The terms “mindfulness” and “meditation” have become such buzzwords in our current culture that one wonders if they are the psychological equivalent of the latest overhyped “lose weight quick” fad. However, mindfulness and meditation’s benefits have been experienced worldwide for at least 3,000 years! While mindfulness and meditation are closely related, I think it’s important…
It’s been about a month since you made your New Years resolutions. If you wanted to make some changes to your alcohol consumption, I developed a tool to help you assess your progress. In sessions with my clients, I talk about what I call the Gut Check. It has four main areas to help you…
The holidays are over. You probably attended many parties and family gatherings. Now you are left with unwanted pounds from all that food. And a bigger gut from all of the alcohol you drank. Maybe you imbibed a little too much on New Years Eve. The next morning you swore you would make a change.…
Read the most viewed and most controversial Dryuary Post by Cyndi Turner, Day 27.
Check out Cyndi’s most recent article in Dryuary.org as part of the Druary Challenge entitled Day 17- Why one Therapist Recommends Four Months Alcohol Free
Check out Cyndi’s most recent article in GoodTherapy.org entitled Am I Ready to Change My Drinking Patterns? You’ve decided to seek help for substance abuse, but how do you know where to start looking for help? These considerations can help you find the right support.
With homecoming parties and celebrations after football games going on throughout our area, the topic of teen drinking is very relevant this fall. As parents, we try to find balance in our parenting style. We want to let our kids have experiences that bring them happiness and fun. We sometimes talk ourselves into looking the…
Check out Cyndi’s most recent article in GoodTherapy.org entitled Where Do You Fall on the Spectrum of Alcohol Use? You’ve decided to seek help for substance abuse, but how do you know where to start looking for help? These considerations can help you find the right support.
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What do you do when your teen is using drugs or alcohol? The first time you caught them, maybe you referenced the D.A.R.E. Program, maybe you grounded them, or maybe you took away their electronics. You likely had a sit-down conversation that substance use was not acceptable. You eventually moved past it and worked to…