“Nobody could understand the level of the terribly psychic takeover unless they have lived it personally. I have met people 30 years later after no physical contact who still feel like the narcissist moves through the daily like a black icy ink.”

Have you ever heard the saying, “The only constant in life is change?” That quote is by a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus. Heraclitus also has another famous quote, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”

Research shows that most workplaces have at least one toxic coworker. If you have ever worked in a toxic environment or alongside a toxic co-worker, you know how frustrating and helpless it can be to manage your own behavior and emotions.

“Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. ” – Genesis 1:11-12

Promote and support an understanding of mental health and substance use disorders. The official color for National Recovery Month is purple. The theme for 2023’s Recovery Month is: Hope is Real. Recovery is Real. Please visit www.samhsa.gov/recovery-month to find out ways that you can join in the celebration of healing and freedom from addiction!

Codependency is defined by the Webster Dictionary as excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support on account of an illness or addiction.

Guilt is a problem if it goes on too long, but the lasting influence of shame is much more damaging to a person’s life.

Addiction – It’s not a dirty word. Let’s talk about it. Let’s learn about it. Let’s de-stigmatize it. Let’s understand and empathize with the person who struggles with it. Let’s put a face to it so that when we see it, we do not see just an issue but a whole person that was created and is loved by a wonderful God.