As the subtitle suggests, Drink, by Ann Dowsett Johnston, is focused on the various ways in which women enter into problematic relationships with alcohol. With chapters covering the insidious rise of booze in women’s cultural conscience, the reasons that lead to over-consumption in females, insights…
Guest Post by Zachary Phillips: Writer, Speaker, Coach & Mental Health Advocate – On why writing is so important for people who have suffered trauma. My Traumatic Childhood I grew up as the son of an addict, paranoid schizophrenic, chronic hoarder and drug dealer. At…
I am both honoured and intrigued to interview Paul Garrigan, a man who beat his alcoholism after two decades of entrenched drinking. He went on to become a mindfulness teacher, nurse, writer, and inspiration. After deteriorating through alcohol, it seemed like there was absolutely no…
Just like the song by the late, great Amy Winehouse, when I was told to go to rehab, I also said “No, no, no.” In fact, I used much stronger terms than that. Something more along the lines of “Not on your effin’ life!” I…
When coaching alcoholics and drug addicts, I used to be amazed that people could so easily relapse and fall back into their addictions through sheer boredom – until I came across another addiction that some people have. Many addicts have chaotic and dramatic lifestyles and…
