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You know me: I worry. It’s easy for me to get caught up in the fear that comes with being a parent. I obsessively think of all the things that could happen to our Christopher and my stomach will turn… Continue Reading →
It may sound kind of strange, but I’ve never bought into the idea that mental health is an “either/or” proposition. I don’t think it’s realistic to suggest that mental health is a goal; to do so would assume that someone… Continue Reading →
I don’t really know why I wrote my first book. If someone had told me that putting words into the universe in book form meant that I would always have to answer for those words, I may have thought twice… Continue Reading →
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is a full contact sport that favors technique over strength and force. But for me, it’s not about technique or strength. I try to focus on the movement of energy and to do that, I have… Continue Reading →
I’ve been providing “pro bono” substance abuse treatment for almost ten (10) years now. However, I haven’t taken on any cases for one reason and one reason only: Addict’s families simply don’t want to recognize that they are part of… Continue Reading →
A few years ago, I was reading from my book, 49 Tips and Insights for Understanding Addiction at a book store when two women were waiting for me to finish signing books. They were a teacher and a principal at… Continue Reading →
Organizations tend to stay in their comfort zones and don’t ever really try to grow or innovate past their entrenched modes of behavior. That they continue to do things as they’ve always been done is the basis for the problems that continue to crop up year after year.
In the over twenty years that I’ve spent designing and implementing software, I can safely say that social service agencies tend to be under-served by their Information Technology (IT) strategies. The thing is, though, that a really good clinical decision… Continue Reading →
There are times when it feels like no one listens. I write and teach about healthy ways to approach substance abuse, yet people continue to dig their respective holes and wonder why they can’t get out. I started blogging to… Continue Reading →
In the course of a lifetime, we are lucky if we even encounter someone whose smile can move a mountain. When we do, our souls are somehow healed from pain we didn’t even know we carried. I know about these… Continue Reading →
