Do you feel like your addicted child is running your home—and your life—whether that child lives with you or not? Are your emotional resources drained because you feel responsible for your loved one’s behavior? Are you living in chaos? Boundaries can help. When tied to your personal values, boundary setting is about getting your needs met, not punishing your...

Truth be told, personal finance isn’t the most popular topic in recovery for reasons we won’t get into, but this is exactly why it should be addressed. Imagine everyone trying to stay sober on their own – success stories would be scarce. Many of us have direct experience with the outcome of trying to get the results we want...

It has become apparent that there is a higher concentration of individuals who have suffered from some form of trauma in their lives, and coincidentally find themselves in a residential treatment facility for substance dependence, than one might find in the general population. Understandably, trauma survivors may well have engaged in substance abuse as well as other types of maladaptive/dependent...

Join up- Appease or Relieve the presenting symptoms. Narcissists do not enter into a solution focused family intensive with the goal of self-reflection or changing any of their behaviors. Family Mapping- I find that family mapping can be so helpful and ultimately healing. I always start by interviewing family members individually and then sharing and showing. Start with...

Everyone feels anxiety. This is a normal human condition. It is what we feel in response to ambiguity. When you do not know what is going on, when you do not know what to do about what is going on or when you do not know what may happen next, you feel anxiety. So, what do you do when you feel...

Why is it that all too often those who are suffering with mental health disorders become marginalized and find themselves as outcasts in our society?  Are they not simply dealing with an illness like any other illness? Well, not exactly. The reality is, funding for mental illness is abysmal, the care that is provided is at times flawed and...

“Want to come over for a playdate?” “Yes- let’s do it at 4 so we can have drinks.” “You’re invited to my baby shower!” “Great! I’ll bring stuff to make mimosas!” “You just moved into the neighborhood! Here is a bottle of wine!” I’m guilty of all of the above. I used to be that “fun” friend. I scoffed at baby showers that didn’t...

It is Crucial to Add Spirituality in Chronic Pain Management Plan Chronic pain is often misunderstood and undertreated. In addition to the biopsychosocial impact a chronic pain condition frequently has on a person, a spiritual crisis often accompanies the situation as well. Long-term chronic pain is a body-mind-spiritual problem that requires a multifaceted chronic pain management solution including Spirituality. I...

A few years back I received a painful Facebook post from our dear New PATH Florida representative, Julia Negron, stating that individuals in a town in Florida had been arrested and jailed for feeding the homeless. This was a particularly provocative post for me as my own son, who suffers from a co-occurring disorder, and who has in the...

With great anticipation, Delray Beach awaits the opening of the Palm Beach County HUB hopefully towards the end of March 2021.  It will take place at 2158 West Atlantic Ave Suite 2120, Delray Beach, FL. The HUB opening is the culmination of much hard work, dedication, loss, sadness, and most of all hope. The grand opening of the RCC...