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Why Is a Life Coach Important in Recovery?

Written By: Marty Brenner Date: February 4th, 2010. Topic: Member Blogs.

It is important to have a life coach for many reasons but especially when one is recovering from an addiction or other disorder. Life coaching is different from therapy because coaching focuses on a more “forward” way of thinking and behaving; for those who are ready to move on and care for themselves in a [...]

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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Taking Certain Pain Medication

Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II Date: February 3rd, 2010. Topic: Member Blogs.

Some pain disorders require pharmacological (prescription drug) interventions. Other conditions may respond to over-the-counter medications like aspirin or ibuprofen. Still other conditions may need a combination of both. However, some pain disorders can be effectively treated without any chemical interventions at all.
It’s important to remember that any psychoactive medication could be problematic for people with [...]

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Symptoms of Depression from Anger

Written By: Marty Brenner Date: January 28th, 2010. Topic: Member Blogs.

Most of us have been depressed at some time in our lives but there are times when we find it hard to define or explain where the depression is coming from or what brought it on. Depression is a psychological and emotional state that affects a person’s mood, his or her physical state and social [...]

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Addiction-Free Pain Management® Goes Cyber

Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II Date: January 28th, 2010. Topic: Member Blogs.

We are now offering an overview of the Addiction-Free Pain Management® (APM) System Powered by Cognit. Please check out our online overview of Cognit delivering APM please go to this APM Link for a free demo.
Cognit is a powerful web-based recovery tool using Terence T. Gorski’s 40 years of expertise in addiction recovery and relapse [...]

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Addiction-Free Pain Management® Now Powered By the Cognit Delivery System

Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II Date: January 25th, 2010. Topic: Member Blogs.

Earlier this week I Blogged about the new Cognit Delivery System. As promised we now have an overview of the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System Powered by Cognit. To see an online overview of Cognit delivering APM please go to this Link for a free demo.
Cognit is a powerful web-based recovery tool using Terence T. Gorski’s [...]

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For Immediate Release

Written By: Inland Valley Recovery Services Date: January 22nd, 2010. Topic: Member Blogs.

Inland Valley Recovery Services with RecoveryView.com  invites you to a no cost Community Showing of Dr. Kevin McCauley’s new DVD “Pleasure Unwoven” at the Grove Theater 276 East 9th Street ~ Upland, CA 91786 on Thursday, February 18th, 2010.
Doors open
1:30 p.m.
2 - 3 p.m.  Showing of “Pleasure Unwoven”
3 - 4 p.m. Raffle, DVD sales and [...]

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Chronic Pain Management and Hyperalgesia

Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II Date: January 21st, 2010. Topic: Member Blogs.

Over the past twenty seven years I have worked with many people taking opiate medications who develop a condition known as opioid-induced hyperalgesia. Long-term use of opioids to manage chronic pain conditions increases patients’ sensitivity to certain types of pain, and similar hyperalgesia develops with methadone-maintained drug abusers as researchers from the University of Adelaide, [...]

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News from The Ranch

Written By: The Ranch Date: January 18th, 2010. Topic: Member Blogs.

I am excited to announce my new position as Clinical Outreach Coordinator with The Ranch in Nunnelly, TN right outside of Nashville! It is where I got sober 4 years ago and it is a dream come true to become a part of The Ranch team. I will be marketing all over [...]

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