Substance Use/Going On Holiday There seems to be a lot of confusion about what the client’s investment in taking drugs are. As a professional if this dynamic is not understood, a loved one or a professional could easily get railroaded and deliver an intervention that may not be appropriate to the situation. Let’s explore this […]
Author Archives: Chris Robin
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Dec
Dec
How did you feel in 2020? As we now approach the end of 2020, someone asked me this question and I started to think about my reply. I remember watching the TV when Big Ben chimes rang on 1st January and then as the days, weeks, months have gone by this year, I have felt […]
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Nov
Nov
Duty of Care I haven’t written for a while, but lately I acknowledged something uncomfortable that has been niggling away at me for a while. With another lockdown looming, I remembered the first 5 days of the lockdown in March, when I had to give serious thought to how to continue the work with my […]
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Jun
Jun
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May
May
Never Give up – Blog 10 – Sabrina Hussain Mental Health Awareness Week – 18th – 24 May, 2020 “Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.” – Mason Cooley. The theme this year is “Kindness”. There are many uncertainties and unknowns at the moment and it is important […]
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May
May
Letters from Lockdown Huseyin Djemil, Founder – Towards Recovery https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/letters-from-lockdown-huseyin-djemil-fcmi-fdap I love quotes from movies, and I’m sure we all have our own favourites, like when Al Pacino says, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” (The Godfather 3), I even like the Soprano’s version of that quote (series 1 […]
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May
May
“you never lose until you actually give up.” -Mike Tyson ‘Shadow boxing’ There is a lot of talk around Recovery around and ‘not getting in the ring with it’. We don’t have to be an active participant with a person, or a situation, whether it be a drama, or a substance, when we have the […]
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May
May
30 Years Drug Free I was sitting down today at my computer and could feel something niggling away at me. I couldn’t work out why the date of the lockdown was so significant and at the same time I was thinking about how comfortable I am with the lockdown and the isolation. Then it hit […]