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29Oct

Choosing a Sober Lifestyle as a Couple: Where to Start

Joe Nowinski

addiction, alcohol, body, couples, health, marriage

Relationships

Our couple relationships often have an impact on our physical health, for better or worse, depending on our habits. Joe Nowinski offers his guidance for any couples trying to get sober
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09Sep

How Quitting Drinking Super-Charged My Creativity

Tara Jackson

addiction, alcohol, body, creativity, health

Soul

When she quit drinking five years ago, coach Tara Jackson never expected that she'd experience such a boost to her creativity
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21Aug

My Experience of Shame and Addiction

Talitha Fosh

addiction, shame

Mind

Shame and addiction often go hand-in-hand – here therapist and author of Hooked Talitha Fosh shares her experience and journey of recovery
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05Aug

Why Do People Take Such High Risks with Sexual Behaviour?

Gary McFarlane

addiction, news

Therapists

Psychosexual therapist and sex addiction specialist Gary McFarlane explores why people might exhibit such risky behaviour when it comes to sex
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03Jan

Picture Perfect: The Mental Health Impact of Social Media

Louise Chunn

addiction, perfectionism, socialmedia, society, technology

Mind

Experts are starting to wake up to the effects of social media on young women, both in damaging mental health, and in making them feel addicted to social media apps. Louise Chunn talks to Professor Rosalind Gill about her book Perfect: Feeling Judged on Social Media
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06Jul

"He Got Sober, I Got Broken": The Trauma of Substance Abuse in Relationships

Dana Killion

addiction, alcohol, couples, couplestherapy, marriage, relationships, trauma

Relationships

Dana Killion's memoir tells the story of the enormous impact alcoholism can have on the addict's partner. In conversation with psychotherapist Sally O'Sullivan, she talks of the complex nature of guilt, resentment and trauma
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04May

Melody Beattie on Her Best-Selling Self-Help Book Codependent No More

Louise Chunn

addiction, attachment, boundaries, codependency, couples, friendship, marriage, relationships

Relationships

Melody Beattie's Codependent No More has sold over 7 million copies. The revised edition has new chapters on anxiety and trauma – watch our interview with Beattie here
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27Feb

Addiction: What's the Role of a Recovery Coach?

My Recovery

addiction, alcohol, coaching, drugs, gambling

Therapists

Recovery from addiction is an ongoing process in which many benefit from support. Therapist and recovery coach Andy Mitchell explains the role of a recovery coach
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28Sep

What's at the Root of Love Addiction?

claudia behnke

addiction, attachment, codependency, couples, love, psychosynthesis, relationships, sex, single

Therapists

Under the spell of a love addiction, you might consistently seek out new relationships so you can bask in the early stages of love. Psychotherapist Claudia Behnke explores this phenomenon from a psychospiritual framework.
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06Sep

Loving Someone With An Addiction: Do You Need Help Too?

Judy Wilson-Smith

addiction, alcohol, couples, family, marriage, relationships

Therapists

Addiction isn't just the addicted person's difficulty, it affects those that love them too. Counsellor Judy Wilson-Smith offers her guidance for family members who are struggling with the impact of addiction.
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