Addiction | Substance Use Disorders | Treatment
Smoke Rings Rising | Memoir – What Can Happen When ACEs Happen
Unless you’ve personally experienced ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences (which are extremely stressful or traumatic events before age 18) – it is hard to imagine what they are, let alone what experiencing them does to a child, let alone what those outcomes do to that child’s brain and lifetime health. [This article, Secondhand Drinking –…
Read MoreFinding Addiction | Mental Illness | CoOccurring Disorders Treatment
Finding addiction | mental illness | co-occurring disorders treatment can be daunting. Where to start, what to look for, what’s it cost, how long should it last, what is IOP…the list seems endless. Not only this, but there is no one or right way to do treatment. Some people construct their own treatment plan, while…
Read MoreThe Link Between Sexual Trauma and Addiction
The link between sexual trauma and addiction can be significant. As I wrote in my article, “Treating ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Helps With Addiction Recovery,” Treating ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences, which are extremely stressful or traumatic events occurring before the age of 18, can go a long, long way to helping a person with addiction…
Read More10th Anniversary Edition “If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!” Now Available to Order
As you can imagine, I’m THRILLED to share the pre-sale link to my newly published “10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!” Click for Amazon’s pre-sale link: 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop! Research Highlights Shared in the 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop! why alcoholism is…
Read MoreNational Recovery Month – Resources to Help Your Employees Anonymously Find Treatment
September is National Recovery Month. It is sponsored by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency) “to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover.” Celebrating National Recovery Month – Sharing Resources to Help Employees Anonymously Find Treatment for an Alcohol Use Disorder Employees view information…
Read MoreHealing Emotional Trauma to Help Treat Addiction
Healing emotional trauma can be a key component to successfully treating one’s addiction to alcohol or other drugs. The reason this is true is that so often a person finds alcohol or other drugs soothes the symptoms of their emotional trauma. In time, the brain maps the alcohol or other drug use as the answer,…
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)…
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