By Lori Hanson Addictive personalities, in the rehab and treatment community are plentiful. Individuals who latch on to multiple methods of blocking pain and “numbing out” to life. “I’m sober for 13 months now! But I’m binging and purging multiple times every day.” “I’ve recovered from my bulimia, but I’m drinking like a fish” “I […]
5 Steps to Help Your High School Student Overcome an Eating Disorder
By Lori Hanson Have you met Belinda? She’s your typical high school student. Interested in boys, worried about her grades, has a love/hate relationship with her parents, fights with her siblings and can’t wait to get her driver’s license. But she is hiding a big secret. Like other girls Belinda isn’t completely satisfied with how […]
5 Easy Steps to Build a Better Body Image
What do you believe…about yourself? Do you believe you’re handsome, pretty? Or do you believe your nose is too big, your skin is horrible and you’re too fat, or skinny? Your beliefs play a huge part in what happens in your life. What you believe about yourself is a self-fulfilling prophecy. As long as you believe it, it’s not going to change! Henry Ford defined this succinctly when he said, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
How could my gambling become a problem?
By Lori Hanson Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Gary Lange at an addiction/treatment luncheon. As people suffer from all different types of addictions which I believe fundamentally arrive from the same emptiness or need to numb out I asked Gary to share an article for our blog. Gary specializes in helping people […]
4 Simple Steps to Get Outside of Your Box
What one thing do you really want to do but just haven’t gotten your nerve up to try? Everyone has things they would like to do that are a bit of a stretch. Some people revel in the opportunity to step outside the box and go for it. And others seemingly stay paralyzed by the fear of the unknown and can’t seem to move. Here are four simple steps to help you get outside your box and into something new.
