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Truth-Telling and Addiction

30 Nov 201830 Nov 2018
"Honesty is harder than sobriety." I love that insightful quote from Brad Hambrick. Addictions require deception. In order to maintain an addiction you have to become skilled at lying, representing…
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Reflections on the IBCD Summer Institute 2017

10 Jul 2017
The complexity of an addiction scares most of us. The interplay of body and soul presents unique challenges in counseling. Yet, the epidemic that is drug addiction in the U.S.…
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The Addict in Us: Conclusion

15 Jun 201615 Jun 2016
Addicts are all around us. Christian theology teaches that we are all sinners and we are all prone to all kinds of failures, problems, and sins. While we may not…
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The Addict in Us: Emotional Imbalance

8 Jun 2016
Human beings have a tendency to operate with extremes. In the realm of emotions we tend to live at one or the other opposite poles: (1) we are ruled by…
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The Addict in Us: Power and Control

1 Jun 20161 Jun 2016
We all think we are in control of our own lives, and when we realize we're not we still want to be. We think that we should be able to…
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The Addict In Us: Self-Reliance

25 May 2016
"I have to do this for myself." He was passionate about recovery, but convinced that any help would only jeopardize his process. For rehab to stick he had to be…
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The Addict in Us: Grandiosity

18 May 2016
We’re probably all heard the expression “the world does not revolve around you.” If you’re anything like I was growing up then you probably heard it a lot. We all…
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The Addict In Us: Perfectionism

11 May 201611 May 2016
We are all more like the addict than we realize. You may not be presently abusing alcohol or shooting heroin, but many of the characteristics that drive people towards addiction…
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The Addict In Us: Impulsivity

4 May 2016
Life for Sarah (not her real name) had been about "living in the moment," doing whatever felt good, whenever it felt good. In early high school this had meant eating…
Recovery

The Addict In Us: Introduction

27 Apr 2016
No one plans to become an addict. A person doesn't wake up one morning and just decide that they would like for heroin to control their life. Addiction is a…

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