Author: lisalyonlpc
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“I’m going 417…”
Acceptance Is the Key: A Turning Point in Recovery (Inspired by page 417 of Alcoholics Anonymous) There’s a line tucked into page 417 of the Big Book that has quietly changed countless lives: “Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.” At first glance, that sentence can feel almost too simple—maybe even frustrating. When…
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International Overdose Awareness Day
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. To honor such a devastating thing, people tie purple ribbons to their trees; I imagine the world covered in them. Because this is a disease that touches far more people than you realize…it is a nationally declared epidemic. In 2016, 42,249 people died from overdoses. That’s 116 a day.…
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Choose your hard…
So you think that quitting alcohol is going to be hard? Let me tell you about some hard things: getting rid of your empties is hard. Making sure that the clinking sound in the trash can isn’t noticeable by anybody nearby…that’s hard. Going grocery shopping and picking up wine bottles and checking for the alcohol…
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I met my younger self for coffee…
I met my younger self for coffee this morning. She was on time, i was a few minutes early to scope out the cozy corner booth. She ordered a black coffee, I ordered a peppermint mocha latte. She was worried about how other people were perceiving her, i took her hand and told her that…
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Where did our name come from?
The name Callum Counseling, LLC came from a variation of my family’s surname. My family is very much proud of their heritage and I knew that I always want to pay homage to my family somehow in my private practice. The Callum Counseling logo is also my family’s clan’s plaid in Scotland (Clan MacCallum).