A counseling session can last fifteen minutes, thirty minutes, forty-five minutes or even an hour. Every session, no matter how long or short will always garner something that may help or hinder the clients. Those sessions also garner excuses for behaviors, for pain, for illicit use, for hitting or maiming someone, there is an excuse…

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I am driving towards home, and I see a young man holding a sign that reads “Homeless and hungry”. At first all I can see is his back-and-forth movements. I don’t see his face at first because his face is obscured by his hoodie. As the traffic slows down, I realize I am going to…

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The most powerful thing about conversations with substance, is you find out that you are not alone in some of your plights. We often believe we are the only people going through something but when you have a conversation, you find you are not alone at all! It is sobering and reliving at the same…

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It is IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) month. The number of deaths and incidents are rising all over the country. There are studies to show that intimate partner violence leaves lasting traumatic issues long after the violence is over. We still have people who believe it is the woman/man’s fault they are killed or maimed This…

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For those who think my mind in stuck on stupid, get over yourself! For those who think I am alone because I am waiting for them, please!!!!!! For those who think they are over me, yeah right! For those who think they can blame me for their foolishness, you can, but I will not take…

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