by John Williams | February 22, 2020
As we know, an eating disorder can often be accompanied with other disorders. Today, we tell a story of a woman struggling with addiction in addition to her eating disorder. “I’m 25 days clean!,” Brenda proudly proclaims. “But I notice I am getting so irritable. Yesterday I was Miss Road Rage on the way home …
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by John Williams | January 15, 2020
One of my clients had had his marriage blow up in his face only months before. His pornography habit had been discovered yet again–after repeated promises of “I’m quitting now”–and his wife was so fed up she had left the house for a week. (It could just as easily been any other bad habit or …
by John Williams | November 10, 2019
Do you ever sit reading your phone, reach for that second cookie and then sit baffled and disappointed when you discover it’s gone? You don’t remember eating it! You were acting on automatic pilot. Something similar is true with any bad habit or addiction. Whether it is smoking, drinking, sex, drugs or any other, when …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | August 9, 2019
Prebiotics are substances that support the growth of certain microbiota, while probiotics are made up of the microorganisms themselves. Just one probiotic supplement contains billions of good bacteria. Introducing probiotics to resolve issues means you’re attempting to restore proper levels of intestinal microflora for proper digestion and absorption of nutrients. In turn, prebiotics and probiotics …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | October 22, 2018
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?
by Hannah Smith | October 17, 2018
There are a lot of buzz words these days. “Whole person care” is one of them. But, what does that mean?
by Hannah Smith | July 27, 2018
“Things are going so well…I’m really nervous. Something bad is bound to happen now!” Have you ever heard or thought something like this before? “The other shoe is going to drop” sentiment is a common pothole on the road to recovery. Sadly, this type of thinking prevents many people from allowing themselves to fully experience …
by Hannah Smith | July 24, 2018
Schemas are lists of accumulated rules that organize, motivate, and validate our thoughts and actions. This can be helpful so that we don’t have to think everything through. However, not all schemas are accurate. For example, if someone moves the coffee pot and you try to go on automatic to where it used to be, you won’t find it.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | June 28, 2018
I think people are fearful of giving up an addiction because they believe they will be in pain without it. Instead, they say without their addiction, they will be anxious or afraid.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | June 5, 2018
When people are burdened by fear, worry and anxiety, they struggle to live productive, happy lives. These same feelings propel them headlong into excessities.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | November 20, 2017
Each time you take time to chronicle a struggle, you contribute to the handbook of how to overcome and succeed the next time. In essence, you write your own self-help book.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | July 26, 2017
In some abused children, this expression leads to an eating disorder. The child may begin to control body weight as a way to control at least one thing in their life.
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