by Fran Simone Everyone benefits when we discard negative feelings and behaviors. Sell home next spring. Check. Downsize this autumn. Check. Start the process. Um, yes, but how? I needed a plan to divest myself of the huge amount of stuff I’d...
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Recovery Month Is a Time for Family Members to Invest in Their Own Health, Relationships, Purpose, and Community by Ellen Van Vechten The theme for Recovery Month, September 2018, is to Join the Voices for Recovery: Invest in Health, Home...
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By: Resmaa Menakem When my brothers and I were little, we spent a lot of time at our grandmother’s house. She was always happy to have us, but sometimes, when we got into serious trouble, she would whup us. She used a switch braided from the...
Read moreSharing on the Road to Recovery
Last week Amy and I had yet another meeting with a group of people from Hallmark. They were gathered together for support – support for coping with a spouse, child, parent who was suffering from depression. We began to talk about the holiday and...
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