In my last article titled “Prayer: What is it?” I said that I’m a critic of religious statements that sound great but make no sense to me. Anything, if you expect people to believe in ...
John Bradshaw wore many hats, and most of them fit quite well: theologian, scholar, self-help guru, evangelist, pop psychologist, best-selling author, orator, adult child, counselor, recovering addict, and my personal favorite, the pied piper of ...
“Where would we be without our worries? How would the dishes get done, children get fed, bills get paid? With all that we have going on in our lives, how would the floors get swept, ...
We are now learning that addiction is truly about failed bonding—it’s a relational problem. Those deemed “sex addicts” are people missing meaningful relationships and who lack an understanding of healthy sexuality. They are seeking outside ...
In my previous column I began discussing designer drugs and provided an overview of the first five in a list of ten. This column will conclude the list of today’s most frequently used and popular ...
At the recommendation of her high school guidance counselor, Mary Beth was invited to join a group where teenagers could talk about the troubles at home because a parent was abusing alcohol or drugs. While ...
We are at a time where payers are becoming increasingly unwilling to simply pay for access or services delivered (e.g., length of treatment in days or hours, or number of treatment sessions). When looking at ...
Mark is a sixty-nine-year-old family man who is still gainfully employed as a machinist. He was also a lifelong smoker and had no intention to quit, even though he knew it was not in his ...
As the nation scrambles to combat the unprecedented opioid epidemic—now claiming more lives daily than fatal traffic accidents or death by gunshots—several progressive initiatives underscore just how far some of our long-held beliefs about treating ...
Eating disorders represent a complicated cluster of conditions within the realm of addiction that often occur within the context of a prior history of alcoholism and/or drug addiction. In this column I will initially highlight ...
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