Dr. K's Bookshelf: How God Changes Your Brain
The title of this months book is very exciting in and of itself. “How God Changes Your Brain” presents scientific evidence that prayer...
Dr. K's Bookshelf: The Relapse Prevention Therapy Workbook
“If you have knowledge, let others light their candle in it.” Margaret Fuller Every once in a while my curiosity discovers an...
Why Is Addiction Counseling So Important Now?
To say we are living in very unusual and unsettling times is a serious understatement. One little micro-organism has thrown the whole...
Understanding the Root Causes of Addiction
It is now widely accepted that there are several major factors to be explored for relevancy in each individual addicted person. We will...
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...
