FEEDING THE RECOVERING BRAIN FOR HOLIDAY SERENITY
It is our brain’s job to allow us to cope with stress gracefully, but to do that, it needs to be fed optimally! How can we optimally feed our brains this...
Recover At Home – A New solution To An Old Problem
In today’s world, we are all too familiar with the drug crisis running rampant in the US. The CDC reported 63,632 overdose deaths from all substances in 2016, and multiple states...
SWEET TOOTH OR SUGAR ADDICTION – THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU!
Have you ever gotten out of bed in the morning with a bad case of the hangries – or maybe in the evening during that space of time between the end...
Will I Ever Sleep? Sleep In Year One
The first year of sobriety is incredibly stressful, and if you are maintaining sobriety you deserve all the self-praise you can muster.
During this first year, you may struggle with roller-coaster emotions...
A Gut Feeling on The Future of Addiction Treatment
What I find concerning in most modern addiction treatment programs is the lack of integration of new scientifically proven effective modalities with self-help programs. Let me be clear in saying self-help...
Reduce Relapse- Feed the Brain First!
It’s our brain’s job to help us cope with stress gracefully. To do that, it needs to be fed optimally. An addicted brain is a starving brain! Starving brains cause us...
LIVING BEYOND – A DEADLY COMBINATION: EATING DISORDERS AND ADDICTION
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
~ A. A. Milne
One spring evening in mid-2000, I was driving up the Interstate-5 corridor returning to my home...
YOU MATTER, TOO! CREATE YOUR OWN BILL OF RIGHTS
I was lost in the world of my son’s chaos! I no longer functioned as I used to. The activities I used to enjoy were second to being on 911 alert...
LOVE = INTERVENTION: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
Love will bring up anything unlike itself for the purpose of healing. ~ Iyanla Vanzant
The statistics are staggering. State and local agencies across the US report shocking comparisons. In one year,...
HOW TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF THE IMPAIRED PROFESSIONAL
Most impaired professionals---essentially those individuals who are often licensed, financially successful, autonomous, and have achieved “success” are nevertheless high-functioning and invisible to themselves and others. They are your neighbors, your friends,...
