
- [February 14th – A Day to Honor the Meaning of Love](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/02/february-14th-a-day-to-honor-the-meaning-of-love/) - Valentine’s Day hasn’t always been a romantic celebration. It was initially founded to honor various martyred saints named Valentine, starting with Valentine of Rome, in the 3rd century, who was persecuted for helping Christians.[1] Since then, this special occasion has been delegated to romantic love. And to such an extent, we’ve lost sight of the authenticity of
- [Exit the (#Addiction) Maze with Kelly Sullivan Walden](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/02/exit-the-addiction-maze-with-kelly-sullivan-walden/) - Are you addicted? Of course, you are--if you're human that is. To be human is to be a habit maker--and basically, an addict of something. • February 17, 2023
- [When Mistakes Are Turned into Treasures](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/02/when-mistakes-are-turned-into-treasures/) - I recently attended a presentation by John Rakolta, a former United States ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), formed by seven Arab countries precariously positioned amidst Muslim countries whose values do not support the UAE’s peace and prosperity agendas. Ambassador Rakolta’s lecture differentiated between exercising soft and hard power in conflict resolution. Hard power
- [Solutions to Addictions with Patricia Raskin](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/02/solutions-to-addictions-with-patricia-raskin/) - Dr. Donna Marks has been a licensed psychotherapist and addictions counselor for over thirty years. She is also a certified gestalt therapist, psychoanalyst, hypnotist, sex therapist, and teaches A Course in Miracles, along with sharing her methods with hundreds of thousands of listeners on podcasts and radio shows. In 1989, Dr. Marks developed a chemical dependency training program at Palm Beach Community College, which has grown into a four-year degree and received the Florida Governor’s Council Award. No matter what someone is addicted to—alcohol, prescription or illegal drugs, smoking, working, gambling, and so forth—loving yourself is the key to recovery. This doesn’t mean the road is easy or a few acts of self-care will do the trick; the journey to true self-love includes delving deep into your past trauma to understand where your addiction began, addressing those fear-based traumas with compassion and forgiveness. Marks believes every addiction is a substitute for love. She will discuss her upcoming book Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One cause, One Solution. where she teaches people how to replace addiction with love, allowing love to guide you through the maze of addiction and back to living your best life. Her most recent book, Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One cause, One Solution. • February 27, 2023
- [Positively America with Ernie Anastos](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/02/positively-america-with-ernie-anastos/) - • February 19, 2023
- [Three Signs of Self-Sabotage](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/02/three-signs-of-self-sabotage/) - We’ve often heard that we can be our own worst enemies. During my spiritual journey, I’ve learned that most of the bad things that happened to me were due to my own wrong decisions. It was self-will that got me into trouble, and sometimes, I didn’t even learn from my mistakes. And after many years
- [Oh, What a Beautiful Morning, And, What a Beautify Day, Nothing is Going My Way](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/03/oh-what-a-beautiful-morning-and-what-a-beautify-day-nothing-is-going-my-way/) - Determining to achieve a goal has its place, and nothing is more gratifying than having a breakthrough. But overcoming barriers must be an inside job. Most people tend to be happy when things are going their way. When we get what we want, it feels like life is working with us. When things don’t happen
- [Mastersinpsychology.com discusses Dr. Donna Marks new book: The Healing Moment](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/02/mastersinpsychology-com-discusses-dr-donna-marks-new-book-the-healing-moment/) - • February 28, 2023
- [Four Ways to Turn Work into Play](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/03/four-ways-to-turn-work-into-play/) - I recently read an article about how “doggedly” someone was working and the price they paid. The person spent hours at the office and felt burned out. They described working excessively just to pay a pile of bills. There was no joy in the message, only suffering. The author’s solution was to take more time
- [The Linda Mackenzie Show - Exit the Maze with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/03/the-linda-mackenzie-show-exit-the-maze-with-dr-donna-marks/) - • March 14, 2023
- [Three Phases of Psychotherapy and Why You’re Worth the Effort](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/03/three-phases-of-psychotherapy-and-why-youre-worth-the-effort/) - Most people who attend psychotherapy are motivated by pain. Then, once the pain subsides, they’re inclined to stop. While some therapy is better than none, you cut yourself short when you don’t finish the job. Removing all barriers to your peace and happiness is possible but requires more than a quick fix. And yes, it’s
- [You Are the Most Important Person You Will Ever Forgive](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/03/you-are-the-most-important-person-you-will-ever-forgive/) - Most people think they are resentful toward someone or something else. They are mad at someone who hurt them, outraged that they didn’t get a fair shot at life, or think God is out to get them. We associate the ensuing pain with something external, but the core issue is abandonment. The real anger is
- [Confident Sober Women Podcast - Shame and guilt in recovery (personal responsibility and victim mindset) with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/03/confident-sober-women-podcast-shame-and-guilt-in-recovery-personal-responsibility-and-victim-mindset-with-dr-donna-marks/) - Donna sheds light on the failed addiction treatment industry and what can be done about it. Blame is useless. There is a solution. After decades of personal and professional experience, Dr. Marks claims abstinence and addressing the underlying trauma of addiction is not enough. With this approach, one addiction simply replaces another, and genuine self-fulfillment is never achieved. She asserts that addiction is not a brain disorder but rather an attachment disorder. When an attachment with a loving parent is missing or disrupted, an invisible hole forms, and addiction covers that void. WHY ADDICTION NEEDS TO BE REDEFINED - there’s a lack of understanding about the prevalence and true nature of addiction WHY ADDICTION IS THE NUMBER ONE HEALTH PROBLEM - WORLDWIDE - the root of most physical and mental disorders, domestic violence, dysfunctional families (like the Johnny Depp marriage) A pandemic problem that people don’t realize they have - most people think they have a bad habit. WHY TREATMENT FAILS - it’s treated as a brain disorder, with pills! And without love and connection. WHY EVERY ADDICTION IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE HOW I REALIZED MY ADDICTION WAS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE Marks contends that every addiction is a substitute for love and the only lasting remedy is to substitute every addiction with an act of self-love. Each chapter provides exercises designed to help the reader heal the underlying void and focus on replacing addictive behaviors and reactions with loving behavior and actions. The more a person makes a loving choice in place of a self-destructive one, the addiction is forgotten, and one’s life is restored with meaning and purpose. • March 29, 2023
- [Easter Eggs, Crosses, & Passover – What should I Celebrate?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/04/easter-eggs-crosses-passover-what-should-i-celebrate/) - Not everyone celebrates the Easter-time holidays. Regardless of our religion (or, in some cases, none), we tend to get bombarded this time of the year. Whether it’s the Passover celebrating freedom, the resurrection of Jesus, or the Easter bunny emerging from the frost to hide colored eggs, it’s all a time of renewal. Whether it’s
- [OMTimes Radio - The Healing Moment with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/04/omtimes-radio-the-healing-moment-with-dr-donna-marks/) - Air Date: Wednesday, 5 April 2023 at 4:00 PM ET/1:00 PM ET Dr. Donna Marks is a licensed psychotherapist and addictions counselor. She is also a certified gestalt therapist, psychoanalyst, hypnotist, sex therapist, and teaches A Course in Miracles, along with sharing her methods with hundreds of thousands of listeners on podcasts and radio shows. Are you ready to emerge from your cocoon but struggle with pseudo-comforts like food, drugs, technology, and relationships that are no longer working? Are you ready to listen to the voice of love rather than the voice of fear? If you said yes, then this is when the healing moment occurs, when you decide to flip your internal switch and finally let light flood into your consciousness. In The Healing Moment: 7 Paths to Turn Messes into Miracles of Love, Dr. Donna Marks integrates psychology, personal experience, and A Course in Miracles to teach people how to use their traumas and pain as the doorway to enlightenment and happiness. The seven paths that Dr. Marks introduces can help turn negative experiences and mistakes into meaning and purpose. Triggers like a lack of love, respect, trust, and more can be transformed by understanding how the mind uses our own fear to manipulate our lives. This is your sign to choose to open your awareness to the voice of love and experience your own healing moment. • April 5, 2023
- [Postcards to the Universe with Melisa - The Healing Moment, 7 Paths to Turn Messes into Miracles of Love](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/04/postcards-to-the-universe-with-melisa-the-healing-moment-7-paths-to-turn-messes-into-miracles-of-love/) - Are you ready to emerge from your cocoon but struggle with pseudo-comforts like food, drugs, technology, and relationships that are no longer working? Are you ready to listen to the voice of love rather than the voice of fear? If you said yes, then this is when the healing moment occurs, when you decide to flip your internal switch and finally let light flood into your consciousness. In The Healing Moment, 7 Paths to Turn Messes into Miracles of Love, Dr. Donna Marks integrates psychology, personal experience, and A Course in Miracles to teach people how to use their traumas and pain as the doorway to enlightenment and happiness. The seven paths that Dr. Marks introduces can help turn negative experiences and mistakes into meaning and purpose. Triggers like a lack of love, respect, trust, and more can be transformed by understanding how the mind uses our own fear to manipulate our lives. This is your sign to choose to open your awareness to the voice of love and experience your own healing moment. • April 6, 2023
- [Spring – A Time for Renewal](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/04/spring-a-time-for-renewal/) - We’ve often heard springtime is synonymous with a fresh new start. The melting of the snow and songbirds represent the awaited change. The passing of a grey winter gives way to longer days and more sunlight as colored petals break through the cold, hard ground. In warmer climates, the signs of spring are more subtle,
- [Three Ways to Alleviate Depression](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/04/three-ways-to-alleviate-depression/) - It would be rare to go through life and never experience at least one bout of depression. However, this mental health issue is worsening and when not treated so are the consequences. According to the World Health Organization, 5% of the global population (almost 300 million) suffer from depression, and 700,000 of these people choose
- [Coast to Coast AM - Crop Circle Mysteries / Transforming Negative Experiences with George Noory, L. A. Marzulli & Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/04/coast-to-coast-am-crop-circle-mysteries-transforming-negative-experiences-with-george-noory-l-a-marzulli-dr-donna-marks/) - • April 20, 2023
- [Three Ways to Distinguish Love Addiction from True Love](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/04/three-ways-to-distinguish-love-addiction-from-true-love/) - Love addiction is at an all-time high. And getting high is what people are getting instead of solid, lasting intimacy. It’s no one’s fault. We’ve become an instant-everything world, and dating is no different. Just download an app and hook up quickly. Maybe coffee or lunch, but after that, it’s “yes,” or “no.” No need
- [Coping with Stress - Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health - Part 1 of 4](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/05/coping-with-stress-ways-to-achieve-optimal-mental-health-part-1-of-4/) - According to the World Health Organization, mental health is defined as, “A state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community.” This definition is interesting. This sort of places the ability to cope outside of personal choice.
- [Realizing Your Abilities - Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health - Part 2 of 4](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/05/realizing-your-abilities-ways-to-achieve-optimal-mental-health-part-2-of-4/) - The World Health Organization states that realizing your abilities is the second component of mental health. Everyone has certain gifts and talents that when realized, can be utilized for personal and professional success. Being mentally healthy is when you know your strengths as well as your weaknesses. Then, you are free to fully engage as
- [The Best Mother’s Day Gift to Yourself – Making Peace with Mom](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/05/the-best-mothers-day-gift-to-yourself-making-peace-with-mom/) - Some people have terrific moms. They are filled with warm memories of structure, comfort, safety, and milk and cookies after school. That was neither my experience as a child nor as a mom. While I parented a little better with each child, it took years of learning to understand the mechanics of raising a mentally
- [Learn Well and Work Well – Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health – Part 3 of 4](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/05/learn-well-and-work-well-ways-to-achieve-optimal-mental-health-part-3-of-4/) - According to the World Health Organization, “Learn and work well,” is the third attribute of good mental health. Both learning and working require a commitment to keep growing and to do your best in your career. (Let’s add parenting as a career here since it’s certainly a full-time job). Mentally healthy people naturally want to
- [Memorial day – Whom do you want to remember?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/05/memorial-day-whom-do-you-want-to-remember/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Contributing to Your Community - Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health – Part 4 of 4](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/06/contributing-to-your-community-ways-to-achieve-optimal-mental-health-part-4-of-4/) - The World Health Organization claims that contributing to your community is the fourth way to achieve optimal mental health. A Community can be many things. I believe it has four facets: home, neighborhood, surrounding areas, and the world beyond. Unless we extend past our immediate surroundings, we are limiting the opportunity to make a difference
- [All About Healing on healthylife.net with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/06/all-about-healing-on-healthylife-net-with-dr-donna-marks/) - • June 6, 2023
- [The Healing Moment: Cultivating Self-Love for Personal Growth - Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/06/the-healing-moment-cultivating-self-love-for-personal-growth-rejuvenaging-with-dr-ron-kaiser/) - In this episode of "REJUVENAGING with Dr. Ron Kaiser," Dr. Ron welcomes Dr. Donna Marks, a licensed psychotherapist and addictions counselor, to discuss her unique approach to personal transformation and self-love. Dr. Marks shares her journey of overcoming childhood trauma and addiction, highlighting the importance of loving oneself as a key element in personal growth. • June 8, 2023
- [Three Ways to Prevent Your Mind from Sabotaging You](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/06/three-ways-to-prevent-your-mind-from-sabotaging-you/) - When it comes to starting and stopping good habits, we’ve all heard the expression “It’s human nature.” Frequently, people will engage in a new activity that’s good for them, and then slowly but surely revert to their old ways. Even though there’s improvement and the person feels better, they stop doing the things that helped
- [Why Dads Are So Important](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/06/why-dads-are-so-important/) - A good dad is just as important as a good mom. Ideally, the mother is soft and nurturing, the father is the tougher disciplinarian. This provides a balance of tenderness and strength. The nurturer represents the loving side of life, the enforcer represents the rule of law. Both aspects teach children to form loving bonds
- [The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast - The Healing Moment: 7 Paths to Turn Messes into Miracles of Love](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/06/the-one-day-at-a-time-recovery-podcast-the-healing-moment-7-paths-to-turn-messes-into-miracles-of-love/) - Today we have a returning guest, Licensed Psychotherapist, Addiction specialist and author, Dr Donna Marks. She has been in practice for over 30 years and has helped millions of people world wide. We’ll be talking about her new book “The Healing Moment: 7 Paths to Turn Messes into Miracles of Love”. • June 22, 2023
- [Three Reasons Why Pain and Growth Are the Same](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/06/three-reasons-why-pain-and-growth-are-the-same/) - When I first heard that pain was inevitable, but suffering was optional, it gave me pause. Having suffered at various times in my life, I reflected on whether this was true. It made me think about the difference between pain and suffering. I realized pain is short-term, and suffering is long-term. I wondered how and
- [What does freedom from addiction mean to you?](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/07/what-does-freedom-from-addiction-mean-to-you/) - On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence declared America as a country free from rule by Great Britain. Freedom sounds like a wonderful thing. Right? But if this were true, why do so many people choose to live in bondage when they could be free? When Moses led the enslaved people out of Egypt
- [The Three Cs of Successful Therapy](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/07/the-three-cs-of-successful-therapy/) - Some people have misperceptions about therapy and treatment. They go for help because they’re in pain but tend to stop as soon as the pain subsides. But pain is a sign of a need for growth, which takes time. There’s no quick fix, no magic wand. People who benefit from therapy take it seriously and
- [Be Heard: Women Empowering Women - The Healing Moment with Mimi Tallo](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/07/be-heard-women-empowering-women-the-healing-moment-with-mimi-tallo/) - Dr. Donna Marks. Donna is a licensed psychotherapist and addictions counselor in Palm Beach, she is also a certified gestalt therapist, psychoanalyst, hypnotist, and sex therapist. She’s facilitated A Course in Miracles for over 30 years. In addition, she shares her methods with hundreds of thousands of listeners on podcasts, radio, and tv shows. On this episode we discuss childhood trauma and triggers. • July 8, 2023
- [Out of the Fog with Karen Hager - Turn Messes Into Miracles of Love with Dr. Donna Marks](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/07/out-of-the-fog-with-karen-hager-turn-messes-into-miracles-of-love-with-dr-donna-marks/) - Join me every week for spiritual conversation with enlightening guests! I connect with intuitives, lightworkers, spiritual visionaries, and more. • July 11, 2023
- [Three Ways to Move from Loneliness to Connection](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/07/three-ways-to-move-from-loneliness-to-connection/) - Loneliness is one of the saddest and most unaddressed conditions among American adults. A recent Harvard study revealed that 36% of all Americans (including 61% of young adults) suffer severe loneliness. Life has changed over the past few decades from personal connections to pseudo-connections. Technology has sucked away a great deal of our time and
- [Three Ways to Overcome Fear](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/07/three-ways-to-overcome-fear/) - Fear is the most debilitating emotion that humans experience. Not only are fearful situations faced head-on regularly, but fear tends to have an unconscious hold on us as well. Whether it’s a careless driver, financial strain, a bad health diagnosis, or worry of the unknown, fear can wrap its tentacles around one’s mind and extract
- [Trust – The Heart of Every Relationship](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/07/trust-the-heart-of-every-relationship/) - There are all kinds of relationships. From casual, and nonchalant to deeply connected with those closest to us, and everything in between. We may not realize it, but all relationships stabilize around trust. Without a sense that things are as expected, there’s an uneasiness that can’t be mastered by words alone. Some people say without
- [Three Ways to Avoid Peer Pressure and Keep Your Power](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/08/three-ways-to-avoid-peer-pressure-and-keep-your-power/) - High school and college are some of the best but also some of the toughest years of one’s life. It’s a time when we become more independent of our family and more dependent on our peers. There are so many new temptations – sex, drinking, drugs, spending – and it’s easy to be wrongly influenced.
- [Four Signs of a Secure Bond in A Relationship](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/08/four-signs-of-a-secure-bond-in-a-relationship/) - Just because you feel secure in a relationship, doesn’t mean you have a secure bond. It’s normal to feel like nothing could ever happen to your relationship, but without a close bond, any relationship is at risk. That’s why we hear about broken relationships that looked “perfect” on the outside but were empty on the
- [Creating Wellness from Within podcast with Dr. Donna Marks and host Amy Zellmer](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/08/creating-wellness-from-within-podcast-with-dr-donna-marks-and-host-amy-zellmer/) - A podcast devoted to empowering you to live your best life by taking accountability for your own personal wellness. • August 17, 2023
- [Three Benefits of Turning Power and Control Inward](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/08/three-benefits-of-turning-power-and-control-inward/) - I used to think that if external events were different, I’d be happier. What a fallacy! Such thinking is a never-ending trap of self-deceit. No matter how much I don’t like someone or something, happiness is not the result of external changes. Otherwise, we’d all be satisfied once we got what we wanted, but we
- [Three Ways to Turn Lemons into Lemonade](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/08/three-ways-to-turn-lemons-into-lemonade/) - You’ve probably heard the expression “If life deals you a basket of lemons, make lemonade.” It’s a wonderful metaphor for shifting your perception from negative to positive. It means instead of focusing on the negative, no matter how real, you turn those misfortunes into something worthy and good. Some people have big baskets of lemons,
- [Three Signs of Workaholism](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/09/three-signs-of-workaholism/) - Monday is Labor Day, a time to honor our nation’s workers and their contribution to the success of our country. Work is a wonderful thing. People who love their careers are the happiest because they know they are fulfilling their life purpose. They are accomplishing what they came here to do. Without that service, our
- [Three Things That Can Save A Loved One’s Life](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/09/three-things-that-can-save-a-loved-ones-life/) - September is suicide prevention month. The World Health Organization reports more than 700,000 people commit suicide yearly and is the fourth leading cause of death for 15-29-year-olds. Suicide is on the rise with nearly 50,000 people dying by their own hands in America last year. But suicide is preventable. Many people who commit suicide
- [3 Ways Diet Affects Mental Health](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/09/3-ways-diet-affects-mental-health/) - September is Mental Health Awareness Month. This article will address the connection between poor mental health and nutrition. While not all mental illness is related to a person’s diet, there is an undeniable connection between diet and the brain. Since all emotions are brain-related, it’s important to understand the correlation between diet and mental health.
- [Stress & Mental Health- Three Contributing Factors and Solutions](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/09/stress-mental-health-three-contributing-factors-and-solutions/) - As a continuing part of our conversation during Mental Health Awareness Month, this article will address how stress affects mental health and what we can do to prevent it. First, we must understand that stress is unavoidable. It is an emotional reaction and physical tension that results from a real or imaginary event. Stress is
- [Feelings – Our Compass and Our Guide](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/10/feelings-our-compass-and-our-guide/) - We’re concluding Mental Health Awareness Month with a conversation about feelings. Feelings seem to be the most difficult part of life for many people. We tend to avoid any type of painful emotion at all costs. Conversely, we often go to great lengths to feel good. Both are wrong. Feelings aren’t good or bad,
- [3 Ways to Channel Anger Constructively](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/10/3-ways-to-channel-anger-constructively/) - Some people have unresolved pain and they’re angry all the time. The least thing can trigger them. But for most, anger is an emotion that results whenever a person or their loved one is emotionally or physically threatened. It’s often an indication that something is wrong. Feeling cheated, disrespected, or wronged in any way will
- [Three Ways Honesty Goes Hand in Hand with Spirituality](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/10/three-ways-honesty-goes-hand-in-hand-with-spirituality/) - Honesty is a topic that I’ve been frequently hearing about lately. People are talking about how they couldn’t get sober or stay sober until they were willing to be honest. Even people who aren’t suffering from addiction have shared how they couldn’t manage their lives effectively when they were deceitful. It was too difficult to
- [Three Keys to Happiness](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/10/three-keys-to-happiness/) - When we look at the world, it seems very few people are genuinely happy, yet it seems to be something everyone strives to achieve. It’s the root of all motivation. If I get married, if I have career success, if I have children, if I have a nice house, if I have money, if I
- [Five Ways to Safer Trick-or-Treating for Your Child](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/10/five-ways-to-safer-trick-or-treating-for-your-child/) - Halloween is exciting for most kids. It’s a time for make-believe – to feel like a scary ghost, superhero, or a princess. Some parents choose to have home parties to keep their kids extra safe. But Halloween can be equally safe inside or outside with the right precautions. #1 – Go with a group. Since
- [A Time to be Grateful for All that We Have](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/11/a-time-to-be-grateful-for-all-that-we-have/) - November is National Gratitude Month. Even though it’s the month we celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s also a time to give thanks for all our blessings. Gratitude means that we are thankful for our lives as well as all the gifts life has bestowed upon us. We’re even grateful for those things that are blessings in disguise.
- [Grateful For Our Heroes](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/11/grateful-for-our-heroes/) - Since November includes Veteran’s Day, and is also National Gratitude Month, I’d like to acknowledge our heroes and warriors. Even though our veterans are heroes, there are plenty of other warriors for whom to be grateful. These people not only save lives, but their contributions make other people’s lives better as well. Even though
- [Grateful For Mother Earth](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/11/grateful-for-mother-earth/) - Several times in my life, I suffered through the holidays. One Christmas, after a last-minute change of plans, I found myself feeling abandoned and alone in an empty house.
- [Grateful for Relationships, Family & Friends](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/11/grateful-for-relationships-family-friends/) - Relationships are what make the world go round. Without them, little could be accomplished. No building, business, or family can be built without a relationship. Everything requires some type of interpersonal transaction – either purchasing supplies, acquiring clients, or forming an alliance to raise children. Even if you could construct a building by yourself, you
- [December – A Time to Spiritually Unite](https://drdonnamarks.com/2023/12/december-a-time-to-spiritually-unite/) - December is a month of religious celebrations. It has three holy holidays: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanza. Hannukah celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem which had been taken over by the Syrian-Greek empire and miraculously reclaimed by a small band of poorly armed Jews.[1] Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration that involves enjoying fried foods,

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- [Books](https://drdonnamarks.com/books/) - FORTIS & SAPIENTE A Tale of a Shark and a Dolphin Who Successfully Navigated the Murky Waters of Love More about this book THE HEALING MOMENT 7 Paths to Turn Messes into Miracles of Love More about this book EXIT THE MAZE One Addiction, One Cause, One Solution More about this book Learn, Grow, Forgive
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- [About](https://drdonnamarks.com/about/) - Dr. Donna Marks Donna Marks is an educator, licensed psychotherapist, and addictions counselor in Palm Beach, Florida. She has worked with over 6,000 clients. Donna’s struggle with addiction brought her to a worldwide search for healing. She became licensed as a Mental Health Counselor in 1987. In 1989, she earned a Doctorate Degree in Adult

## Portfolio

- [Fortis & Sapiente](https://drdonnamarks.com/books/fortis-and-sapiente/) - A poetic allegory of healing, forgiveness, and true love beneath the sea. A luminous fable for adults about second chances, emotional healing, and the courage it takes to love again.
- [Learn, Grow, Forgive: A Path to Spiritual Success](https://drdonnamarks.com/books/learn-grow-forgive-a-path-to-spiritual-success/) - Learn, Grow, Forgive is written for those of you stuck in a pattern you can't break. It provides you with a way out of the maze.
- [Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Solution - EXPANDED & UPDATED EDITION](https://drdonnamarks.com/books/exit-the-maze/) - Dr. Donna Marks believes that the current models for diagnosis and treatment for addiction have failed. She believes that addiction is a greater threat to our world than global warming.
- [The Healing Moment: 7 Paths to Turn Messes into Miracles of Love](https://drdonnamarks.com/books/the-healing-moment/) - Dr. Donna Marks combines her expertise in evidence-based psychological principles with spiritual lessons from A Course in Miracles to provide a toolkit for those seeking lasting peace and change in their lives.

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- [this too shall pass](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/this-too-shall-pass/)
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- [temperature](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/temperature/)
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- [dread](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/dread/)
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- [emotionally](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/emotionally/)
- [generations](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/generations/)
- [America](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/america/)
- [freedom of speech](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/freedom-of-speech/)
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- [recognition](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/recognition/)
- [Steve](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/steve/)
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- [You are worth](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/you-are-worth/)
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- [muslim](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/muslim/)
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- [no gain](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/no-gain/)
- [no pain no gain](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/no-pain-no-gain/)
- [addictions](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/addictions/)
- [Helen Schucman](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/helen-schucman/)
- [William Thetford](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/william-thetford/)
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- [deceit](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/deceit/)
- [marketing](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/marketing/)
- [flowers](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/flowers/)
- [I love you](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/i-love-you/)
- [predictable](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/predictable/)
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- [win](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/win/)
- [winning](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/winning/)
- [winner](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/winner/)
- [disciplined](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/disciplined/)
- [Competitor](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/competitor/)
- [jealousy](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/jealousy/)
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- [practice](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/practice/)
- [einpresswire](https://drdonnamarks.com/tag/einpresswire/)
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