Dominica Applegate
Dominica Applegate has worked in the mental health field for 12 years before launching her own business as a writer. Specializing in addictions, relationships, codependency, fitness, and health, her writing work is ultimately about helping people remove blocks that keep them stuck to create a life that they love. Dominica earned her Master's in Counseling from Liberty University and her BS in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is the author of three recent books including Recycle Your Pain (2015), The Pain, It Shapes Her World (2017), and Into the Wild, a Shadow Work Journal.
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How the Urge to Succeed Can Lead to a Barren Life
By Dominica ApplegateSeeking success can be stressful, but that shouldn't deter you from pursuing a better life. Continue Reading
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How to Do an Intervention for an Addict
By Dominica ApplegateStaging a proper intervention can be an effective way to steer a loved one towards recovery. Continue Reading
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How to Redirect Your Negative Thinking Habits
By Dominica ApplegateYour thought life are the conversations you have in your mind. It’s the collection of the random things you think about on a da... Continue Reading
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How the Right Relationship Can Help You Embrace Recovery
By Dominica ApplegateLove has the power to prompt most of us to be the best version of ourselves. Continue Reading
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4 High-Risk Triggers You Want to Avoid--and How to Do It
By Dominica ApplegateHigh-risk situations work against your recovery efforts if you don’t prepare for them. In recovery circles, we call them HALT. Continue Reading
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The Law of Attraction for Treating Addiction
By Dominica ApplegateThe law of attraction asserts that you attract the same kind of energy you put out. Continue Reading
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How Keeping Secrets Can Harm Your Recovery
By Dominica ApplegateIf you are holding onto secrets you're feeling guilty about, perhaps it’s time to think about coming clean. Continue Reading
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7 Things That Will Make You Think Twice About Drinking
By Dominica ApplegateIf you think heavy or binge drinkers are getting off free when it comes to side effects of drinking alcohol, you’re wrong. Continue Reading
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The Benefits of Intimate Vulnerability
By Dominica ApplegateHow exactly do you cultivate amazing and deep bonds with others? The answer: intimate vulnerability. Continue Reading
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Emotional Sobriety 101: A Beginner's Guide to Emotional Recovery
By Dominica ApplegateNot being able to handle your emotions can really put a damper on life and cause problems at home, work, and well, just about a... Continue Reading