Author: Tara Gleave

Learning to Love Yourself

“You, yourself, just as much as anyone in the entire universe deserves your love and affection.”- Buddha I want to…
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Reducing Stress

What is Stress? Stress is the body’s reaction to a harmful situation, whether this harm is real or perceived. Stress…
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Facts about Mushrooms

Mushrooms are well known throughout society as a hallucinogenic substance that are able to cause illusions in people’s’ brains. However,…
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Opening a Conversation about Substance Abuse with Your Teen

As a parent, you know that something is wrong with your teen, but you’re worried about broaching the topic. In…
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Talking with Your Friend about Substance Abuse

You’ve noticed that your friend has changed. She’s unable to hold up her responsibilities at home and at work. She’s…
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How Addiction Affects Family

One of the lies addicts tell themselves is that their drug use only affects them.  Unfortunately, that is not true.…
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How Addiction Affects Coworkers

Today we continue our series on how addiction affects those in an addict’s life.  If you missed the opening post…
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How Addiction Affects Friends

Welcome back to our series about the effects of addiction.  We have previously discussed how addiction affects the family, and how…
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Different Types of Stress

As a recovering addict, it is important that you manage your stress effectively to help you avoid relapse.  However, it…
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Suboxone and Vivitrol

There are a few different medical treatments that are used to treat addictions such as heroin and other opiates, such…
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