Prevention | Intervention
Addiction and Brain Circuits | The Society for Neuroscience Explains
Addiction and brain circuits and the impacts of mind-altering substances on the brain – just one of the BrainFacts from BrainFacts.org. The Society for Neuroscience has joined forces with The Kavli Foundation and GATSBY to create “a public information initiative,” BrainFacts.org. To give you an idea of its website’s contents, the navigation tabs are: About…
Read MoreCouples Recovery in the Codependent Relationship
Couples recovery in the codependent relationship – what does it look like? The following is a guest post from Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. (If you’re new to Monkeytraps, Steve is a therapist who specializes in control issues, and Bert is his control-addicted inner monkey. That’s Bert at…
Read MoreThrow Away Moms – The Importance of TREATMENT vs Incarceration
Treatment vs Incarceration – does it work? To further discussion on this topic, I’m sharing this study and its findings, Throwaway Moms: Maternal Incarceration and the Criminalization of Female Poverty, written by Suzanne Allen, Chris Flaherty and Gretchen Ely, published by the Journal of Women and Social work, and appearing in the Articles section of…
Read MoreHere’s to Neural Networks and Neurotransmitters: Keys to Brain (and Therefore Emotional/Physical) Health!
Neural networks, aka electro-chemical signaling process – are the brain and body’s communication system. The health of these networks is important to normal brain functioning and therefore emotional and physical health. ___________________ This new brain research is truly amazing and goes a long way to helping clinicians, medical professionals, addicts/alcoholics, family member & friends and…
Read MoreDrug Endangered Children Task Force
The numbers of drug endangered children are staggering. In this post, Tim Cheney, managing partner and co-founder of Chooper’s Guide, an active participant in addiction and child advocacy in Florida, shares the following press release on the White House’s appointment of the Drug Endangered Children’s Task Force. This is such an important happening for these…
Read MoreSteve Hauptman Writes About Depression and Control
Depression and control is the topic of the following guest post by Steve Hauptman. Steve is the founder of Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. That’s Bert in the photo to the right, looking depressed. Bert speaking:) Steve says depression is called the “common cold” of mental illness. Interesting way to view…
Read MoreMindfulness to Heal the Brain
Mindfulness to heal the brain? As you’ve likely read if you follow my blog or have read my latest book, 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!, mindfulness is one of the 4 things you can do, NOW, to heal your brain. The other 3, by the way, are nutritional eating, exercise and sleep. Practicing these…
Read MoreSubstance Misuse Can Unravel a Family Business
Substance misuse can unravel a family business and who better to explain how and why than Don Schwerzler, internationally recognized expert in family business dynamics and founder of the Family Business Institute. How Substance Misuse Can Unravel a Family Business by Don Schwerzler A drug addict or an alcoholic or someone who abuses alcohol or…
Read More