The Strategy of Addiction

The Strategy of Addiction

On the home page of this site, I claim that everyone is a addicted to something, and I want to clarify such a big claim.  I understand addiction as a behavior, not a motivation.  While there is a lot of genetic and social nuance to consider, no one is addicted because they’re an addict - that’s simply not how people or logic work...

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The Holiday Therapy Post

The Holiday Therapy Post

It’s pretty much a given; there are a lot of therapy blogs out there, and we all write about the holidays.  Most posts fall on either side of a line: are the holidays good or bad for a person’s emotional health?  They have a point, since solstice holidays are family holidays, whether genetic or chosen, and family is intense for everyone. That said, this idea of an event (or anything!) being simply good or bad is a falsehood...

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