Prevention | Intervention
Landmark Congressional Hearing on Childhood Trauma
What a landmark Congressional Hearing on Childhood Trauma last Thursday! I imagine Doctors Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda, co-principals of what is now known as the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study, were heartened and deeply moved by that July 11, 2019 House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on childhood trauma. Twenty-one years after their study findings were…
Read MoreDrinking Behaviors – An Example of Workplace Bullying
Drinking behaviors – an example of workplace bullying – seriously? Yes, seriously. In some cases, the cause of workplace bullying can be a coworker’s drinking behaviors – the kinds of behaviors a person exhibits when they’ve had too much to drink. But first, some background. Most people are acutely aware that bullying is a serious…
Read MoreWorkplace Impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Workplace impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is an important concept for businesses to understand. Why? Let me answer this question by first explaining a bit about… Adverse Childhood Experiences and the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study Adverse childhood experiences are traumatic or stressful events occurring in a person’s life before age 18. They were identified in…
Read MoreBuilding Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others
Building Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others was the topic of a 3.5 hour presentation I delivered to three different organizations this spring; these organizations were also the program sponsors: San Joaquin County Office of Education and the San Joaquin County Children’s Services Coordinating Commission (Stockton, CA, March 5, 2019)…
Read MoreWhat to Say to Someone With a Drinking Problem
What to say to someone with a drinking problem? Where to begin! If you’re reading this post, you have likely been hurt, frustrated, concerned, angered, and/or scared by a loved one’s drinking. You’ve likely tried talking, yelling, cajoling, negotiating, looking the other way, believing their promise(s) to stop or cut down, but so far, nothing’s…
Read MoreWhat Children of Addiction Need to Know | COA Awareness Week
What children of addiction need to know is that it’s not their fault. To that end, NACoA is celebrating Children of Addiction Awareness Week (COA Week) February 10 – 16 this year. A 501 (c)(3) Membership Organization, the National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA) has been working for over 30 years “to eliminate the…
Read MoreEmotional Drinking vs Alcoholism – Guest Author Georgia Foster
Emotional drinking vs alcoholism – is there a difference? This is the topic of today’s guest author, Georgia Foster. As Georgia explains, there are many reasons people drink and not all who drink too much are alcoholics, a fact I explain in my post, “Is It Alcoholism? – How Can You Tell?” People who have not crossed…
Read More5 Tips to Change a Drinking Pattern and Make This New Year’s Resolution Stick
It’s that time of year when many of us make New Year’s Resolutions. For some it’s about adding more exercise. For some, it’s about eating more nutrient rich foods. And for others, it’s about their drinking. Should they stop all together? Can they just cut down? What can they do to successfully change how much…
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