Every generation gets its warning stories about technology. For many of us, it was The Terminator. Skynet wasn’t dangerous simply because it was advanced—it became dangerous because humans surrendered control. Decisions were handed over in ...
In a surprising and long-overdue shift, the United States has seen a meaningful reduction in overdose deaths. According to the CDC, there was a 27 percent national decline in fatal overdoses between 2023 and 2024—the ...
The article in Counselor Magazine by Sarah Kelsey and Susan Weinstein, Ketamine: The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly, references the death of Friends star Matthew Perry concerning the growing trend of recreational use of ...
We often hear addictive behavior described in other terms—as a disease, or as a coping mechanism. Both can seem inherently negative in connotation. They suggest that that there’s something wrong that needs to be fixed. ...
In a previous posting to this site I wrote about the basic ways in which addiction treatment specialists and other therapists can fold 12 step principals and themes into therapy. In that article I discussed ...
Many of us have heard the phrase, “When you point your finger at someone else, remember you have three fingers pointed back at you.” It took me a long time to truly get an understanding ...
Expectations: we all have them. Maybe we wake up and think it will be a good day. You were on time all morning, and just about to get to work when an obstacle arises, causing ...
Sherry Gaba, LCSW, a psychotherapist and life, love, and recovery coach, is featured on Celebrity Rehab on VH1. Sherry is the author of The Law of Sobriety, which uses the Law of Attraction to help people ...
Sherry Gaba, LCSW, a psychotherapist and life, love, and recovery coach, is featured on Celebrity Rehab on VH1. Sherry is the author of The Law of Sobriety, which uses the Law of Attraction to help people ...
Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Transformational and Recovery Coach. She is the author of “The Law of the Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery” and the creator of wake ...
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