Do you have a history of meeting dates and prospective partners who just don’t stick around? Sometimes it’s not so evident at the beginning. You’ll meet someone who seems very into you. Maybe he or she alludes to long-term plans with you from the start – dropping these little comments that seem to indicate something … Read more

You cannot force someone you love to stop abusing alcohol. As much as you may want to, and as hard as it is to watch, you cannot make someone stop drinking. The choice is up to them. Don’t expect the person to stop drinking and stay sober without help. Your loved one will need treatment, … Read more

BETRAYAL -Turning It all Around: Same Partner, New Relationship Think about this for a minute: Why would you want to recreate the relationship that led to this betrayal? Why would you want to repeat that? Clearly, the old relationship wasn’t working – if it was, it wouldn’t have resulted in betrayal. Even though you were … Read more

Cocaine – HIGHLY addictive. Cocaine is considered highly addictive and one of the most habit-forming substances on the planet. As soon as the drug enters the brain — whether through inhalation, smoking or injection — it warps the brain’s reward pathway and its production of certain chemicals related to pleasure (such as dopamine) and stress. … Read more

Until recently, very little was known about how the brain can turn off the desire for addictions and how the subconscious mind can stop addictive urges. We know that the brain is constantly changing. The neuroplasticity of the brain allows focused treatment to create new neural connections. Without treatment the brain uses neural pathways to trigger emotions, needs, pleasure and cravings, which feed the addiction. Treatment changes those responses by rewiring of … Read more

When We Don’t Love Ourselves, We Can’t Be Loved By Someone Else When we don’t love and accept ourselves fully, we can’t ever have a great relationship or a happy life. Our partner may whisper, “I love you so much” and we won’t believe them. We’ll always be looking for evidence that they are secretly … Read more