When a person compromises his or her life with addictive habits, loved ones shake their heads and wonder why they do it. Even when addicts get clean they often continue to sabotage their lives and health with substitute habits. Addicts suffer from a soul sickness that will not be healed even if the addictive substance…
Whether I’m talking to clients or family members of clients here at Roy Nelson Healing, the issue of enabling always comes up. Wherever there is addiction and eating disorders, there always seems to be at least one person who is “enabling”. “Enabling” is a modern term used to describe when a loved one, co-worker or friend…
Addiction is no respecter of persons; it cares nothing of your bank account balance, your gender, how influential you are or how well you hide it. Addiction will warp your mind, ravage your body, destroy cherished relationships and ultimately, take your life. Yet no matter how destructive and powerful this force is, people still routinely…
How Do Vices Become Addictions? If you’re like most people, you likely have a vice that could turn into an addiction. You might even have a full-blown addiction that you still convince yourself is a vice. The truth is, the two go hand-in-hand. Often, addictions to drugs, alcohol, eating or other negative habits start with…