EHN Blogs

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How recovering addicts use ‘Live and Let Live’ to quieten their minds

By Jeff Vircoe It’s one thing to sit in a circle or…

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First Things First Offers a Remedy For More Than Addicts

By Jeff Vircoe On the surface, the slogan First Things First may…

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First Things First Slogan Has Deep Roots Outside of Recovery

By Jeff Vircoe In the middle of page 12 of the Akron…

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When Sex Is No Longer Fun

By Jeremy Hainsworth Sex. It’s a word that can light up part…

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What is OSFED: Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder?

Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder…

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The History of Easy Does It

By Jeff Vircoe The Eagles sang about it. Spiritual gurus preached on…

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Alumni Perspective: EZ Does It

By Jeff Vircoe The Easy Does It slogan has always resonated with…

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Breaking Stereotypes: Study Reveals More Middle Age Women Are Hiding Eating Disorders…

Admit it. When you hear the words Anorexia or Bulimia you often…

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Bell Let’s Talk Day – Mental Illness Coupled with Addiction Are More…

Are Canadians doing a better job at helping people with mental illness…

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When Emotions Drive the Bus to the Bar

By Jeff Vircoe In the darker years of my addiction, there were…

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Addiction Was a Sleeping Giant in My Family

If you were to look at my baby pictures you would have…

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When Recovery Happens, Addiction Will Collapse

Why does addiction matter? Why do we need to talk about it?…

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Counselor shares dislike for the topic of low self-worth

By Jeff Vircoe, Perspectives Editor At Edgewood Treatment Centre in Nanaimo, one…

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How low can you go? When negative self-worth perceptions become dangerous.

By Jeff Vircoe, Perspectives Editor Five years ago, a sponsee and I…

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Overcoming the Toughest Hurdle: Athletes Are Not Immune to Eating Disorders

Although the 2016 Summer Olympics has ended, it continues to unveil some…

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