Jennifer McCrackin
Long-Term Strategies for Overcoming Addiction
ADDICTION OVERCOMING Long-Term Strategies for Overcoming Addiction Most people who engage in addictive behaviors and go on to develop...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Developing a Drug-Free Lifestyle to Maintain Abstinence
OVERCOMING ADDICTION If you are trying to maintain abstinence from alcohol or drugs over a long period of time, it is important to...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 8 min
Coping Skills for Dealing With Uncomfortable Emotions
STRESS MANAGEMENT SITUATIONAL STRESS Emotion-Focused and Problem-Focused Strategies Whether you’ve been dumped by your date or you’ve...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Psychological Obsessions & Fixations and How They Develop
THEORIES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY A fixation is a persistent focus of the id’s pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier stage of...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 6 min
What Is Learned Helplessness and Why Does it Happen?
THEORIES BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY When bad things happen, we like to believe that we would do whatever necessary to change the situation....
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 3 min
How to overcome victim thinking
Victim Thinking “Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.” Helen Keller How do...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 3 min
7 Ways To Truly Align With Your Inner Power And Truest Self
When we move through life one of the most important things that we do is grow. The more we grow the more we align with our inner power...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 6 min
A journey with recovery: how I dealt with trauma after becoming sober
THIS IS REAL LIFE Warning: This story discusses the topics of trauma, alcohol, and triggers. Please be cautious reading this story if...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 6 min
22 Things You Must Come To Terms With If You Want To Live Your Best Life
In this world, there are tons of things that we struggle to accept and those things in many ways can hold us back if we put them off for...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 5 min
How to Change Your Life in Just 2 Minutes a Day: 10 Quick Habits
Through small steps you can start to build habits that become stronger and over time can change your life in ways you perhaps can’t imagine.
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Apr 22
- 2 min
3 Simple Steps to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other People
One of the most common and destructive daily habit is to constantly compare your life and yourself to other people and their lives.
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Mar 26
- 3 min
Women Seeking Recovery From Addiction
OVERCOMING ADDICTION Many women recover from alcohol and drug addiction by making a decision to replace their addictions with new...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Feb 23, 2020
- 6 min
An Inside Look at Near-Death Experiences
Near-death experiences are a topic of growing interest and popularity, especially on the heels of popular movies and books that recount...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Feb 15, 2020
- 4 min
Psychologist Explains a Common Reason Relationships Fail That No One Likes to Discuss
There's an old saying, "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." In other words, before you give up, take...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Feb 15, 2020
- 3 min
5 Life Skills You’ll Need in Recovery and Where to Learn Them
From navigating arguments to managing your finances, early recovery is often a crash course in the real world. Money is a huge source of...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
A Cautionary Tale: Beware of the 13th Steppers
Addiction treatment Would you recognize a predator in your own 12-Step group? Recently I was doing some research for an article and I...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Feb 11, 2020
- 6 min
What Is Kundalini Meditation?
MEDITATION As you go through your day, how much of your behavior is on "auto-pilot" and how much is intentional? If you're like most...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Mindfulness: Health Benefits Beyond Stress Relief
MEDITATION A Powerful Tool for Positive Change By Elizabeth Scott, MS Updated on October 01, 2018 Young woman being mindful Tony...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Feb 5, 2020
- 6 min
Use Guided Imagery For Relaxation
You may have heard of guided imagery as a stress management technique, but do you know how it works, why it's useful, and how it measures...
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Jennifer McCrackin
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
How to Change Your Self-Talk and Reduce Stress
STRESS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES It’s well-known in the therapeutic community that negative statements from others can erode our...
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