Let’s Be Reasonable  The confusing influence of addiction is often referred to as “cunning, baffling, and powerful.” The nature of addiction distorts insight into…

The task of recovery is enormous. Between you and your long-term sobriety stands a massive wall preventing your progress. It looms large and is…

How you see yourself is an important concept in recovery. There may have been many people around you who did not believe in you.…

Troubles come in every shape and size. Depending on how you define it, trouble may visit uninvited, stay too long, and then stubbornly refuse…

Several years ago, while in a mental health intensive outpatient group, a client unpacked a whimsical truth: “If you learn to laugh at yourself,…

Someone recently told me to take some time off. For me, the daily grind has a way of piling up unimportant pieces and polluting…

Many who struggle with co-occurring depression and substance use disorders carry a mindset of negativity, pessimism, and hopelessness. This becomes one of the primary…

Treatment of co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders often involves using counseling and medication. Studies continue to reveal that using medication and counseling…

Years ago, I had a finger that began to throb. It turned pink and ugly and was highly sensitive to even the slightest bump.…

Many clients describe a constant avalanche of thoughts that rush into their minds. For those with substance use and mental health disorders there is…