How to Stay Calm in Coronavirus Chaos
As a mental health professional, it is of great concern to me the emotional impact the Coronavirus is having on the general population. ...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
Are Trauma and Addiction Connected?
Millions of Americans suffer from addiction and substance dependence. Addiction continues to be heavily stigmatized and often...
