Addiction is a disease that affects people of all ethnicities, walks of life and gender identities, but that doesn’t mean everyone’s experiences with substance abuse…
In our first blog of the Better Together series, Mandy Baker mentioned buzzwords being talked about a lot in the treatment industry. I’d like to…
Once you’re pursuing recovery from alcohol addiction, non-alcoholic beer may seem like an appealing and safe option. After all, it won’t get you drunk and…
When you or a loved one is working through the challenges of addiction to drugs or alcohol, it will become important to understand the idea…
When you’re working on overcoming an addiction, leaving intoxicating substances behind you and making a fresh start is only the tip of the iceberg. The…
I have spent many hours on the phone with nervous family members at the beginning of a client’s treatment episode having to reassure them as…
If your old life revolved around drugs and alcohol, it’s likely that most of your relationships stemmed from substance use as well. Now that you’ve…
When you have a drink or two socially, you may not think you have a drinking problem. When that social drinking turns into something more…
Since 1994, June has been the officially designated observation of men’s health in the U.S. – specifically, the need for early detection and treatment of…
As a trauma therapist, I specialize in the intersection between addiction and trauma. Trauma is a word that not all identify with, especially early in…