A while back, I was in a meeting with a group of program managers in a typical conference room that was outfitted with the stock table, chairs, and conference phone. I don’t recall the topic of the meeting. I do,… Continue Reading →
All too often, people who know and love someone with an addiction spend a ton of energy worrying and trying to help their loved one. A lot of time, people approach me for treatment advice when they’ve done all they… Continue Reading →
According to the Parents Translational Research Center and the Partnership for a Drug Free America, there are six (6) things parents can do to prevent their child from developing an issue with illicit substances: Build a warm and supportive relationship… Continue Reading →
A recent study found that cognitive behavioral therapy is more successful in treating Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) than spirituality-based programs (study can be found here). In the years I’ve been studying and treating SUDs; however, I’ve learned that when a… Continue Reading →
Time, to me, is an everflowing container of both subjective and objective past, present, and future states of reality. While we all have our challenges, healthy people appear to appreciate the past’s impact on their lives, live within the present… Continue Reading →
I don’t understand why people simply don’t understand that divine energy flows within them, through them, and with every other living entity on this planet. This divine energy can manifest greatness, if we’d only learn to recognize and use it. … Continue Reading →
I think, sadly, that it might be human nature to think that there is someone or something coming to “save us” from whatever we face. But there isn’t. We are responsible for our own life outcomes, both personally and professionally…. Continue Reading →
I was talking with someone the other about behavioral issues in the workplace and the conversation flowed, naturally, towards leadership. “How can someone know if they’re even a good leader?” the person asked me and couldn’t have been happier to… Continue Reading →
I need your help. As a CEU Provider and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, I tend to see a lot of the same issues emerge: Family toxicity, trauma, self-medication, and socio-economic circumstances (SECs). However, what isn’t talked about, is how… Continue Reading →
In my years of working and living with addicts, I have learned, all too well, that there is no “one size fits all” way to deal with and “help” addicts. I’ve found that there are very different ways and means… Continue Reading →
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