Counseling Experience or Counseling Academics: What Is the Mark of a Good Addiction Counselor?
I just started another college semester this week, and in that very first class the discussion centered on what is really important…
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Using Drugs to Belong, Drinking to Manage Depression: Chiara de Blasio Tells Her Story of Substance Abuse
Nearly a million people have watched Chiara de Blasio describe her journey of recovery on YouTube since the video was released over…
Broken Rituals: Restoring Our Connection to Hope and Happiness Around the Holidays
Who wants to be dark and dreary around the holidays? Everything around us suggests that this is a season of merriment, that…
“Seems Wrong to Treat Drug Addiction With Drugs”
One of my students stated this very opinion in a recent class. We had been discussing the use of addiction medications to…
September is Recovery Month
September is Recovery Month. It is time to be thankful for those who have overcome addiction and a time to remember those…
Journaling: Weaving Together Thoughts and Feelings through Writing
The translating of emotion into words is both illuminating and healing. It allows us to label what we’re feeling so that we…