by Jeff Packer | Mar 8, 2024 | Addictions, Affairs and Adultery, Change, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Sexuality
Some may read the title of this blog appalled by the assumption that everyone is an addict. So let’s consider this statement from Christopher Kennedy Lawford, author of “What Addicts Know.” “As a culture we’ve become addicted not only to gambling, drugs,...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 6, 2024 | Addictions, Change, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
Addiction Recovery: Hope May Be A Bit Blurry At First Entering an inpatient addiction recovery program can be seen as the most difficult step and a very challenging experience in the life of those struggling with addictive behaviour. The full exposure of the...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 30, 2024 | Addictions, Change, Depression, Discipline
Why stop any addictive behaviour? Because it has reached the point where it is getting in the way of important relationships, blocking progress at home and work and/or because you simply want a better quality of life. Addictions can become such habitual...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 8, 2024 | Addictions, Affairs and Adultery, Anxiety, Conflict
What is it about smooth stones, weathered over centuries by the constant tumbling and jostling of the waves and currents, that we seem to find so attractive? As stormy and turbulent waters persistently knock randomly shaped rocks into one another, their sharp edges...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 15, 2022 | Addictions, Change, Growth & Development, Self-Care
Why stop any addictive behaviour? Because it has reached the point where it is getting in the way of important relationships, blocking progress at home and work and/or because you simply want a better quality of life. Addictions can become such habitual behaviour that...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 3, 2022 | Addictions, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Self-Care, Stress
“Mental health concerns are dirty little secrets that should not be spoken about. They are problems that no one should know about except the immediate people that are affected. Mental health concerns show weakness and shame towards the family name. “ With thoughts...
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