Choose to Make a Difference
If there was some behavior that made us feel good, gave us a sense of purpose, and helped us deal with life issues such as depression, anxiety, and addiction, you… Read More »Choose to Make a Difference
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (ALL)
Main category for Behavorial Health. Recently changed from “Addiction Prevention.”
An Alcoholic at IBM
I just retired after being with one company—IBM—since 1980. For many of those years, I wrestled with alcohol issues until it became unavoidably clear a decade ago that I was… Read More »An Alcoholic at IBM
The Life-Changing Promise of Precovery
I’ve always read a lot, partly because there is plenty of useful material out there worth reading. The problem is, most of it remains largely unused by the vast majority… Read More »The Life-Changing Promise of Precovery
How We Can Help Prevent Addiction
When I was first thinking about writing a book, I had a friend—an author—who tried to convince me not to do it: “It’s really hard, it takes a lot of… Read More »How We Can Help Prevent Addiction
You Might Have an Alcohol Problem If …
If you live in the South, you likely know of Jeff Foxworthy and his “You might be a redneck” comedy routine. That was the inspiration for the jokes below that… Read More »You Might Have an Alcohol Problem If …
The Next Generation of Wellness: Life Enhancement and Prevention
Listen to the 11-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video The Role of Prevention Based on the tragic impact that behavioral health issues continue to have on people, decade… Read More »The Next Generation of Wellness: Life Enhancement and Prevention
Prevention Can Be Learned
It’s a tragic fact that people we all know—friends, coworkers, employees, spouses, kids—will suffer from addiction at some point during their lives. Unless they do something about it first. … Read More »Prevention Can Be Learned
The Paradigm of Praise
Things are not going so well right now. Recently, my son suffered a setback, my wife had trials, I faced disappointment, and our family’s finances took some shots. Even though… Read More »The Paradigm of Praise
Breaking the Cycle of Self-Destruction
There are millions of people who feel they are hopelessly trapped in self-destructive habits. Those locked in negative behavior patterns are often in denial about their problems, or they don’t… Read More »Breaking the Cycle of Self-Destruction
Facing the Opiod Epidemic
Your son did it when he got hurt playing football. So did your niece when she had her wisdom teeth removed. In fact, you did it when you injured your… Read More »Facing the Opiod Epidemic