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...
Can Counseling Enhance Your Recovery Journey?
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration define recovery as “as a process of change through which an individual achieves...
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...
Why Is Alcoholism Stigmatized While Diabetes Is Not, Despite Both Being Chronic Diseases?
Alcoholism and Diabetes are both are chronic diseases. Although the treatment for these two diseases differs, they are both lifelong and...
Impact of Stigma and Prejudice on Individuals Post-Recovery
Substance abusers, even those who are successfully recovering, are frequently treated differently than individuals without the disease. ...
How Overcoming My Addiction Motivated Me to Assist 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 Leads to 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...
