LifeWorks NW’s Black History Month Hero
During Black History Month, we are honoring Black Behavioral Health heroes throughout the community and nation. In the process, we thought about the many heroes here at LifeWorks NW. Although …
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What Does Codependency Look Like?
January is National Codependency Awareness Month, so today we’re taking time to share some information on this common problem. While you may hear the word “codependency” discussed in the media, …
I’m Happy for the First Time
(Note: This story was shared through a bilingual clinician, so the quotes are paraphrased.) When Vladimir [not real name] was a small boy in South America, his mother left for …
Courage Leads to Peace
A client we’ll call Maria has been working with Chemical Dependency Counselor Nancy Graser for several months. Maria had a series of significant traumatic experiences within a short time, including …
Gambling Success Story
This is National Gambling Awareness Month, and one of LifeWorks NW’s Gambling Therapy clients wanted to share her great success story. A client we will call Helen came to LifeWorks …
Trauma = Addiction
In her forties, Rae has been familiar with sobriety programs since she was 12. But it wasn’t until she saw the words Trauma=Addiction on a clinician’s office wall, that she …