Optimism, Wellness, and Recovery, Part II
This is the second installment in a two-column series focusing on the impact of optimism on wellness and recovery. The initial column…
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“Running to Be on the Run”
Lately, I have been noticing more and more women patients of a certain age—between forty-five and about sixty-five—who are just so, so…
Recovery Support Groups and Continuing Care
The research literature supports the belief that the longer patients are in a treatment system the better the outcome and what follows…
Coming out of the Closet and Stepping into Recovery: Working with LGBTQ Clients
When counseling a client, it is important for a counselor to also understand general cultural differences, especially sexual minorities because they are…
The Memory Nodus
A nodus is a complication or difficulty, and the addiction field has one. It has to do with the memory of our…