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Common Myths about Alcoholism

Common Myths about Alcoholism by Shannon Morris, There are many “myths” about alcoholism. As an adult child of two alcholic parents, a sister, granddaughter, and wife of an alcoholic, and … more →

Realistic Recovery

Traumatic Brain Injury -- Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Part 3

secondchancetolive wrote 3 days ago: Please read Part 1, Part 2 for context. Thank you. The impact of increased stress and sensory overlo … more →

Tags: 12 Step Recovery, abuse and neglect, abuse and trauma, Acquired Brain Injury, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, Closed-head Injury, Department of Veteran Affairs

Who Am I? Part 3

secondchancetolive wrote 5 days ago: Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. Through owning and respecting my boundaries, I … more →

Tags: 12 Step Recovery, abuse and neglect, Acquired Brain Injury, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, children of trauma, Closed-head Injury, CoDependency

Who Am I? Part 2

secondchancetolive wrote 5 days ago: Please read Part 1 and Part 3 for context. Thank you. Such behaviors undermine the individual’s abil … more →

Tags: 12 Step Recovery, abuse and neglect, Acquired Brain Injury, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, children of trauma, Closed-head Injury, CoDependency

Acquired Brain Injury -- In Pursuit of Self-Esteem Part 3 of 3

secondchancetolive wrote 2 weeks ago: Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. I slowly began to realize that I needed to be … more →

Tags: CoDependency, Learning, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, Acquired Brain Injury, abuse and neglect, Relationships, 12 Step Recovery

Second Chance to Live -- Special Edition -- 500th Article — 2 comments

secondchancetolive wrote 3 weeks ago: Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see that you decided to sto … more →

Tags: 12 Step Recovery, abuse and trauma, Acquired Brain Injury, Being Healed, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, brain injury, Brain Injury Association of Canada, Brain Injury Associations

Traumatic Brain Injury -- I began to heal when... Epiloque

secondchancetolive wrote 4 weeks ago: Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 , Part 4 and Part 5 for context. Thank you. Through out this 5 pa … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, abuse and neglect, Relationships, Brain injured Soldiers, 12 Step Recovery

Traumatic Brain Injury -- I began to heal when... Part 4 of 4

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5 and the Epilogue for context. Thank you. Through my proce … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, fear of failure, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, abuse and neglect, Life, Personal

Traumatic Brain Injury -- I began to heal when... Part 3 of 4

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Please read Part 1, Part 2 , Part 4 , Part 5 and the Epilogue for context. Thank you. As I became aw … more →

Tags: shame, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, abuse and neglect, Relationships, Destiny, 12 Step Recovery

Traumatic Brain Injury -- I began to heal when... Part 2 of 4

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Please read Part 1, Part 3 , Part 4 and the Epilogue for context. Thank you In my desire to grow in … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, Life, Relationships, Brain injured Soldiers, 12 Step Recovery

Traumatic Brain Injury -- I began to heal when... Part 1 of 4

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am honored by your presence my friend. Earlier th … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, abuse and neglect, Relationships, 12 Step Recovery, Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups / Meetings

Translate Second Chance to Live into your Language

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Earlier today I created a list of links that will enable you to translate Second Chance to Live into … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, children of trauma, Family, abuse and neglect, Life, Self-Improvement

Answering the Call -- Part 1 of 2

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to vi … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, abuse and neglect, Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups / Meetings, Living with an Invisible Disability, Self Esteem

How is Your Depression Working for You? Part 2 of 2

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Please read Part 1 of 2 for context. Thank you. I discovered that I could use my depression to make … more →

Tags: 12 Step Recovery, abuse and trauma, Bob Woodruff, CoDependency, Empowerment, Healthy Self-Care, Life, living life on life's terms, Living with a Disability

How is Your Depression Working for You? Part 1 of 2 — 2 comments

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to vi … more →

Tags: abuse and neglect, Bob Woodruff, CoDependency, Healthy Self-Care, Life, Living with a Disability, living with a traumatic / acquired brain injury, living with meaning and purpose, messages of hope and inspiration

Traumatic Brain Injury and Healthy Self-Care -- Part 2 — 2 comments

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Please read Part 1 for context. Thank you. After browsing through the journal for all of about 1 min … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, Life, Friends, Personal, Relationships

Traumatic Brain Injury and Healthy Self-Care -- Part 1

secondchancetolive wrote 1 month ago: Please don’t forget to read the conclusion to this article in Part 2. Thank you. Hello and wel … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, Friends, Relationships, Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups / Meetings, Closed-head Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury and Letting Go of Control — 2 comments

secondchancetolive wrote 2 months ago: Below is the 2nd part of an article that I wrote and published under the title of Traumatic Brain In … more →

Tags: CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Life, Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups / Meetings, Living with an Invisible Disability, living with a traumatic / acquired brain injury, Motivational / Inspirational Speaker, How to be Empowered

Traumatic Brain Injury and Self-Centered Fear -- Revisted -- Part 1 — 2 comments

secondchancetolive wrote 2 months ago: Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. Please remember that you are always welco … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Life, Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups / Meetings, Living with an Invisible Disability, Identified Patient, Closed-head Injury, mild traumatic brain injury

Why a Woman Keeps on Marrying an Alcoholic Over and Over Again

hannahnow wrote 2 months ago: Some People wonder wheteher she’s insane, doing the same stupid thing over and over again. Aft … more →

Tags: Relationships, Advice, Marriage, addictions, fears, Relationship Advice, Abuse, Human Behavior, Parents


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