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    Posted January 21, 2021

    THE ONSET OF BURNOUT

    THE PERFECT STORM: It has been a year of chaos, confusion, and complete madness. The pandemic is not the only thing to blame for the pandemonium plaguing our global community. For many within the [...]

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    Posted January 18, 2021

    AM I AFFECTED BY MY LOVED ONE’S ADDICTION?

    Addiction takes on many forms, from alcohol and other drugs to process disorders such as shopping, sex, love, gambling, overspending, disordered eating and digital/online obsession.  These [...]

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    Posted January 14, 2021

    COURAGE TO CHANGE

    From the book, Courage to Change, Al-Anon Family Groups (January 9th) How often I look outside myself for approval! The project at work is successful, but my good feelings depend on having that [...]

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    Posted January 12, 2021

    Grand Parenting a Generation of Abandoned Children

    Grandparents often play two roles when their children have a substance use illness. One is the role of the “Giving Tree” and the other one I would like to share is a more positive role that they [...]

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    Posted January 8, 2021

    From Being the Victim to Shifting to a New Identity!

    I remember the moment I shifted. My identity, that is. And that simple event turned me in a completely different direction and marked the beginning of the long road back from addiction. Up until [...]

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    Posted January 6, 2021

    THE ONSET OF BURNOUT

    It has been a year of chaos, confusion, and complete madness. The pandemic is not the only thing to blame for the pandemonium plaguing our global community. For many within the medical community, [...]

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    Posted January 4, 2021

    A tough year for mental health, substance abuse

    With people facing anxiety, depression, uncertainty and substance abuse problems, treatment providers and patients have had to rapidly adapt to a new landscape of virtual care and support Tom [...]

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    Posted December 30, 2020

    Covid Sobriety Blues: Staying sober during a pandemic

    I recently had the good fortune to have an op-ed published in our local newspaper, the San Diego Union Tribune on August 29 (about the relationship between Covid-19 and Mental Health). In the [...]

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    Posted December 30, 2020

    Southerlan: Give yourself the gift of recovery this holiday season

    Opinion OPINION | December 23, 2020 Dena Southerlan Valley Voice The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, at least that is what we are told anyway. The reality is the holidays, [...]

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    Posted December 29, 2020

    What was lost when covid forced addiction support groups online — and what was gained

    In the roughly eight years since she left treatment for alcohol-use disorder, Amy Durham has been to countless recovery group meetings. At first, she went every day, before gradually scaling back [...]

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