Don’t Fall for the Quick and Easy Solution
by: Jim Urban, LPC. Back in the days of the “Wild Wild West” the snake oil industry was booming. The promise of a cure for headaches, kidney stones, melancholy, even “female problems” as one salesman labeled it, was very tempting to a lot of people. The extensive list of ailments it claimed it could cure […]
Facing Life Without Substances
by: Jim Urban, LPC. Eric Clapton is well-known as one of the most talented and influential musicians of the 20th century. His music helped inspire a generation of guitarists and vocalists to share their gifts with others. What may not be as well-known about Eric is that he once spent an average of $16,000 a […]
The Opioid Epidemic Affects Grandparents Too!
by: Jane Snider, LPC. Grandma, What’s Wrong with Mama Mama, What’s Wrong with Grandma? As you know, if you read my last blog, I will be 70 in August. As an official Senior, I am interested in what is going on in my world and with my peers. Imagine my surprise when I received the […]