Perhaps you are starting to notice changes in your body. When you look in the mirror, you see one of your parents staring back at you. Noticing small lines around your eyes and lips, seeing your body thickening around the waist, you ask yourself, “When did this happen?”
In our culture, this is the time of [...]

My previous articles for this column have focused on using various methods of enlightened self care as important tools in a holistic approach to recovery. By considering using these gentle, yet time-honored techniques, your program will be providing patients with unique and valuable support for recovery during treatment and beyond.
The goal of a holistic approach [...]

We live in rapidly changing times. The beginning of this decade and century has brought many sudden, sometimes devastating crises to which we’ve had to respond instantly. Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, the earthquake in Haiti and Wall Street quaking all came, seemingly without warning. And it is predicted that we will continue to see devastating collective [...]

Storytellers capture the essence of a happening, distill wisdom and pass it on to others.  I am a storyteller and the tale I tell is about the movement from powerlessness and want to choices and empowerment.
When a child is growing up in a family where people are addicted to alcohol, prescription medicine, nicotine and gambling, [...]

Common Myths of Addiction
After treating hundreds of people abusing alcohol, cocaine, heroin and other drugs, as well as treating the “legal” addictions of caffeine, tobacco, and sugar, I have seen how a series of popular myths has often clouded the issue of addiction.
Here are some popular misconceptions:
Myth #1: Most of those suffering from addiction [...]

Our new design for living works best when it is body, mind, and soul. Our bodies, as well as our thoughts, behaviors and emotions need hope and healing. In fact, neuroscience tells us that that the body is, in fact, where we experience and process our emotions. For this and other obvious reasons of health [...]