Cannabis and the Myth of Emotional Maturity
Calm Is Often Mistaken for Emotional Maturity Cannabis has become closely associated with the idea of emotional maturity....
How Alcohol Became the Country’s Most Accepted Crisis
The Normalisation of Excess and Why No One Questions It South Africa treats alcohol as social glue, cultural...
When Comfort Becomes the Enemy, How Familiar Pain Keeps Addicts Locked in Self-Sabotage
Why People Return to the Very Lives They’re Desperate to Escape Most people assume addiction is simply a...
The Hidden Behaviours That Keep Addiction Alive
The Quiet Ways Families Accidentally Feed Addiction Enabling is one of the most misunderstood parts of addiction. People...
Addiction Isn’t a Choice, So Why Do We Still Blame People for It?
The Blame Game That Never Seems to End There’s a strange contradiction we keep circling in society, we...
The Emotional Debt of Quick Fixes
We live in a world addicted to instant relief. A drink for the nerves. A pill for the...
When You’re Too Functional to Get Help
Some addicts never crash. They never lose their homes, their jobs, or their families. They keep showing up,...
The Unseen Addicts, When Work, Fitness, and Hustle Become the Drug
Addiction wears many disguises. Some destroy lives quickly and visibly, alcohol, cocaine, gambling, pills. Others hide behind approval...
The Family Facade: When the “Perfect Home” Hides an Addict
Addiction doesn’t always look like the movies. It’s not always a drunk passed out in an alley or...
How Family Support Can Boost Gambling Addiction Recovery
Discover how family support plays a crucial role in boosting recovery from gambling addiction, fostering healing, accountability, and long-term success.