by Rubin Khoddam | Sep 7, 2017 | Change
From age 4, we are in school learning how to add, subtract, read, and write. We learn about the founding fathers, the state capitals, and the periodic table. We learn all about the external world and what elements make up the world we live in, but we are often left...
by Rubin Khoddam | Sep 6, 2017 | Change
The hardest question in life is asking ourselves what we want. I often say that if we don’t know what we want or where we’re going, we’re walking aimlessly. We’re walking with no direction. Just try thinking about this for yourself right now: What do I want? What do I...
by Rubin Khoddam | Aug 1, 2017 | Change
True or false? In order to get anything done, you have to feel motivated to do it first? FALSE. However, if you’re like most people out there, you answered true and are more likely to fall into the motivation trap! What is the motivation trap? The motivation trap, as...
by Rubin Khoddam | Jan 5, 2016 | Change
2016 is here…and so is our regular work schedule. Tis the season to either be hungover, celebrating the past year, mourning the past year, making a New Year’s Resolution list, hitting the gym, or all of the above. It’s a complex time that often involves reflection and...
by Rubin Khoddam | Nov 10, 2015 | Change
Urge control is a common term brought up in addiction-focused treatment where people are encouraged to manage the waves of urges that come and go. Some urges or cravings to use may feel like they last a lifetime, but in reality, they’re often much shorter and are...
by Rubin Khoddam | Aug 23, 2015 | Change
Change is difficult. Change in regards to substance use is even more difficult. What I love about working with substance use issues is that substances provide an external lens to see a common issue that so many of us have, which is change. The difference with...
