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Three Things That Can Save A Loved One’s 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…

Donna MarksSeptember 10, 2023

Family Mental Health Mindset

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…

Donna MarksDecember 19, 2022

Mindset Sober Living

Three Things You’re 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…

Donna MarksSeptember 26, 2022

Mindset Psychology

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…

Donna MarksSeptember 13, 2022

Mindset Recovery Sober Living

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…

Donna MarksAugust 29, 2022

Addiction Therapy

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…

Donna MarksJuly 25, 2022

Addiction Mindset

It’s 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.

Donna MarksFebruary 10, 2022

Three Things That Can Save A Loved One’s Life

Surviving the Holiday Blues

Three Things You’re Entitled to With Sobriety

Three Reasons People Lie

How to Stay Out of Your Way for A Successful Recovery

Three Ways to Differentiate Helping From Enabling

It’s Not My Problem, Why Do I Need Help?

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