Category substance abuse treatment
In my substance abuse treatment life, I’ve spent countless hours in meetings, focus groups, and community forums. These sessions always present the same stuff: government reps tooting their horns, bromides, sarcasm. Sometimes, someone will say something useful. Whether the meetings… Continue Reading →
Whether people like to admit it or not, things in life are largely a matter of perspective. While life itself is subject to natural laws and objective reality, how we interpret those laws and reality depends upon how we view… Continue Reading →
A colleague of mine recently asked me how to integrate “privilege awareness” into a discussion regarding how a client may not feel comfortable with a therapist of a different social group. The issue that arose was that therapists tend to… Continue Reading →
The ghosts of our ancestors and the ghosts of lost land haunt the region and cast shadows that I believe we either do not sense or understand. Death lingers and taints the area’s present consciousness – we live painfully aware… Continue Reading →
It’s all too easy to point to a substance and say, “that’s evil” or “that’s the problem with things in my life.” I’ve written about heroin and its relationship with actual evil. Although I do think the conditions associated with… Continue Reading →
Spirituality will lead to understanding that reality does not progress as a series of discreet moments that are separated from the flow of time. Rather, moments occur as part of a continuous process in which the infinite is connected with… 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 →
While I do think that people are entitled to their opinions and I respect everyone’s right to express those opinions, what I don’t support is ignorant beliefs that interfere with people’s health. When I hear people say things like, “Addicts… Continue Reading →
As an author, it’s not enough for me to write books and hope they find their readers. I have to push them. No publisher, agent, or publicist will ever love my work more than me and none of them can… 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 →
