by Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT | Sep 10, 2018
Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT September 10, 2018 Judgement is not the problem. Judgement without empathy is the problem. Judgement with empathy and without empathy are two very different things. With empathy, we judge the behavior or actions in...
by Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT | Sep 3, 2018
Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT September 3, 2018 Sobriety is about what you don’t do. Recovery is about what you do. Some people think of sobriety and recovery as the same thing. This is simply not true. Sobriety is about what you don’t do. ...
by Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT | Aug 27, 2018
Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT August 27, 2018 “Life is slippery, here, take my hand.” –H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Life is slippery. This is true for everyone. It is doubly true for addicts and their partners. We need a hand. Thankfully, there are...
by Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT | Aug 20, 2018
Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT August 20, 2018 An old, wise fish swims past two young fish and asks “How’s the water?” “Fine,” they reply. A minute later one of the young fish asks the other, “What is water?” When we are constantly surrounded by...
by Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT | Aug 13, 2018
Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT August 13, 2018 The Golden Rule was written by a narcissist. “Do unto other as you would have them do unto you.” The Golden Rule sounds good but does not always work. It is narcissistic of us to assume...
