“Did I Really Hear What I Thought I Heard?” I have lunch many Sundays with a group of women at a local restaurant. Today one woman told a story about a former neighbor who talked all the time about going to “KFC”, so much so that this woman began to think, “ My,...
Greek philosopher Hippocrates has been considered the “Father of Medicine”. His tenets have been embodied in the oath that new physicians recite upon graduation from education to practice of medicine. The Hippocratic school lists this as part of its...
At DIG this week we talked about activities in which we engage to find COMFORT, UNDERSTANDING, or RELIEF in our lives. Here’s the list we made. Add others that you think of! Companion animals Prescription medications People who listen and help us gain...
In nearly 10 years of working with women with addictive behaviors, I have encountered fewer than a half dozen individuals whom I would consider to be bona fide “narcissists” according to the profile drawn here by Christine Hammond. When I have, however,...
It May Not Be What Happens…..It May Really Be What You Think About What Happens It’s not what happens; it’s how you perceive and respond to it. We’ve heard this adage for years. At least with regard to one’s ability to persevere through trials and bounce back...
“Sexual Addiction” among women with substance abuse is often a case of hypersexuality resulting from early childhood sexual abuse, devaluation of one’s own sexuality from sexual abuse and adolescent promiscuity, undiagnosed early onset bipolar...
