Almost every client struggling with using a substance or event has asked me this question and often in the form of “What is the line between a social drinker, abusing alcohol, or an addiction?” At Life Renewal Inc., we define addiction as an unhealthy relationship with a substance or event. For instance, If you drink to...
At Life Renewal Inc. we have a formula called the “3 S’s in Success” for long term alcohol abuse recovery and healing. Seek: It begins with facing that there is a problem that must be dealt with today. Recognizing that your behaviors have cost you in every area of your life is often the beginning of change....
Many of my clients once thought they could try to manage their alcohol consumption, but found they were unable to control that which had been out of control for years. Some people can drink and not become dependent or form an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. However, many of you do not fall into this category. Remember,...
We all have past wounds that we carry around with us. Whether from childhood, a broken marriage or poor life choices. Too often people turn to a substance in an attempt to control, minimize or numb the pain buried inside. But this just leads to greater problems. If this sounds like you, Please watch this powerful video now....
Your children are your children even if they get a bad grade or get in trouble. They are your children based on relationship to you. They are your children regardless of the frequency or quality of your relationship with them. You likewise, are God’s child. When you experience rejection you need to remember that, “…the...
My clients rarely come into my Christian counseling practice realizing how much their thinking affects their emotions, expectations, behaviors, and relationships. It doesn’t take them long to catch on and identify what they are thinking, where the pattern of thinking developed in their life, if it is a faulty or distorted...
Counseling knowledge, tools, and skills for life and success aren’t rocket science. Yet they are skills that most people need to learn, however, few are teaching these skills well. What seems common sense and natural to me, may not to you, but not everything comes easy to me; just like you, there are things I need to be...
Do you want to learn from my mistakes? Well if you do, then read on, as this post will help you Control Your Thoughts and Emotions When Bad Things Happen. Who feels good when you realize that you just messed up and made a blunder? Nobody! Some of you get angry, vocal, beat yourself up, or curl up and pretend that it just...