The beginning of alcoholism recovery is the acknowledgment of a problem. Two people are sitting in the living room with a rhinoceros. They both stare at the huge beast. The one guy turns to the other and says, “Sshhhh, don’t tell. This is our secret. There’s a rhino in our sitting room but if we […]
Lear moreJohannesburg, the commercial centre of South Africa, is home to many luxurious, leafy residential areas with beautiful suburban homes. Johannesburg is the most treed city in the world and with South Africa having one of the highest swimming pools per capita, Joburg’s leafy suburbs are a comfortable place to be, with many distinct features to […]
Lear moreJohannesburg is in the province of Gauteng in the Highveld region of South Africa, a plateau about 6000 feet above sea level. Johannesburg is most often abbreviate by locals to Jo’burg or even Jozi. It’s African name is Egoli (place of Gold). The Highveld is renown for late afternoon thunder showers which can be quite refreshing after the heat of […]
Lear moreJohannesburg or Egoli (place of gold), whilst never having been the political capital of South Africa has certainly been the economic hub of SA and the entire Southern African region. The JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) is the largest in Africa and Joburg, the local abbreviation for Johannesburg, has a pulsating African vibe that visitors adore. Whilst nowhere near as frenetic as London or New York, Johannesburg is refreshingly cosmopolitan and blends the best that Africa has to offer with big city efficiency. […]
Lear moreFriends and family often attempt to “help” an alcoholic, yet they can end up making it easier for the alcoholic to continue their drinking and everyone stands by helplessly watching the illness progress. Although they are desperate to help the person with an addiction to alcohol to stop drinking, they are also trying to keep […]
Lear moreWhen faced with an addiction to alcohol, other drugs, or addictive behaviours – trying to break free and rehabilitate to a productive and normalised lifestyle can seem like an overwhelming challenge for patients and their families who are trying to arrange a registered rehab treatment for their loved one. Fortunately, help is at hand through many […]
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