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Laura

Finding your "missing peace" through meditation.

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Jean

Jean writes on the importance of including the body, mind and spirit in the healing process..

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Guest

Wisdom and insights from various addiction professionals.

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Randy

Thoughts on spirituality, life coaching and emotional wellness.

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Darren

Darren Haber, MFT, is dedicated to helping people get sober, stay sober, and discover their true selves.

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Marisa Graiwer, MFT specializes in addictions, eating disorders, adolescents and interpersonal relationships.

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The Serenity Prayer

by Guest April 12, 2008 | Spirituality

God, grant me the Serenity to Accept the things I cannot change,The Courage to Change the things I can,and the Wisdom to know the Difference…

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Convincing Your Heart or Your Brain?!

by Marisa April 8, 2008 | Life

I had an interesting reply to a blog that had me pondering the very essence of their statement. In response to my blog on Dating vs. Relationships: The Addiction, one person commented that it “sounds like you need to convince your heart, not your brain.” I am very interested to know what other people think. Is it as simple to say that if we can convince our hearts that we will be able to be healthy, successful relationships?

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Anorexia: The Signs and Effects

by Marisa March 24, 2008 | Conditions and Disorders

What is the price of perfection? With the rate of eating disorders on the rise and it having the highest mortality rate, what is the price? Family, culture, magazines/music videos, friends all plays a role in anorexia. Frequently, parents and/or family genetics play a considerable role in the development of anorexia.

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Through The Looking Glass: A Look At Eating Disorders

by Marisa March 24, 2008 | Conditions and Disorders

Do you remember going to a carnival or fair when you were a kid and walking through the fun house? The fun house consisted of hundreds of mirrors that altered the way that we saw ourselves…we used to find it so funny and entertaining. Now, most women and some men have a permanent fun house existing within their head, no longer being able to see the humor or entertainment, just the sorrow, imprisonment, and destruction of their altered perception. Thin is never thin enough and beauty/perfection is an ideal that one can never quite attain. How can one ever be satisfied with their looks when media lauds anorexia and drug addiction and plastic surgery is commonplace?

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Dating vs. Relationships: The Addiction

by Marisa March 20, 2008 | Addiction

The question frequently posed to me as to why it is that some people are perpetual daters and others are serial “relationship-ists (a new word coined by yours truly).” Usually, it comes down to gender-men are more likely to be serial daters, whereas women tend to constantly be in a relationship. I believe that it comes down to one common denominator…the addiction to fear. It is always about one running from that which they fear the most, don’t you think?

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