Starting A New Year This article is a compilation of a week-long meditation series written for One in the Spirit: Meditation Course for Recovering Couples, which Elaine and I published in 2010. The recovery journey began for John in 1971 and Elaine in 1975. Our personal and marital paths have included a good many […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]A Season of Gratitude This article is a compilation of a week-long meditation series written for One in the Spirit: Meditation Course for Recovering Couples, which Elaine and I published in 2010. There are a great many challenges to the security of a romantic relationship. The fears of our past life experiences may threaten […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]‘Tis the Season This article is a compilation of a week-long meditation series written for One in the Spirit: Meditation Course for Recovering Couples, which Elaine and I published in 2010. Each of us draws a mental picture when the phrase “holiday season” is introduced. For many, the image is a happy one filled […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]It All Begins With A Story – Part 2 We hope you enjoyed Part 1. It was a bit of a rocky road but not nearly as tumultuous as the wild ride of recovery. Please do not be discouraged by the course we took to emotional and spiritual health. Every turn we took did not […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]It All Begins with a Story – Part 1 We have been blessed with the fortune to have worked with thousands of couples in our combined tenure in the addiction treatment field of over 76 years. The settings have included conjoint and group therapy as well as two-week-long intensives and therapeutic retreats. Our passion for […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]Our Beacon of Hope is Becoming Brighter Leadem Counseling and Consulting Services, (LCCS) was incorporated 29 years ago with a vision to develop products and services that would address the therapeutic needs we felt were unmet in the industry we entered in 1973. This year LCCS is celebrating its many accomplishments and working hard […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]Beacon of Hope Treatment Works, Recovery is Possible & Relapse is Not Part of It Addiction treatment works. We have known that for years. The earliest promise of hope that sustained recovery was possible began to materialize from the work that the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous witnessed in their work with chronic alcoholics in Akron, Ohio […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]Relapse Prevention A Family Affair – Part III In this article we will explain the input we received from the children of an addict who had the courage to voice their concern. We will highlight how it was integrated into the couple’s relapse prevention plan, or I guess I should say, the Family’s Relapse Prevention […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]Relapse Prevention: A Family Affair Part II Children See & Hear – So They Should Speak We believe that every young member of the family is impacted by the emotional and spiritual challenges that their recovering parents are experiencing. We grew up in a generation that promoted the foolhardy notion that children should be seen […]
Read entire entry 0 comments [apss-share networks="facebook, twitter, google-plus, pinterest, linkedin" counter="1" total_counter="1" http_count="1"]Relapse Prevention A Family Affair We believe that the significant others in the life of a person suffering with addiction are keenly aware of when there is an addiction problem or the storm clouds of a relapse into active addiction are beginning to build overhead. We have had conversations with thousands of family members of […]
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