Narcotics: Avoidance is a Trick of Addiction
Having a prescription written by a doctor does not protect someone from abusing such medication, especially when they don’t follow the physician’s medication orders
What Has Your Addiction Done to Your Relationships?
We live life surrounded by a sea of choices. The only way to make sense of these competing interests is to filter our choices through priorities. Our priorities are determined by what we do rather than what we say. As the adage goes, “Actions speak louder than words.”...
The Emotional Impact of Addiction
Addictive behaviors create a structure behind which disturbing emotions are kept contained. The illusion is these emotions are being kept under control, but that is not the case.
Are You Minimizing or Maximizing Your Addiction?
I encourage you to consider your truth. Are you able to recognize it? Has it become obscured by denial, shrouded in secrecy, deflated by minimization,or inflated by maximization?
Whole Person Care
There are a lot of buzz words these days. “Whole person care” is one of them. But, what does that mean?
How Do You Respond to Stress?
People respond to stress in two basic but different ways: they’re either go-getters and stay-putters.
Dr. Gregory Jantz Publishes Seminal Book Healing The Scars of Addiction
PRESS RELEASE August 20, 2018 Dr. Gregory Jantz Publishes Seminal Book Healing The Scars of Addiction Media Contacts: Adam Taff, 913.484.1140, adamt@aplaceofhope.com, Dr. Jantz Media Representative (Edmonds, WA) August 20, 2018 – Dr. Gregory Jantz, founder of The...
Boundaries: Drawing the Lines
Boundaries are an important part of life. They help us see where we end and others begin. They define and protect us. They let good things in and keep trouble away. In a way, they are like a fence around someone’s house or property. Sound pretty good, don’t they? Think about every person you care about. Do you want them to have boundaries?
Do You Recognize the Truth in Addiction?
Are you worried you’ve wanted multiple times to stop but just can’t seem to find the right time or reason? What is that thing or behavior?
Is Caffeine Addictive?
Generally, when people talk about caffeine, they’re talking about caffeinated drinks, such as coffee, tea, and soda. But caffeine is also found in chocolate and foods that use chocolate or coffee as flavorings, including ice cream and yogurt.
Healthy Relationships Mean Becoming Emotionally Healthy Yourself
Healthy people are growing people, and people do not grow healthy in isolation. The following questions can help you recognize if you are creating and maintaining healthy relationships.
Exposing Children to Inappropriate Sexuality
One’s childhood can be stolen through so many types of abuse, including sexual abuse. Childhood sexual abuse can happen through the overt actions of others or the failure to shield children from sexual content or behaviors.