A Success Story
I have lived an unconventional life as I lived in group homes from 1988-1991, for as they described it, being an “emotionally disturbed adolescent”. My life in the mental health system...
MUSIC THERAPY: CONSIDERATIONS FOR TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
On their website www.musictherapy.org, The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) defines music therapy as:
…the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a...
Co-occurring Disorders Can Pose a Double Threat In Treatment
Dually diagnosed individuals suffer from coexisting independent disorders that require simultaneous integrated intervention to achieve the best outcomes. The general strategy is to blend recovery model notions with mental health ones....
Communication
Communication is an essential life skill that allows individuals to better understand and connect with one another. Effective communication enables us to resolve differences, make connections, and build trust and respect....
Drug Treatment And The Evolution Of The Soul
You are not who you think you are. Most of us identify with our ego, the self that is attached to everything around us. The self that takes offense to others...
What is Love? Identifying Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships
What is love? There are a variety of ideas, philosophies and beliefs around the concept of love. Love is romanticized in the movies, novels, and on Broadway. Love has...
Understanding Comorbidity
Understanding Comorbidity, the term “comorbidity” refers to a condition in which both mental illness and substance use disorder, such as alcohol dependency and depression, coexist in a person. For example, people...
Addiction: The Brain Disease
Addiction is a brain disease. The use of alcohol and other drugs causes three abnormal addictive brain responses. These three addictive brain responses make it easy for addicted people to keep...
Trauma: Myths and Realities
Psychological trauma is widely acknowledged to be a major contributor to addiction and human suffering in general. But as the mental health profession has begun to focus more and more on...
OXYGEN 8 ADDICTION – USING HYPERBARIC OXYGEN AS AN ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY
“It’s not your fault”, are the famous words that Robin Williams repeatedly spoke to Matt Damon in the nine time nominated Academy Award film Good Will Hunting, and may very well...