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...
Spiritual Life of Children & Addiction: Are They Connected?
This is the first in a series of blog articles on spiritual development in children. As an addiction specialist, family therapist and a...
Addiction & the Family: Why Forgiveness Is So Hard
This is the second in a series of blogs about the effects of substance abuse on family relationships. Addiction is a family disease and...
Addiction & the Family: Why the Hate & Anger?
This is the first in a series of blogs about the effects of substance abuse on family relationships. Addiction is a family disease and...
Do the Families of Addicts Need to "Recover" Too?
Most families I work with have had a long, hard struggle helping their loved one decide to get sober and seek treatment. Many of them...
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...
Talk to Your Children About Drugs Before It's Too Late
My mother Betty used to quote Benjamin Franklin often when saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Really good advice...
How to Enjoy the Holidays When Your Family Is Not Perfect
This time of the year we find ourselves bombarded with what some big advertising agencies say families are supposed to look like. The...
Why Are Teens & Young Adults So Susceptible to Drug Use?
Adolescence is a time in our lives when we’re naturally curious and eager to explore the world in new and exciting ways. However, the...
Why Hire a Sober Coach in Early Recovery?
Research has shown that the highest level of relapse in people recovering from addiction occurs in the first weeks after treatment, and...
