Category Archives: Step 3: Breaking Free
Avoiding Dangerous Territory
Relapse seldom “just happens.” It is important that we learn to recognize the environment and situations that have a tendency to lead us back toward our unwanted behaviors. One of the most common factors in relapse is isolation. Isolation isn’t just being alone. It‘s that feeling of being separated or disconnected from other people—that…
Victorious Holidays
Living Free Thanksgiving is only days away and Christmas will be here in little over a month. Holidays can be particularly challenging times for those struggling with compulsive behaviors. More family interactions, more activities, more expenses and more expectations can increase stress and escalate cravings and acting out. Even if past holidays…
The Most Dangerous Thoughts
You deserve better! Here we are, facing yet another weekend. Many people tell us that weekends are especially difficult for them. It’s the time when their addictive behaviors often get really out of control. There are a lot of possible reasons for this — more free time, less structure, deeply entrenched and well–practiced…
Winning the Battle
God’s Answer to “I Can’t” As I’ve often said, healing is seldom instantaneous and rarely easy. When we are trying to leave an addiction, we are literally in a battle with the enemy for our freedom. Satan’s plan is to destroy us, and when the addiction took over our lives, he thought he had us.…
Time to Change?
It’s hard to believe that the end of the year is only days away and we will soon be jumping headlong into 2010. New Year’s is the time we traditionally make resolutions. We isolate some area (or areas) in our life that we think needs changing and we vow that THIS will be the year…
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