by Laura Howe | Aug 13, 2020 | Addictions & Trauma
Most people I know want to quit smoking. That means that an estimated 34 million adults in America have either thought of quitting or tried and failed. But most people don’t realize that nicotine is just as hard, or even harder, to quit than heroin. So it’s no...
by Laura Howe | Jul 16, 2020 | Addictions & Trauma, Anxiety & Depression, Resilience & Anger
Hello. Thanks for coming in today. How can I help you?” It sounds like a good way to start a counselling session, right? It’s polite, upbeat, and welcoming. But listen to what I said “ How can I help you? This statement clearly establishes the role of who is...
by Laura Howe | Jun 18, 2020 | Addictions & Trauma
71% of people sleep with or next to their cell phones. And 35% of people think of their cell phone when they wake up while only 10% think of their spouse. But to be honest these stats aren’t shocking. And given that they are from 2015. I wouldn’t be surprised if...
by admin | May 25, 2020 | Addictions & Trauma
Each substance or behavior has its own signs and symptoms of addiction. When you are experiencing addiction, you are drawn to the substance because you are avoiding the bad. The bad could be loneliness, negative thoughts, anxious feelings, withdrawal, or...
by Laura Howe | Mar 30, 2020 | Addictions & Trauma, Anxiety & Depression
My heart is aching. For days my heart has been moving from grief to sadness and anger. And not for reasons why you might think. I don’t know how to share this other than to spew this out onto a blog post and pray to God that my heart is heard. I have read message...
by Laura Howe | Sep 9, 2019 | Addictions & Trauma, Stress & Burnout
A $10 carbon monoxide detector saved us from being killed in our sleep from a build-up of odourless toxic gas. Here’s the full (true!) story on The Day My Furnace Tried To Kill Me. It’s worth a read. After being woken up from the carbon monoxide alarm we quickly...
