Ernie RichardsonApr 5, 20205 minRegulating Emotions & ImpulsesCentral to feeling good – and good about yourself. Skills anyone can learn and master is listed below Feeling Good Now – And Later There’...
Ernie RichardsonApr 4, 20202 minCodependency questions to be asked/ Topics of discussion.What needs are you not having met? (have not been met growing up) If you are trying to always meet others needs that means that there are...
Ernie RichardsonApr 2, 20203 minCoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic- Part 5Five ways to sabotage your self-improvement or recovery program during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 1. Give up Nothing will so sur...
Ernie RichardsonApr 1, 20203 minCoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic- Part 4There has been so much information bandied about in recent days, I thought I would try and make some sense of what's happening to us all....
Ernie RichardsonMar 30, 20202 minCoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic- part 3Its now been several weeks that our world has been turned upside down. I hope everyone is staying safe and sane. Here are a few more thou...
Ernie RichardsonMar 26, 20202 minCoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic- part 2I hope that my post of yesterday was helpful to a few of you. I don't know if the blog-is-sphere is consuming any of my posts, but I feel...
Ernie RichardsonMar 25, 20203 minCoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and Mental HealthAs I sit here in my office reflecting on the past few weeks I can't but help to think of all the people I have encountered who struggle w...
Ernie RichardsonMar 22, 20206 min Dangerous Emotions in RecoveryThe Emotions that Can Cause Damage in Recovery Early sobriety is often described as being an emotional rollercoaster ride. This refers to...
Ernie RichardsonMar 22, 20205 minThe Fruit of Rejection & Reasons for RejectionRejection acts like a tree with a bitter root. It can only produce bitter fruit. Listed below are some examples of the fruit rejection pr...
Ernie RichardsonMar 19, 20204 min5 Signs of Low Self-Esteem (And What to Do About Them)Since some behaviors are simply learned, and may have little to do with one’s level of self-esteem, it’s best to look at the overall pict...
Ernie RichardsonMar 17, 20203 min Relapse and relapse preventionIn the course of illness, relapse is a return of symptoms after a period of time when no symptoms are present. Any strategies or treatmen...
Ernie RichardsonMar 15, 20203 min Saging A HouseSaging A House – Saging or Smudging is a thousands of years old practice. It was used in healing, rituals, cleansing and protection. Nowa...
Ernie RichardsonMar 14, 20204 min 5 Ways to Escape Your Victim Mentality“How would your life be different if…You stopped validating your victim mentality? Let today be the day…You shake off yourself defeating ...
Ernie RichardsonMar 14, 20203 minSelf-Esteem Building ActivitiesGood self-esteem can help you be more successful in life. If you're looking to build up a positive sense of self-esteem try out some of t...
Ernie RichardsonMar 11, 20204 min Understanding AddictionThere are two types of addiction to drugs and alcohol: substance abuse and substance dependence. Regardless of the substance, either type...
Ernie RichardsonMar 8, 20201 min If These Walls Could SpeakDirections: Allow images of your childhood home to surface in your mind. Take yourself back to one of your first memories of where there w...
Ernie RichardsonMar 6, 20205 minEstablishing Interdependent Relationships and Learning to Be Healthy Growing up in an addicted family creates a host of interpersonal and "intrapersonal" conflicts. One of the most common, yet complex confl...
Ernie RichardsonMar 5, 20205 minUnderstanding and Coping with Guilt and ShameGuilt: a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined. Another simple way to expla...
Ernie RichardsonMar 4, 20202 min COGNITIVE DISTORTIONSCognitive distortions are logical, but they are not rational. They can instigate thought processes that lead to socially and psychologica...
Ernie RichardsonMar 3, 20203 min What To Do In A CrisisA crisis can present in many different forms, from the death of a loved one, to loss of a job, to collapse of a marriage, to financial di...
Ernie Richardson Jun 27, 2020 2 min The New America- part 2 Once again I was watching the news (I know it continues to be a big mistake on my part). Everything seems to be politicalized. This side ...
Ernie Richardson Jun 1, 2020 3 min The New America. I am looking at the news (I know it’s a mistake) but I can’t help but to wonder what direction this world is heading. I see the protester...