How to Know When You Need a Professional Intervention?
Joseph Kirkpatrick, PhD, LPC discusses the best type of intervention for alcohol/drug abuse and mental health. Indications that it may be...
Is Addiction Taking Your Family Hostage?
While there is a widely accepted genetic link to addiction, many are unaware of all the research available on how the disease of...
What Should You Do After Experiencing a Relapse?
The recovery community continues to be at high risk for relapse due to COVID-19. Quarantine, social distancing, job losses, financial...
Are Interventions Effective in Managing Addictions?
As a highly trained and experienced professional interventionist, my job is to work closely with families to get loved ones suffering...
"Bumper Sticker" Recovery: A Top Strategy for Maintaining Sobriety During a Pandemic
With this unprecedented, world-wide situation comes an increased likelihood of relapse. The wisdom of my long-term recovery tells me that...
Combating Isolation: Strategies for Maintaining Sobriety During 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...
Are Children's Spiritual Lives Linked to Addiction Risks?
This is the first in a series of blog articles on spiritual development in children. As an addiction specialist, family therapist and a...
Addiction and Family Dynamics: The Challenges of Forgiveness
This is the second in a series of blogs about the effects of substance abuse on family relationships. Addiction is a family disease and...
Understanding Anger and Resentment in Families Affected by Addiction
This is the first in a series of blogs about the effects of substance abuse on family relationships. Addiction is a family disease and...
Should Families of Addicts Also Seek Recovery?
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...
