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.
Dr Donna MarksJune 26, 2020
Something that might start as fun can become addictive over time and turn into a one-way trip to hell. Sometimes slow, sometimes fast, the addiction will always kidnap the mind’s ability to manage the drug of choice. A drug of…
Dr Donna MarksMay 31, 2020
How perfect that right while we’ve been sequestered in our homes for the past six weeks, we are currently celebrating Mental Health Month. By now, we all know what it is not, because we’ve been pushed to our maximum limits of patience and tolerance, coping…
Dr Donna MarksMay 23, 2020
When I had kids living at home, it didn’t take a crisis like the one we’re in now to make me feel crazy. As a single mom in need of emotional healing, I had a limited ability to be a…
Dr Donna MarksMay 15, 2020
Every Mother’s Day, I wonder how many of us survived either as kids or moms. Child-rearing is passed down from generation to generation without any written instructions. If the parenting was sufficient, the child most likely grew up to be…
Dr Donna MarksMay 10, 2020
A friend recently pointed out to me that she keeps seeing ads about how to quit smoking. As we all know, nicotine is one of the hardest addictions to stop. Every twenty minutes, the brain signals for more, and like…
Dr Donna MarksMay 4, 2020
Some people find themselves addicted from the first drink of alcohol, or the first hit of anything that provides an overwhelming euphoria. This could be due to the personal reinforcement the addiction provides which differs from person to person or,…
Dr Donna MarksApril 30, 2020
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. Other people have minimal resources and no support system, yet they do get sober. How can…
Dr Donna MarksApril 28, 2020
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…
Dr Donna MarksApril 24, 2020
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