Self-Care: Why You Need It
Here’s the short of it. Self-care is being able to say ‘no’ to others, it’s making time for yourself, it’s staying true to what you believe. It’s being able to say … I. Matter. I must take care of me. If you are going to live the good life, the life filled with joy and […]
Self Esteem: Understanding Your Worth and Value
Let’s face it much of our early childhood development is impacted by the way others love, listen, and interact with us. Most of us learn early on in our development to consider what other people say, to listen and then make decisions based on their facial expressions, words, and actions … here’s the problem … […]
Breaking Bad Habits : Step by Step
So if you’re like most people you have habits, likely lots of them. We are creatures of habit is the old saying. We are habitual because our brains, not our core selves, are in fact wired to be habitual. Let me explain, have you ever wanted to sit in the same area of a classroom […]
Drug Addiction vs Porn, Shopping, Online Gaming, & Gambling Addictions
Drug Addiction vs Porn, Shopping, Online Gaming, & Gambling Addictions Can one be addicted to behaviors like shopping, sex/pornography, gambling, and other behaviors? Substance/Drug Addiction When one becomes addicted to drugs they often experience compulsive, and most often uncontrollable, drug craving, searching, and abuse that continues despite the often extreme negative consequences. Individuals that become […]
Do I Have A Pornography Problem?
I was talking recently with a few friends about my role as a therapist and the general nature of the difficulties that people present with. One of the questions they asked was how I as a therapist assess and measure whether or not a client is dabbling in pornography or addicted to pornography. I replied […]
Addiction: Those That Get Addicted and Those That Do Not
In recent studies it has been found that during brain imaging research that those that are addicted to drugs like cocaine, heroin and alcohol have fewer dopamine receptors in the brain’s reward channels than those that are non-addicts. Dopamine is a chemical neurotransmitter that is key to pleasure and desire, an experience most individuals seek […]
Sexual Addiction & Brain Arousal – Neurobiology of Internet Porn
I’ve seen a consistent theme with clients that present to my office with sexual addiction. This theme is a significant confusion about how they get their needs met. I find that many if not all of them come with beliefs and assumptions due to their addiction and history. These assumptions are in large part due […]
Emotional Codependency in Marriage and Parenting Relationships
Codependency has typically been associated or understood to be a dynamic that occurs with individuals that are addicted to substances and their partners or spouses. Today the phenomenon we call codependency can be associated with those that are in fact not using substances of any kind. Mothers and children, husbands and wives, friends and associates […]
Utah Coalition Against Pornography Comes To Southern Utah
Just a quick post here. One of my good friends Geof is speaking at the UCAP conference this weekend. Looks like it’ll be a solid event the details are below. Protecting Children and Families from Pornography and Other Harmful MaterialsSaturday, November 6, 2010 9:00am – 1:00pm Dixie Center St. George, Utah Southern Utah UCAP Regional Conference“The Utah Coalition Against […]