If I don’t change, my life will not get better.” Those were my son Daniel’s words—an aha moment of clarity, the springboard ...
"Every decision I made in life had to be based on my weight," said the singer, who dropped from 540 pounds in 2020 to 265 ...
When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...
Addiction has a way of making you disappear. More than 15 years into recovery, I can now sit at a Christmas table fully ...
"It was a seaside holiday at Largs in Scotland, the one-armed bandit fruit machine was broken and the coins poured out." Former gambling addict John Wade can trace the origins of his addiction back ...
It’s difficult to imagine life without an addiction. That may sound dramatic to some, but for me, it’s reality. The normal reaction when I tell people is usually something like, “Oh, it’s just ...
To Sam DeMello’s friends, it seemed as if the then-26-year-old had everything together: a six-figure tech salary, an enviable workout regimen and a happy relationship. But as he crossed the finish ...
The HGTV host joined host Ross Mathews for an Instagram Live on Friday, Dec. 19, before the premiere of 'My Lottery Dream Home: David’s Happy Ending' ...
I have a graduate certificate in Eating Disorders and a range of experience in working with mental health challenges including but not limited to depression, anxiety, adjustment struggles, addiction, ...
When a loved one dies due to addiction, many people try to hide those details. Donna Guerriero McAuley put it in the opening sentence of her daughter’s obituary — “Amanda Marie McAuley, 27, of Poland, ...
I have extensive training in working with individuals with issues concerning: * Marriage and family counseling * Work with blended families * Codependency * Communications * Conflict resolution * ...