How perspective and patience help us stay sober Albert Einstein developed great mathematical theories long before the days of computers. However, he was given a special room compromised almost entirely…
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Are you not enjoying your work?
Find a purpose! Have you heard of the dabbawalas of Mumbai? These are about 5,000 men and women, primarily illiterate, who deliver over 200,000 lunch boxes to office-goers in the…
Are more clinical psychologists needed in GP practices?
The mind-body connection The link between mental and physical health is well known and well documented. Our ancestors were aware of this. As the old saying goes, “You can die…
Are You Rejecting and Tolerating Your Loved One’s Addiction?
How enabling make things worse The universal response to the chemically dependent person is first to reject and then to tolerate their objectionable behaviour, which enables their illness, furthering its…
Humility in Twelve Step Programs
How it leads to a fuller life Humility is a characteristic of the Twelve Step program and touches on each of the twelve steps. However, if we look at the Twelve Steps as a…
Staying Sober in the Festive Season
How to remain abstinent maintain during the holidays It’s the end of the year and the beginning of the holiday season – a time for celebration with friends and family! However, for persons in…
How alcoholics manage to survive without sufficient food
We have seen alcoholics in the late, deteriorative stages of their addiction, eating less or nearly no food. So how do they survive without food? Because alcohol contains calories, it…
Home Detox Programme
Many people would prefer to be treated at home for any illness and we know that this is particularly true of people…