Healing Addictions

Addictions are an all pervasive force in our society that drives us to seek pleasure and avoid pain. An addiction is a habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one’s life and relationships with others, but when ceased causes trauma. People can become addicted to many things including, but not limited to, alcohol, drugs, work, sex, gambling and food. When we think of an addict, often times we are bombarded with images of someone strung-out on a street corner. The reality is that millions of high-functioning Americans suffer from addictions, yet seemingly don’t know it. The best way to determine if we have an addiction is to evaluate our repetitive behavior and determine if it takes precedence over, interferes with, or causes problems in our relationships with others. Addictions hinder our physical, emotional and spiritual growth and leave us ill-equipped to deal with daily stresses in a healthy way. Therapy is the conduit that best treats the spiritual malady of addiction. Therapy provides a safe space to understand our hurts, change our thoughts, calm our nervous system, free energy blocks in the body and cultivate self love. While in therapy, you will gain the ability to identify and incorporate new, healthier ways of dealing with the ups and downs of life. Therapy will teach you cognitive methods to identify triggering events that drive you to engage in addictions. By engaging in exercises that will encourage you to be in the present moment, you will create a fluid connection between your mind, body and the world outside. You will learn to observe your thoughts and feelings and subsequently increase your tolerance for pain rather than reacting to your impulses. You will gain the ability to transform your relationship to life into one that is peaceful, fulfilling, connected and balanced.