Addiction Self Esteem

Shopping addiction is a raging phenomenon among developed countries and has been studied over and over. Sociologists say it's a female drive in an attempt to explain the differences in shopping behavior between men and women. It was said that the same obsession of men over sports can be linked to the way women go crazy at Black Friday sales or at mall openings.

In this audiobook you will discover the meaning of codependency, how to recognize the signs of codependent relationship, and how to free yourself from its destructive clutches. I have included pertinent information designed to help you recognize the behaviors displayed by codependents, and techniques that you can implement immediately, to help you end a codependent relationship in a healthy and safe way.

Over the past 10 years, Ron has sat across his desk from, talked over the phone to, met via telehealth with, and taught in drug education classroom settings with literally hundreds of individuals helping them overcome the allusive addictive behavior. He was intrinsically motivated to write this audiobook to uncover the timeless truths about addictive behavior and how to escape its grasp. A common theme continued to surface over the years revealing, what he calls “hidden secrets”, that are hiding in plain sight.

Based on proven scientific research, you’ll learn how to break free from your everyday struggles. With a background in psychology and a whole bunch of witty humor, C. C. Lawrence offers practical solutions to the typical problems faced by 21st-century men.

The deeply personal and complex human traits of worthiness, deserving, self-worth, and self-esteem, govern our success. How we value ourselves plays such a critical role in what opportunities we pursue that it can hardly be overstated. Self-worth is an ever-changing pair of glasses that broadens or limits our view of the world, colors every life experience, and propels us to take action or grounds us in stagnation. Self-worth is the foundation of all our choices, all our reactions, and all our efforts.

Introduced to heroine and alcohol for the first time at the tender age of eight-years-old programmed me and opened up a flood gate of feel good receptors in my brain, causing a high that I spent years trying to recreate over and over again.

In Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety, Yvonne Castañeda shares vibrant stories of her childhood growing up in Miami as the daughter of humble immigrants from Mexico and Cuba … and how she came to develop an unhealthy relationship with food. To help ease her mami’s nervios, Yvonne becomes a perfectionist from a young age, achieving high grades at school and mastering the piano. But as her Cuban family members openly make comments about her puberty, Yvonne enters a new phase of self-consciousness that begins her obsession with weight.

You Are Allowed to Leave is an audiobook for anyone who feels quietly stuck, emotionally drained, or worn down by staying too long in situations that no longer fit. This can be a job, a relationship, or a version of yourself that once made sense but now feels heavy. This audiobook explores the moments we rarely talk about. Remaining out of loyalty, fear, or habit. Ignoring the internal signal that something is no longer right. Carrying guilt for wanting rest, space, or change without a dramatic reason. It does not push you to make sudden decisions or reinvent your life.

Desbloquea el poder del amor propio con este audiolibro de trabajo y transforma tu vida ¿Quieres sentirte mejor contigo mismo? El amor es la respuesta. Este cuaderno de trabajo autoguiado te proporciona las herramientas para que tomes el control de tu vida y la vivas en tus propios términos, impulsado por el amor propio. Eres digno de ser amado y este audiolibro de trabajo te ayudará a sentirte amado. Construye una mejor relación contigo mismo, date cuenta de tu valor, libérate de las dudas y encuentra la felicidad auténtica.

The addiction and substance use industry needs a transformation. As we know, the relapse rate for those who complete treatment programs is very high. We also know that the death rate due to drug overdoses is continuing to rise. More and more individuals are currently turning to the use of drugs and alcohol than ever before. While nothing has been done to rectify these situations, the treatment industry continues to provide the same services. Something must be done to help those who are suffering from substance use disorders. I believe that the initial problem that we have in the treatment of addictive behaviors is an epistemic one.

A two-book box set containing The Shopping Addiction, 2nd Edition and Living with OCD, 2nd Edition!

Further Along the Road Less Traveled takes the lectures of Dr. Peck and presents his profound insights into the issues that confront and challenge all of us today: spirituality, forgiveness, relationships, and growing up. In this aid for living less simplistically, you will learn not to look for...

This is a collection of poems I've written throughout the years. Some were written during my stays in rehab and most were written very late at night as I reflected on God's love and light in the darkest of places. Some of it is dark, but ultimately that I found a light in the darkness.