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It’s tough to want health for someone we love when he or she isn’t well. We pray and wish and hope that somehow health will overtake sickness in a blink of an eye. And when that sickness is addiction, our… Continue Reading →
A whole bunch of years ago, I attended a Play Therapy conference that taught me more about leadership during a crisis (and parenting during a crisis) that anything else I had studied to that point. Really, I haven’t learned a… Continue Reading →
It can be scary to be a substance abuse treatment provider. Especially when there’s been success: People approach the successful treatment provider with awe, almost as though he or she has some magical and secret knowledge about healing an addiction. … Continue Reading →
I got into an argument with someone yesterday about a woman who showed up at her workplace apparently drunk. Several people witnessed her fall down and also, she slurred as she spoke. These things, along with reports of a strong… Continue Reading →
Really, addiction is a multi-layered disease per the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s definition, “Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual… Continue Reading →
One Saturday night, I found myself grabbing junk out of my closet and stuffing it into a large garbage bag. I was tossing out anything that was within reach of my pistonlike-moving arms. My runny nose signaled late fall, which… Continue Reading →
One Saturday night, I found myself grabbing junk out of my closet and stuffing it into a large garbage bag. I was tossing out anything that was within reach of my pistonlike-moving arms. My runny nose signaled late fall, which… Continue Reading →
I have absolutely no doubt that addiction treatment requires awareness of the situation in which a substance abuser finds him or her self. Rather than opposing symptoms, I recommend a reflective journaling regimen that provides a mechanism through which a… Continue Reading →
As a writer, I often have to perform and speak at various venues. One such venue had my speaking on the topic: what motivates you as a writer? The format was set up as a conversation between a poet, Jason… Continue Reading →
It feels like, sometimes, that he more I learn, the less I understand. I can’t for the life of me understand why people in general don’t want to do more to make this world a better place. While I get… Continue Reading →
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