Relapse Prevention: Self Criticism or Negative Self-Talk May & Could Warn of a Relapse
An Ounce of Prevention: A Course in Relapse Prevention Tool This article is the first in a series intended to introduce you to relapse prevention tools you will find in our upcoming publication entitled: Ounce of Prevention: A Relapse Prevention Guide. The guide’s unique design and task oriented approach to identifying and intervening on your personal relapse [...]
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A 4th Step: One of Its Many Benefits
The Big Book figuratively describes the importance of conducting a moral inventory when it compares the 4th Step process to a business owner taking inventory of the value of salable merchandise when referring to, “A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. Taking a commercial inventory is a fact-finding and fact-facing process…. If [...]
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Being of Service to Your Partner
One in the Spirit: A Week’s Summary #2 We seek harmony in our relationship with our partner. When that harmony is disrupted because a loved one is troubled, we struggle with what to do, or not do. We must look inside ourselves to determine how to be of service to our partner without bringing our own [...]
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The Dilemma for a Two Hatter
Question/Comment: What are the potential challenges of therapists who are recovering from an addictive disorder attending meetings where their clients past, present, or future, may attend? We would like to hear from all professionals regardless of whether or not they have personal recovery experience. Question posted by LCCS Staff LCCS Response: There are a great many opinions [...]
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Let the Slogans Guide You
One in the Spirit: A Week’s Summary #3 Let the Slogans Guide You Empathy can be challenging. If we are not mindful that it is by God’s grace that we are in successful recovery, it is easy to be judgmental of others who continue to struggle with their own challenges. Why are they so stuck? Why can’t [...]
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Understanding the Importance of Arousal Templates
The way people express their sexuality seems to be as varied and diverse as the cultures that exist throughout the world. What may be sexually arousing to one may not be arousing to another. Each of us has an arousal template that dictates what we will find arousing to us. Moreover, it appears that for [...]
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Relapse: Is it a Predictable Aspect of Recovery or Preventable Syndrome
We believe that a relapse into active addiction is a preventable syndrome and not a predictable aspect of recovery. Proponents of the position that relapse is a common phenomenon in the recovery process from addiction would have you believe that relapses are expected and that most people recovering from an addictive illness will “fall short” [...]
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Time Travel Explained
Assisting a client, who is repeatedly relapsing can pose a good many professional challenges. Traditional recovery wisdom suggests that the “all addicts relapse for exactly the same reason – to change the way that they feel.” When we are helping clients to build strategies for interrupting a relapse process they find it helpful to understand [...]
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Starting the Day
One in the Spirit: A Week’s Summary #1 Starting the Day How will you start your day? Are you thankful for the relationships in your life? Starting the day with gratitude for your partner or the awareness you have for a romantic bond in your life is a way of starting the day with a glass half [...]
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Introducing the Recovery Tool Kit
Leadem Counseling & Consulting Services, P.C. is committed to supporting the spirituality and recovery needs of individuals healing from addictive illnesses. The journey in recovery can be difficult at times, and although therapy support can be invaluable, it is not always possible. The Publication Division of Leadem Counseling & Consulting [...]
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