Healing Your Marriage After Addiction

Elements Behavioral Health outlines several effective ways to heal your marriage after addiction. These methods include seeking counseling, writing out your feelings and struggles in a journal or notebook, taking some time to work on you, and “creating a new...

Addiction and Divorce

Henry Gornbein, Family Law Specialist, discusses the effects of addiction on divorce trends in the United State in his article “Addiction and Divorce”. In his 40 years of practice, Gornbein has seen countless marriages torn apart by addiction, and believes that...

Breaking the Cycle

The Orange County Adult Children of Alcoholics blog details the struggle that many ACAs face when confronting a past of emotional and physical abuse as well as other forms of family dysfunction. For many ACAs, the idea of digging up long-buried emotions can be seem...

Recovery Resentment

Carolyn Hughes, freelance author, discusses her journey to recovery in her upcoming book, The Hurt Healer and briefly discusses in her article the concept of “recovery resentment”. “Recovery Resentment” is a common occurrence for many loved ones when an alcoholic...

The Health Benefits and Risks of Alcohol

Serena Gordon, HealthDay reporter, details the health benefits and risks of alcohol consumption. Benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, particularly wine, can include reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, and dementia. Moderation is typically...

New Classification Identifies Near Alcoholics

Most people believe that a person is either an alcoholic or not an alcoholic, but a new “in between” has been named: the “almost alcoholic”. The “almost alcoholic” exhibits some similar traits as the alcoholic, which can include drinking for un-recognized emotional...