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Time is relative in Treating trauma

In both trauma and in addiction, there is a breakdown in the time-reality relationship. Especially in trauma, which is the core premise of my entire belief system, the traumatic event will rear its ugly head, even if ten (10) years… Continue Reading →

Choose carefully at the crossroads

There’s an old story in blues folklore about going down to the crossroads and making a deal with the Devil tin order to become a “bluesman.” Robert Johnson first sang about it, Eric Clapton did as well. Over the years,… Continue Reading →

The root cause of Northern new Mexico’s drug problems is found in its history

Without any doubt, Northern New Mexico owns the worst reputation for drug-related issues, as Rio Arriba County owns the state’s highest drug related death rate.  The data shows that we, as a community, MUST do something to try and get… Continue Reading →

Healing suffering is everyone’s responsibility

There’s a societal wall that keeps day to day life functional. On one side of the wall are people who suffer with poverty, illness, addictions and other forms of socio-cultural trauma. On the other side of the wall are those… Continue Reading →

I’m just gonna keep on writing about addiction treatment

When I became a licensed substance abuse counselor and started writing about Addiction Treatment, I believed my work would find its audience. But I was wrong. Now, while my book, 49 Tips and Insights for Understanding Addiction did win an… Continue Reading →

Can Addiction Relapse be useful?

Someone recently asked me, “Do you get frustrated with patients that relapse over and over again and then try to re-enter treatment?” My initial thought was that the patients who use treatment as a tool for to either appease a… Continue Reading →

It’s my responsibility to heighten awareness about Addiction

Among many things that Anais Nin said was, “The writer’s responsibility is to increase, develop our senses, expand our vision, heighten our awareness and enrich our articulateness.” Without any doubt, that’s why I write so much about Addiction and Depression:… Continue Reading →

How to know if an addict is ready to change…..

People often wonder when the addicts in their life “really mean it” when they say they’re ready to change. All too often, addicts have a tendency to pull the proverbial rug out from under their loved ones through promises to… Continue Reading →

Substance abuse counselor relates with this Candace

I think I can say, with some degree of certainty, that I fully understand how Candace from Phineas and Ferb feels. Her goal in life is to bust her brothers during one of their fantastic adventures. Regardless of whatever they… Continue Reading →

We MUST account for trauma consciousness

Why the hell am I doing this? I’ve asked myself this question several times over the last few days and yesterday may have shed some light on my reasons. I sat down with a client and as we talked about… Continue Reading →

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