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You are not an alcoholic or an addict. You are not incurably diseased. You have merely become dependent on substances or addictive behavior to cope with underlying conditions that you are now going to heal, at which time your dependency will cease completely and forever.
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inspire
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rehab
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alcoholism-addiction-recovery
disease
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self-help
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Chris Prentiss |
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At the bottom of every person's dependency, there is always pain, Discovering the pain and healing it is an essential step in ending dependency.
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substance-addiction
drug-addiction
rehab
dependency
alcohol-addiction
passages-ventura
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passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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People who believe they have bad luck create bad luck. Those who believe they are very fortunate, that the world is a generous place filled with trustworthy people, live in exactly that kind of world.
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trust
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inspire
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fortunate
good-luck
great-fortune
trustworthy
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
beliefs
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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If you examine your motive for doing anything, you'll soon discover that your reason is that you believe it will make you happy.
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inspire
happiness
motivate
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holistic-health
passages-ventura
substance-abuse
passages-malibu
self-care
self-love
balance
therapy
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Chris Prentiss |
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If you can stop using substance or stop your addictive behavior for extended periods of time without craving, you are not dependent. You are dependent only if you can't stop without physical or psychological distress (you have unpleasant physical and/or psychological withdrawal symptoms) or if you stop and then relapse.
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relapse
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alcohol-addiction
addiction-and-recovery
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
alcoholism
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Chris Prentiss |
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"AA purports to be open to anyone, as it is stated in Tradition Tree, "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking," but it isn't open to everyone. It's open only to those who are willing to publicly declare themselves to be alcoholics or addicts and who are willing to give up their inherent right of independence by declaring themselves powerless over addictive drugs and alcohol, as stated in Step One, "We admitted we are powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable."
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non-12-step
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
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drug-abuse
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alcoholism
alcoholism-addiction-recovery
alcoholic
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Chris Prentiss |
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Treatment for dependency at substance abuse treatment centers must change if alcoholism and addiction are to be overcome in our society.
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change
philosophy
substance-addiction
drug-addiction
non-12-step-program
12-steps
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passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
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chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
treatment
alcoholism
society
recovery
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Chris Prentiss |
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It's the causes, not the dependent person, that must be corrected. That's why I see the United States' War on Drugs as being fought in an unrealistic manner. This war is focused on fighting drug dealers and the use of drugs here and abroad, when the effort should be primarily aimed at treating and curing that causes that compel people to reach for drugs.
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depression
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war-on-drugs
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drug-rehab
drug-rehab-center
dependency
alcohol-treatment-center
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
substance-abuse
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
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Chris Prentiss |
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I wrote this book to show you that a cure is entirely possible because I've seen it happen over and over again.
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freedom
life
philosophy
wisdom
alcoholism-cure
amazon
bookstore
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great-books
kindle
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nook
cure-addiction
author
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passages-malibu
addiction-cure
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
sober
book
self-help
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Chris Prentiss |
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Think about the stigma that is attached to the idea that alcoholism is a disease, an incurable illness, and you have it. That's a terrible thing to inflict on someone. Labeling alcoholism as a disease, a cause unto itself, simply no longer fits with what we know today about its causes.
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confidence
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alcohol-disease
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overcome-addiction
rehab-centers
addiction
passages-rehab
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
addiction-treatment
chris-prentiss
healing-abuse
healing-trauma
healing
alcoholism
disease
change-the-world
self-image
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Chris Prentiss |
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Depression can be due to a low endocrine function, nutritional deficiencies, blood sugar problems, food allergies, or systemic yeast infection. Depression can also result from medical illnesses such as stroke, heart attack, cancer, Parkinson's disease, and hormonal disorder. It can also be caused by a serious loss, a difficult relationship, a financial problem, or any stressful, unwelcome life change.
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reading
depression
sadness
cause-of-depression
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
addiction-treatment
addiction-treatment-center
chris-prentiss
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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"People who are dependent are merely using alcohol as a crutch to get through the day. Yet doctors and scientists are still treating "alcoholism" as if it is the problem, when it has nothing to do with the problem. They might as well be studying "scratchism" for people who have a chronic itch."
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science
holistic-treatment
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
alcoholism
alcoholism-addiction-recovery
health
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Chris Prentiss |
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We recognize that you've used substances to try to regain your lost balance, to try to feel the way you did before the need arose to use addictive drugs or alcohol. We know that you use substances to alter your mood, to cover up your sadness, to ease your heartbreak, to lighten your stress load, to blur your painful memories, to escape your hurtful reality, or to make your unbearable days or nights bearable.
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pain
live
memories
sadness
heartbreak
life
holistic-rehab
holistic-treatment-center
holistic-therapy
holistic-treatment
holistic-health
dependency
non-12-step
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
substance-abuse
passages-malibu
addiction-cure
addiction-treatment-center
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
heartache
survival
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To give up power to change for the better is inherently distasteful to everyone, and to force people to affirm that they are addicts or alcoholics so they can speak in a meeting is shameful and demoralizing.
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change
philosophy
recovering-addict
passages-treatment
rehab
holistic-treatment
passages-rehab
non-12-step
life-improvement
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
addiction-treatment
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
healing-abuse
healing
alcoholism
therapy
alcoholic
recovery
self-help
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Chris Prentiss |
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Whether the underlying cause of your dependency is a chemical imbalance, unresolved events from the past, beliefs you hold that are inconsistent with what is true, an inability to cope with current conditions, or a combination of these four causes, know this: not only are all the causes of dependency within you, but all the solutions are within you as well.
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writer
depression
writing
books
author
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rehab-center
holistic-treatment
malibu-rehab
alcohol-rehab
drug-rehab
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passages-malibu
addiction-cure
addiction-treatment-center
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
quotes
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One of the first actions we take at Passages is to ruthlessly scrutinize, always under a doctor's supervision and care, the specific necessity of any mind- altering or mood-altering medications that our clients are taking. As soon as any non essential drugs are out of their systems, the feelings they were trying to suppress usually emerge. When that happens, we can see what symptoms the client was masking with drugs or alcohol.
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depression
drug-addiction
alcohol-addiction-treatment
drug-addiction-treatment
holistic-treatment
holistic-health
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alcohol-addiction
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
addiction-treatment
addiction-treatment-center
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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You are not alone in your quest to be who you want and have what you want.
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inspire
philosophy
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
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Chris Prentiss |
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The totally alive, totally conscious, and totally aware Universe takes care of itself completely. It is totally self-reliant and totally self- sufficient. it is perfect.
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universe
reading
inspiration
inspire
passages-treatment
conscious-awareness
holistic-health
passages-rehab
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
consciousness
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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"Take a few minutes now and see your current circumstances- your physical condition, your emotional condition, your possessions, your financial condition, where and how you live, your relationships, the situations surrounding your life, and the way you believe other people see you- as mirrors showing you "Who You Are."
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dependency
addiction-and-recovery
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
self-improvement
self-help
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Chris Prentiss |
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You have chosen to exist, and more than just exist-- you've been chosen to share in the Universal consciousness.
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universe
inspiration
life
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
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Chris Prentiss |
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If those underlying conditions aren't treated, the return of those symptoms may cause us so much discomfort that we'll go back to using addictive drugs or alcohol to obtain relief. That's the primary reason there is such a high rate of relapse among people who have become dependent of alcohol and addictive drugs. It has little to do with alcohol and addiction themselves and almost everything to do with the original causes that created the dependency.
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ecstasy
prescription-abuse
prescription-drugs
dependency
alcohol-addiction
addiction-and-recovery
alcohol-treatment-center
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
substance-abuse
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
alcoholism
self-help
heroin
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Chris Prentiss |
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The advertise their products in such a fashion as to make it seem wonderful to drink their ethanol products. It does not matter if they give their products fancy name like Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir, or if they put bubbles in an ethanol product and call it champagne or beer- everyone is selling ethanol.
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beer
ecstasy
prescription-abuse
prescription-drugs
dependency
alcohol-addiction
addiction-and-recovery
alcohol-treatment-center
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
substance-abuse
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
alcoholism
self-help
wine
heroin
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Chris Prentiss |
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The world is actually a mirror, and as you change, you will see everything around you changing as well, mirroring your changes.
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life
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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Only discovering and healing the root causes of each individual's dependency puts an end to dependency. One-on-one sessions are key because the individual issues at the core of dependency are just that- completely individual.
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change
philosophy
addiction-help
addiction-philosophy
change-the-world-change-life
healing-addiction
holistic-therapy
one-on-one-therapy
non12step
chris-prenitss
non-12-step
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
addiction-treatment
alcoholism
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Chris Prentiss |
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59dd835
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Stress and anxiety cause our brains to release chemicals that put lines in our faces and tear us down emotionally and spiritually.
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inspiration
positive-thinking
life
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
stress
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Chris Prentiss |
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fbcbd33
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What we call coincidences, accidental and remarkable events occurring at the same time, are actually circumstances and events that have come into your life to serve a purpose is to benefit you.
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inspiration
inspire
motivation
coincidences
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
goals
self-improvement
self-help
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Chris Prentiss |
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7fd5f17
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The treatment must fit the malady and the malady is not alcoholism or addiction, or addictive drugs and alcohol. Once the correct cause is diagnosed, healing will take place and hoped-for cure will come about.
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depression
addictive-drugs
holistic-healing
alcohol-rehab
drug-rehab
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
addiction-cure
addiction-treatment
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
health
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Chris Prentiss |
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ae9533f
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When you change the way you see and interpret events, suddenly everything will be different for you. Everything will make sense.
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inspiration
life
philosophy
inspirational
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
perspective
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Chris Prentiss |
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2b30b9d
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Believe that is cure is possible for you. Discover and heal the underlying causes with a holistic recovery program. Adopt a philosophy based on what is true in the Universe.
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universe
sobriety
freedom
inspiration
inspire
change
happiness
life
philosophy
wisdom
good-books
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curing-addiction
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passages-malibu
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addiction-treatment-center
chris-prentiss
sober
healing
change-the-world
health
self-improvement
self-help
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Chris Prentiss |
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4e05711
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It is ethanol that everyone is after when they drink alcoholic beverages. That is what gives us the euphoric feeling, and that is what all vendors of alcoholic drinks are selling.
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holistic-treatment
addiction-and-recovery
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
addiction-treatment-center
alcohol
alcoholism
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Chris Prentiss |
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0633b56
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We know that you don't want to be a drunk and you don't want to be hooked on addictive drugs. You do it because you can't cope with your life without some sort of support, even if that support is damaging.
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alcohol-rehab
drug-rehab
dependency
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
addiction-treatment-center
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
recovery
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Chris Prentiss |
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dca1b95
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The events that occur in my life are workout situations. They are there for my benefit so I can become strong and gain wisdom and information by working my way through those situations.
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pain
joy
happiness
life
love
philosophy
wisdom
addiction-free
chris-prentiss-quotes
addiction-and-recovery
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
philosophy-of-life
peace
guilt
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Chris Prentiss |
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17d0104
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Whatever you now do, whatever you now believe, whatever your current circumstances may be, you are perfectly equipped and fully capable of fulfilling your needs and desires.
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life
passages-rehab
non-12-step
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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00cdb23
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Staying sober is easy once you have been successful in healing the underlying conditions that were responsible for your dependency in the first place.
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addiction-rehab
california-rehab
malibu-rehab
non12step
alcohol-rehab
drug-rehab
passages-rehab
non-12-step
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
addiction-treatment
chris-prentiss
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Chris Prentiss |
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When nothing else worked, we created a holistic, hand-tailored program that saved Pax's life. At Passages, he and I use what we learned in curing him to help others discover the roots of their addiction or alcoholism and break free.
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holistic-health
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
alcoholism
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Chris Prentiss |
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a275991
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Negative emotions, like depression or anxiety, have been shown to affect our immune system. Stress impedes wound healing.
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depression
inspiration
positive-thinking
life
non-12-step
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
emotions
stress
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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cfd16b5
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"How do you think your body and mind would respond if you were surrounded by psychologists, psychiatrists, or drug and alcohol counselors who subscribed to the belief that "once an alcoholic or addict, always an alcoholic or addict" and who believed that your current stay in rehab would be one of many?"
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holistic-health
holistic
passages-rehab
passages-treatment-center
wellbeing
wellness
non-12-step
zen-and-the-art-of-happiness
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
treatment
therapy
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Chris Prentiss |
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6432e34
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If who you are and what you have is what you want, that's perfect. Keep doing what you've been doing and you'll get more of it.
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inspiration
happiness
life
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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12a34ba
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Your perception of the world and the way you see yourself in it has created within your mind a concept, a philosophy, of the way you believe things to be.
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inspiration
inspirational-quotes
life
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
perception
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Chris Prentiss |
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26429f3
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By changing how you perceive things and how you act upon those perceptions, you will change your life.
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inspiration
life
philosophy
inspirational
non-12-step
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
quotes
perception
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Chris Prentiss |
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03bdeb2
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"You can take the entire world of physics with all of its macrocosm and microcosm, its quantum mechanics and nuclear physics and reduce it to one word: energy. It's all energy. Scientists say that if you can't measure it, weight it, or see it, it doesn't exist. Well, no one has ever seen energy. We can see its effects, but not "it."
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philosophy
passages-ventura
metaphysics
passages-malibu
energy
quotes
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Chris Prentiss |
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9f014d1
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Alcohol is the drug ethanol. They are one and the same. Alcohol is also called ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol. It is a chemical compound. Ethanol is often added to the gasoline we use to run our cars.
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alcohol-addiction
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
alcohol
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Chris Prentiss |
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08d5137
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If I were to create a word that more accurately describes alcoholism and addiction, I would say it was dependencyism. Sounds silly, doesn't it? Yet it's no sillier than the word alcoholism. The reason alcoholism no longer sounds silly to you is because you're used to hearing it, reading it, and thinking about it.
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inspiration
wisdom
addiction-and-recovery
alcohol-treatment-center
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
substance-abuse
passages-malibu
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
alcoholism
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Chris Prentiss |