Tag recovery psychology
Hello — I’ll be giving a free reading and discussing the idea of compassion in addiction treatment. Please see the above flyer with all the details… {As a tool, my book 49 Tips and Insights for Understanding Addiction really can help… Continue Reading →
“So, what does it mean to you that you use crack?” He looked at me as though I had asked him about Pi’s stretch into infinity. “What does it mean that I use crack?” “Yes, what does it mean to… Continue Reading →
One of the more difficult things for me to explain is what I mean by having compassion for an addict. At first glance, it may sound like I mean that if you love an addict, you should le him or… Continue Reading →
As the weekend gets underway, I’m certain that many people are awakening to the fear that comes with loving someone who is addicted to drugs. As a reminder to everyone, my book, 49 Tips and Insights for Understanding Addiction, is… Continue Reading →
The more time I spend researching and educating about Addiction, the more I’m beginning to realize that rewriting an identity is the real goal of any effective treatment program. As a matter of fact, rewriting an identity is emerging to… Continue Reading →
In my opinion, we are at a point where how we treat Addiction MUST change. We can no longer pursue means of treating Addiction that reinforce the Addiction identity. What is the Addiction Identity? To me, it’s any personality trait… Continue Reading →
When people ask me questions about the addict in their life, the only thing I hear is, “How can I make my Addict behave in ways I can understand?” And the response to that question is: Seek to understand your… Continue Reading →
Here’s my pitch: If you buy 49 Tips and Insights for Understanding Addiction, read it, and do as many of the exercises as you can, you will be both prepared to handle Addiction and be much more inoculated from Addiction’s… Continue Reading →
It’s hard for me to argue with data and evidence. If I think something, but can’t support it, then I don’t discuss it much. At least I try not to; I admit that my unfounded opinions can make their escape… Continue Reading →
