Is Your Family Being Held Hostage by Addiction?
While there is a widely accepted genetic link to addiction, many are unaware of all the research available on how the disease of...
Would Counseling Help Your Recovery?
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration define recovery as “as a process of change through which an individual achieves...
Experienced a Relapse? What to Do Next
The recovery community continues to be at high risk for relapse due to COVID-19. Quarantine, social distancing, job losses, financial...
Do Interventions Really Work?
As a highly trained and experienced professional interventionist, my job is to work closely with families to get loved ones suffering...
"Bumper Sticker" Recovery: Best Way to Stay Sober in Pandemic Times
With this unprecedented, world-wide situation comes an increased likelihood of relapse. The wisdom of my long-term recovery tells me that...
Isolation Is Our Enemy: How to Stay Sober in the Coronavirus Pandemic
What do we do to protect our recovery when the whole world goes mad over toilet paper? When everything changes so suddenly on such a...
Alcoholism & Diabetes Are Both Chronic Diseases - Why Is Only One Stigmatized?
Alcoholism and Diabetes are both are chronic diseases. Although the treatment for these two diseases differs, they are both lifelong and...
Effects of Stigma & Prejudice - Even After an Addict Gets Sober
Substance abusers, even those who are successfully recovering, are frequently treated differently than individuals without the disease. ...
How My Own Addiction Inspired Me to Help Others
In this blog, I share my own personal story of recovery from addiction and the reason I have devoted much of my professional life to...
What Causes Addiction?
If you have done any reading about addiction prior to this, you may have already come across the phrase “we do recover.” It’s also a very...
