by PAL | Oct 1, 2025 | A Counselor
Guilt is a natural feeling that comes to you when you feel you have done something wrong. For instance, most people feel guilty about lying to a friend for their own convenience. If, in your model of the world, lying is against your moral code, then you will feel...
by PAL | Sep 1, 2025 | A Counselor
The Transtheoretical Model for Behavioral Change is a framework that seeks to explain how individuals move through the process of changing unhealthy ways of coping behaviors toward more positive choices. It is used for many problem areas (i.e. smoking cessation,...
by PAL | Aug 1, 2025 | A Counselor
Addiction starts with our brain, and I find it helps to imagine that our brain is like a dog driving a Tesla. One part of our brain is extremely advanced (the prefrontal cortex) – this is the part that allows us to do all sorts of complex things other animals can’t,...
by PAL | Jul 1, 2025 | A Counselor
As the loved one of a person struggling with an addiction, it is so easy to stay focused on their recovery. Some pray to God over and over again to heal them, to make it stop, to give us wisdom on how to help them. And these are good things to do, we are looking for...
by PAL | Jun 1, 2025 | A Counselor
Last month, we explored The Drama Triangle, and learned how easy it is to get stuck in the drama and chaos that our addicted loved one creates in the midst of their illness. When we take on the roles of rescuer, persecutor, or victim, our behaviors, thoughts and...
by PAL | May 1, 2025 | A Counselor
“It’s like standing at the edge of a cliff, and they keep jumping off the cliff, and I keep pulling them up. No matter how many times I pull them back up or beg them not to jump, they just keep jumping. I know I need to let go of the rope,...
