Playing Our “A-C-E” People’s progression into deeper and deeper personal issues normally involves multiple factors. The road out of that valley is often multi-faceted and holistic as well. Areas involved… Read More »Breaking the CHAINS that Hold Us Prisoner (Part 3)
Putting Prevention into Practice There are many techniques in the STEPS “Tool Kit for Real Life” for prevention, and one of the principles involved includes helping people evaluate the outcomes… Read More »Breaking the CHAINS that Hold Us Prisoner (Part 2)
There are people you know, perhaps even in your family, who are hurting and need your help. The good news is that there are things that they—and you—can do to… Read More »Breaking the CHAINS that Hold Us Prisoner (Part 1)
Getting in touch with our feelings can be a good thing. As long as we don’t always trust them. Overall, self-awareness is a useful trait to develop, and paying attention… Read More »Getting in Touch With Our Feelings
Most of us don’t live in the real world. We think we do, but we don’t. We live in a story. Actually, a collection of stories. When we finally recognize… Read More »Finding Our Story
We all have an inner voice that whispers to us. What does your voice say? Only recently have I become aware of some things my inner voice has been saying to me… Read More »(Don’t) Listen to Your Inner Voice
Each of us has the ability to improve our lives. But why is it so hard for us to change? One daunting aspect of the human condition is that we… Read More »Changing Our Life by Changing Our Self
We all have issues. Some people think they don’t, believing they have everything totally under control. But they’re wrong. How do I know? Because we’re all human. And all of us… Read More »It’s Okay, We All Have Issues
Maybe we can all learn something from Johnny Manziel. Johnny Football, the former Heisman Trophy winner and quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, entered treatment this week for possible alcohol dependence.… Read More »It Takes Strength to Admit Your Mistakes
What was so important about the concept of self-awareness that it prompted Socrates to implore us to “Know thyself” and to declare that “the unexamined life is not worth living”?… Read More »A Healthy Self-Awareness