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ARTArticleWhat psychological and physical problems develop after stopping opiates?Let’s look at the opiates first. An opiate is a narcotic pain killer like Roxycodone, Oxycodone, Loratabs, Loracet, Methadone, Vicodin, Actiq, and Stadol. The action of these drugs may last varying amounts of time and has varying doses. For example, some people can be on 100mg a day of Oxycontin while others may take 1000mg a day of Oxycontin.ARTArticleWhat’s the Difference Between a Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist?Many people often confuse psychiatrists and psychotherapists when searching for a mental health professional. Contrary to popular belief, we are not one and the same. In layman’s terms, a psychotherapist is a person who treats mental disorders by psychological rather than medical means. On the other hand, a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who takes additional training and residency in psychiatry.ARTArticleWhy Are We Obsessed With Perfectionism?Merriam-Webster dictionary defines perfectionism as “the setting of unrealistically demanding goals accompanied by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and a sign of personal worthlessness.ARTArticleWhy Do We Worry So Much?It seems that worry has become a normal state of affairs for many, if not most, people. One only needs to turn on the television to witness conflict, aggression, lack of civil discourse, violence, death, and destruction. Repeated exposure leaves some people feeling numb and desensitized, while others feel stressed out, panicked and in a state of perpetual vigilance and fear. This feeling of anxiety can make daily life quite uncomfortable.ARTArticle5 Signs You Are in an Abusive Marriage (by: Dr. Anne Brown PhD, RN)Are you controlled or in a partnership? Abusive marriages come in different forms. Most people are quick to think of "physical abuse" but there are definitely other acts of abuse that detriment the wellbeing of individuals at the hands of their domestic partner. 1. Physical Abuse ARTArticle5 Ways to Avoid Court at all Costs! (by: Anne Brown PhD, RN)Divorce can be ugly. Courts can make it uglier. I think we are all in agreement "settle out of court". How can a couple do that when they are fighting to the extent they are filing for divorce? You are probably going to get tired of hearing me say first always "Fight for your Marriage."ARTArticle5 Ways to Help Your Teen Avoid a RelapseYour teen has relapsed. Despite whatever fear, disappointment, and frustration you may feel, you need to remain as calm as possible. Your loved one still needs your support. So, what can you do as a conce ed parent to help them get back on the road to recovery? 1. Envision Relapse as a Setback—Not a Failure ARTArticle6 Things I Wish I Knew Then That I Know Now After My Divorce (by: Dr. Anne Brown PhD, RN) | DivorceForceWe always hear people say, "I wish I knew then what I know now," so here is some help if you are navigating a divorce now ... 1.Believe in Yourself!ARTArticle6 Tools for Resiliency in RecoveryResiliency and Recovery have a nice ring. The two R’s! Having a backbone makes this process a lot easier. Resiliency is having the ability to adapt in the face of adversity. The more you know yourself, the greater your self-awareness, and the greater your backbone, the greater your chance for success in your recovery.ARTArticle7 Important Facts Every Parent Needs to Know About Rising Teen Heroin UseIt’s cheap, and it’s everywhere. For these reasons alone, heroin offers an appeal to teenagers that other drugs just can’t match. Factor in peer pressure, the need to self-medicate, or just plain, simple teenage curiosity, and it’s easy to see why heroin is making an alarming comeback in the United States. As a parent, you can’t afford to remain blind to the terrifying truth surrounding this dangerous and highly addictive drug. - A Growing Trend ARTArticle9 Great Tips from Experts on Divorce Recovery | DivorceForceApril is Divorce Recovery Month! We asked a number of contributors to the DivorceForce Community for their input on "divorce recovery" and here is part 1 of some of the responses we received. **Anne Brown PhD RNMSCS http://www.backbonepower.com - Make a list of 2-3 things you want to be different on May 1st. It could be as simple as eating healthy, a regular exercise plan, and a social occasion with a friend set up once a week. And then make it happen! Evidence of progress is very empowering and puts you on the road to successful recovery!ARTArticleAdvantages Of Wordpress Hosting ProviderNowadays, most of the bloggers are shifting towards WordPress due to ease of use and simplicity. Web hosting is one of the key components of WordPress hosting. Since WordPress is a very lightweight script, you need to have PHP version 5.6 or greater and MySQL version 5.6 or greater for installation.ARTArticleAfraid to SucceedUnlike fear of failure and fear of rejection, being afraid to succeed can be far more insidious because it is almost always unconscious. Fear of failure is one of the greatest blocks to success, in every aspect of life. Everyone is closely familiar with fear of failure on some level. The fear of failure is closely related to fear of criticism and fear of rejection. Much like the fear of failure, the fear of success creates anxiety due to the fear of not knowing and not being certain of what will happen next.ARTArticleAlways take a chance to say “I love you!”I woke up quite early this morning. Strictly speaking I do not know whether I woke up or whether I was really woken up by a dream. It was one of those very real dreams, the one you want to go back to and complete it. In it I was with my best male friend, whom I really was in love with. I was just telling him what an important part of my life he had been, and how much I had cared, and I'd just been about to say ''I love you'' to him when a group of other friends arrived and I woke up.ARTArticleAre You A Perfectionist?If you relate to the following, you may indeed be a perfectionist: You are very critical of yourself You are afraid of making mistakes You think in terms of ‘black and white’ You continually need approval from others You set unattainable goals for yourself You find it hard to let yourself off the hook when you make a mistake You are afraid of failure You are afraid of letting others dow You like to feel in control of your life You prefer the final outcome - the finished result of something rather than the process of doing it ARTArticleAre You Ready To Die?Are you ready to die? Most people aren’t? Yet if we are not willing to be with death it will hunt us down. Last week I had a gigantic dose of people sitting with death. My contractor’s 10-year-old daughter with an inoperable brain tumor on the brain stem. Next a dear friend called with breast cancer, then another dear friends sister found out she had a brain tumor all within less than 24 hours. All sitting with what we are all sitting with only they are doing it consciously. Befriending death.ARTArticleBecome a Walking Entrepreneur“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.” ~Soren Kierkegaard ARTArticleBeing Mindful ofTrain Your Brain to be Mindful of... What are you mindful of? Want to find mindfulness but not sure what to be mindful of? Being mindful or practicing mindfulness seems to be a new catch-all word. You hear everyone from your doctor to Oprah talk about the need to be more mindful of... What does it really mean? The mindfulness practice has been around for over 2,500 years, and researchers are just now confirming its many benefits. The exploration and practice of mindfulness has grown on a global scale.ARTArticleBeing The ChangeStep #4 ~ Being The Change <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KVj8F9EXT5w?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KVj8F9EXT5w?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>ARTArticleBest Ways To Reduce Your Kid's On-scree Time ARTArticleBeware of Self-Sabotage! A Warning for EntrepreneursDo you sabotage yourself? Think about this: Isn’t planning too much and over-extending, a form of self-sabotage? As an entrepreneur, you are interested in many different areas but if you continue over-committing, you will hurt your business and your health. Do you over-commit, because each pretty, shiny new idea sounds soooooo good? Then, when you fail to accomplish all of it, do you beat yourself up about it; feel like a failure, or at the very least, think of yourself as not very good at what you do? You have created this stressful situation.r ARTArticleBiology, Restriction & Recovery of Eating DisordersBiological Connections in Eating Disorders Eating disorders are not to be taken lightly - 20% of anorexia sufferers lose their lives to their eating disorder, its important to remember these are very serious illnesses which pose a great risk.ARTArticleClearing Old ThoughtsYesterday I was weeding in my back yard and I had a realization. Weeding the yard is so much easier than weeding out our thoughts. Weeding out unwanted thoughts needs tools. What are your tools for weeding out ineffective thoughts? What about ones that actually take you down? Do you have different tools for each of these? I’m not into perfect tools I’m into effective ones. Are yours effective? I want to share some of my favorite tools. The first one is just to clear your head so you can calm down the chatter or lists, or all the peoples demands. Hands Shakingr ARTArticleDating After DivorceTake the time for a self-journey. Getting on a journey with your self requires courage, consciousness, feedback from a trusted advisor, vulnerability, insight, and the refreshing ability to apologize for starters. Knowing your strengths and challenges, competences and incompetence’s, where you are a beginner and where a master, is the first step of this journey. Surrounding yourself with people who value this consciousness and are seeking it as well is refreshing. Clarity about who you are with all your foibles builds confidence and self-esteem and is very attractive.ARTArticleDealing with the Stress of GriefDEALING WITH THE STRESS OF GRIEF How you respond to the stress associated with grief (see my previous article entitled “Grief and Stress”) is directly related to how well you are able to identify your stressors and respond to them in a healthy manner. In this article I will identify seven strategies that we can use to help minimize the impact of stress on our lives during the period of grief.ARTArticleDivorce Support: A Curse or a Blessing? (by: Dr. Anne Brown, PhD, RN)It really is up to you every day whether you see divorce support as a curse or a blessing! Whether you are the giver or the receiver, I recommend you reframe it as a blessing. Is this easy? Of course not! However, if you actually go through the trauma of getting divorced and you stay married through your anger that seems pretty self-destructive! Remember, "Letting someone live rent free in your head" has bigger costs than a monthly check.ARTArticleDivorce Visitation Requests from Your Child (by: Dr. Anne Brown, PhD, CS) | DivorceForceDear Mom and Dad, Please remember my life has been turned upside down and I never had a vote. I don't have a rulebook to negotiate waters totally unfamiliar to me. It is really hard for me to understand that my family has broken up. I feel scared that I will loose one or both of you. I don't know what to do with all the bad feelings I have. It would really mean a lot to me if you could do a few things to help me with the land mines I seem to be stepping on. Thanks for taking the time to listen.ARTArticleDon't Panic!Easier said than done for the many thousands out there suffering from this extremely debilitating condition. To a person suffering, reading words about simple living and minimalism leading to a feeling of being on cloud nine rings hollow. Why because most people are starting at ground level attempting to achieve blissful happiness (cloud nine) where as a person crippled by panic attacks they are in a deep, dark hole with no hope of seeing light, let alone a freakin’ cloud!ARTArticleDos and Don’ts of Visitation From the Therapist! (by: Anne Brown PhD, CS)"The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other." ~ Jane Bauston Do treat your Children like Gold! Remember you just turned your children's life (and they didn't have a vote) upside down. They now have to decipher new rules, new logistics, probable logistical chaos until their stuff finally gets where it is suppose to be, emotional land mines, and they have just inherited all the things you divorced your "ex" about. Maybe you were able to shield your children from some of the "bad stuff" going on and now they have to figure things out on their own.ARTArticleDrones Are Transforming The Way We Shop For HomesThe recent explosion of technology has permeated nearly every aspect of life, including the way home buyers make their purchase decisions. One of the most profound impacts on the real estate market has been the adoption of drone technology as a way of advertising available homes or other properties. Developers have taken to promoting their properties with the help of these unmanned drones by reaching perspectives that were previously unattainable.

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