Sexual Fantasies and Traumatic Past – How Can Are They Connected
By Rick McKain, MAC, LPC
What’s the Connection?
Men who struggle with intimacy in relationships often entertain consistent and unrealistic sexual fantasies. Fr…
Recognizing When We Are Enabling Our Loved Ones
By Todd Valentine, LCSW MARR Addiction Treatment Centers
This article is excerpted and adapted from a chapter “Enabling, Rescuing, Controlling” of Addressing A…
The Importance of Being Ordinary
By Matt Shedd Host of Stories of Recovery Podcas
Ego-Based Spirituality
When we commit ourselves to a path like Twelve Step Recovery, or any other spiritual tr…
Drug and Alcohol Interventions | 6 Things to Know
By Dr. Brian Moore Psychologist and Interventionist Founder and Director of The Intervention Group
The intervention has become a familiar ritual in our culture…
MARR’s Paul Thim Invited to Speak at A.A. International Convention
Eighty-five years ago, an alcoholic who was trying to stay sober stood outside a hotel bar, trying to decide whether to drink or not. He knew he had to find an…
Hugging the Cactus | The First Step Exercise
Matt Erwin, CACII
As mechanics, doctors, artists, or any other skilled craftsperson will probably tell you, when a problem presents itself, gritting one’s teet…