Regulating Emotions & Impulses
Central to feeling good – and good about yourself. Skills anyone can learn and master is listed below Feeling Good Now – And Later...
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Ernie Richardson
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Codependency 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic- Part 5
Five ways to sabotage your self-improvement or recovery program during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 1. Give up Nothing will so...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic- Part 4
There 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....
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic- part 3
Its 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic- part 2
I 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and Mental Health
As 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 22, 2020
- 6 min
Dangerous Emotions in Recovery
The Emotions that Can Cause Damage in Recovery Early sobriety is often described as being an emotional rollercoaster ride. This refers to...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 21, 2020
- 5 min
The Fruit of Rejection & Reasons for Rejection
Rejection acts like a tree with a bitter root. It can only produce bitter fruit. Listed below are some examples of the fruit rejection...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 19, 2020
- 4 min
5 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 16, 2020
- 3 min
Relapse and relapse prevention
In the course of illness, relapse is a return of symptoms after a period of time when no symptoms are present. Any strategies or...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 15, 2020
- 3 min
Saging A House
Saging A House – Saging or Smudging is a thousands of years old practice. It was used in healing, rituals, cleansing and protection....
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 14, 2020
- 4 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
Self-Esteem Building Activities
Good 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 10, 2020
- 4 min
Understanding Addiction
There are two types of addiction to drugs and alcohol: substance abuse and substance dependence. Regardless of the substance, either type...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 8, 2020
- 1 min
If These Walls Could Speak
Directions: Allow images of your childhood home to surface in your mind. Take yourself back to one of your first memories of where there...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 6, 2020
- 5 min
Establishing 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 4, 2020
- 5 min
Understanding and Coping with Guilt and Shame
Guilt: a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined. Another simple way to...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min
COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS
Cognitive distortions are logical, but they are not rational. They can instigate thought processes that lead to socially and...
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Ernie Richardson
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
What To Do In A Crisis
A 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- Jun 26, 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...
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Ernie Richardson
- May 31, 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...
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