10 Tips to Stop The Diet-Binge Cycle and Re-claim Your Body!

Despite what all those weight loss ads tell you, being able to fit into a size zero bikini should not be your greatest life accomplishment.  Nor will it help you achieve true happiness, inner peace, self-confidence or self-worth.

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The Holidays and Self-Destructive Behavior

The holiday season often sparks a time of tremendous vulnerability in clients — when they start to engage in self-destructive behavior. Understand why the holidays may drive people to self-harm,...

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The Impact of Internet Gaming Disorders: A Full Blown Addiction

I was recently listening to a call-in radio show where a parent lamented the fact that her son had turned down an engineering scholarship and deferred starting college so he...

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The Adolescent Brain and Substance Abuse

Two great quotes can be found in Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research Based Guide:  “The adolescent brain is often likened to a car with a fully functioning...

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Helping Parents Navigate their Child’s Addiction

It’s understandable that one of the scariest issues a parent has to confront is the reality that their son or daughter is abusing drugs or alcohol. The immediate desire to...

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