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Any of us who’ve been to a Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meeting will recognise the messages delivered to us on Valentine’s Day as extremely unhelpful – here’s our advice on getting through it.

Primary Therapist at South Pacific Private Luke Jesionkowski answers seven key questions about love addiction, from both his professional and personal experience.

The experts at South Pacific Private share their experience of raising the issue of addiction or mental health treatment with a loved one – who may or may not want to hear it.

Depression can sometimes be confused with regular feelings of sadness and unhappiness, and that misunderstanding can be a problem.

Fear, shame and anxiety can be a debilitating roadblock, stopping us from reaching out for help – here’s how to shift your thinking.

From the Holocaust to the Stolen Generation to personal battles with addiction, the effect of intergenerational trauma is a real and significant challenge.

“Miracles happen here,” Lorraine would remind me, and I see proof of this every single day.

Adding a 12-step program to addiction treatment results in demonstrably better chances of long-term success.

South Pacific Private has pioneered a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary treatment approach to addiction and mood disorders in Australia and remains a leader in dual diagnosis, trauma-informed care and clinical best practice.

The popular understanding of PTSD describes a real and debilitating condition, but it’s not the most common form of PTSD.

If we’re being honest, the pandemic of loneliness started long before COVID-19, and it’s hitting the recovery community especially hard.

While we hear a lot about the ice epidemic, we hear relatively little from those whose lives it impacts most.