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Ibogaine: An Alternative Universe of Drug...

My Ibogaine Journey Began In January 2015 In Las Vegas, Nevada As I sat across from the three new members of the SMART...

Spero Alexio
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11 Jan, 2021

2021: A Year of Resilience

If you’re reading this, then congratulations because you survived 2020!  Between the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, a powerful...

KEN SEELEY, CCMI, CIP, CTP,...
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11 Jan, 2021

Letting Go of 2020, Moving Into 2021

Trauma, and let’s face it this past year has had some features of trauma, can cause us to lose a sense of context, events blur...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, ,
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09 Jan, 2021

Who I am now?

Most of us have had a lot of time to re-imagine our lives.   To successfully navigate our changing world brought on by life’s...

Sheri Laine , Diplomate of...
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09 Jan, 2021

New Laws for Addiction Treatment Parity Likely to...

Avea Solutions, a revenue cycle management software provider, has expanded its leadership team to include the appointment of...

Pete Nielsen
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09 Jan, 2021

Power of Joy and Playfulness

Playfulness in everyday life is the best way to live. When you are in joy and utter fun, you release all resistance and allowance...

Josie Ramirez-Herndon
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09 Jan, 2021

A Christian Approach to Relapse Prevention

Point to Ponder: Relapse is a process, not an event. Recovery Wisdom: If you do what you’ve always done, you’re going to get...

Spero Alexio
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07 Nov, 2020

What the Election Taught Us About the Future of...

The stigma behind addiction can become all-consuming and ultimately impact a recovering individual’s ability to pursue their...

Pete Nielsen
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06 Nov, 2020

Maslow’s Expanded Hierarchy in SUD Education...

The disease of addiction is one that affects body, mind and spirit. Without addressing all three, the risk of relapse can be...

WILLIAM WOODBURY, CADC II,...
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02 Nov, 2020

Treatment, Recovery and the Role of a Recovery...

When talking about Substance Use Disorders or an addiction, people often assume that the words treatment and recovery have the...

David Malow Recovery Coach
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26 Oct, 2020

The Challenges and Gifts of the Holidays

With autumn coming to a close, the holidays are quickly approaching. This year the season is cloaked under the umbrella of a...

Inner Direction Recovery
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24 Oct, 2020

Self-regulation: A 'Handy' Way to Calmness and...

Self-regulation: A 'Handy' Way to Calmness and Connection” was first published on , an Online Journal on November 2,...

Dr. Simone Ravicz
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24 Oct, 2020

Taking a Knee: Barriers and Facilitators to...

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members experience depression at higher rates than civilian Canadians. Mental health services for...

Phoenix Counselling Services
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24 Oct, 2020

What is Awakened Living?

When we have forgotten the truth of who and what we are, we are living unconsciously. Our thoughts and behaviors are taken over...

T J Woodward
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23 Oct, 2020

Moving Beyond Judgment

Judgment can be seen as the opposite of love. When judgment is present, it cuts us off from love, or at the very least it...

T J Woodward
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22 Oct, 2020

Brain Injuries and Implications for Successful...

“They Keep Telling Me I’m Crazy: A Navy SEAL’s Desperate Search for Answers About His Own Brain Injury & His Family’s...

H. Spencer O'Neal
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01 Oct, 2020

Addiction Recovery and Self-Love

To unlearn our core false beliefs, to look inward at what is keeping us locked in unhealthy patterns, we need to create safe...

T J Woodward
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27 Sep, 2020

Deal With It

My meditation guide asks me to envision a happy place. I imagine tall ferns swaying in the wind and a cliff's edge that gives way...

Elliott Rodriguez
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27 Sep, 2020

Addiction: Covid-19 & Relapse

Covid-19 has brought a new set of parameters to us. With Self-isolation, no in-person support networks , living, working –...

Dr. Louise Stanger, , LCSW,...
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10 Sep, 2020

What is Relationship Addiction?

We are biologically hardwired to connect with other people and go through life two by two, and culturally hardwired to partner...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW Licensed...
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10 Sep, 2020

Maintaining Referral Relations During Covid

How To Maintain Referral Relationships During COVID & Beyond Behavioral Health (BH) organizations across the US have rapidly...

Jeri Davis,
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10 Sep, 2020

Prescription Drug Addiction: Putting “Dirty...

Time to pick up your remote, find the Oxygen Channel and watch Season 2, Episode 5 of “License to Kill” (also available...

Joan Borsten
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10 Sep, 2020

How To Transform Your Center Into A Quantum...

Have you ever considered designing the energy field that you live and work within to uplift you and raise your vibration...

Helena Reilly
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10 Sep, 2020

Conscious Beings

Humans, as a species, are still learning, growing and evolving to a higher level of consciousness and awareness. If you are...

Steven S. Sadleir, ,...
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10 Sep, 2020

Resilient Recovery - The ability to self-regulate...

In working with peak performing athletes I found that in preparing them for high pressure situations the more they practiced the...

Dr. Stephen Sideroff
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08 Jul, 2020

Reversing the Ratio: A Formula for Teenager...

Intense kids elicit negative attention.  Full stop.  It’s no one’s fault, it is just the reality. “Stop that!”, “Sit...

Russell Rice, MFT
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08 Jul, 2020

Equalizing The Scales of Justice For The...

History is not meant to be rewritten or erased.  It is yesterday.  It is the past.  We are to live in the present.  We are to...

Renée M. Popovits
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07 Jul, 2020

Your Company, Your Vision, Your Fate

Great companies are defined by many things; their leadership, their ability to execute, and how they respond to change....

Stampp Corbin, MBA
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07 Jul, 2020

The Missing Ingredient in Addiction Treatment

The  sad fact about addiction treatment in the US is that, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the first...

Leslie Gold
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07 Jul, 2020

Commitment is what transforms a promise into...

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. It is the words that speak boldly of your intentions. And the actions...

Candy Finnigan
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07 Jun, 2020
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Whats Getting Triggered for You During COVID-19?

COVID-19 has hit us all, clients and therapists. It is one of those unique, historical moments, like 9/11, when we’re going...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, ,
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05 Jun, 2020
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Out of The Madness

Anecdotal experiences are, of course, respective, yet I am a firm believer that a lesson lived is a lesson learned. Through the...

Saf Buxy
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04 Jun, 2020
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Recovery View Reflections

When Josie asked me to write a piece for the 50th edition of Recovery View it caused me to pause and realize our dance with time....

Lee McCormick
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04 Jun, 2020
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Life in the time of COVID-19

Change can lead to enlightenment, even if on occasion we move forward dragging, kicking, screaming. I will often remind my...

Sheri Laine , Diplomate of...
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04 Jun, 2020
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Where’s the Empathy in Addiction Treatment?

I have been fortunate enough over the past 25 years to sit in on Chemical Dependence (CD) groups and provide feedback to...

Bob Tyler, BA, LAADC, ACRPS,...
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04 Jun, 2020
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Relapse Prevention Planning Is Crucial For...

Clearly Defining Relapse Is Crucial If you ask someone in the medical field about relapse, they most likely will say relapse is...

Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, Dr....
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04 Jun, 2020
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Why You Need to Clear Stress from Your Path to...

Recovery is defined in the dictionary as “a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.” And while we’re...

Tzeli Triantafillou
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04 Jun, 2020
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Sexual Health in the Age of Sex Addiction

As a member of the sex addiction fellowships for more than a quarter of a century, I’ve heard a lot of stories about suffering...

Andrew Susskind
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04 Jun, 2020
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Spiritual Disconnection

“I am whole and perfect in every way.” From a spiritual perspective, life’s journey can be seen as an attempt to reclaim...

T J Woodward
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06 May, 2020
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Exploring the Psychology Behind Why Some People...

Image: Source: Unsplash The 1960s saw the height of the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, seeing over 540,000...

Reese Jones
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30 Nov, 2019
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How Do Your Treatment Completion Rates Compare?

One of the most critical elements for an addiction treatment program to manage effectively is the percentage of patients who...

Joanna Condie
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28 Sep, 2018
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Understanding Trauma and Substance Abuse

Trauma can be a difficult subject to understand. To put it simply, trauma is a specific psychological or emotional response to an...

Matt Boyle
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28 Sep, 2018
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The Unique Needs of Emerging Adults in Our...

Our youngest generations are facing unprecedented difficulties and uncertainties in their future. They have the highest stress...

Becky Flood
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28 Sep, 2018
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Stress, Resiliency and the Path Toward Spiritual...

At first glance, Mark’s life looks like a train wreck. His wife of 20 years died suddenly of complications from a chronic...

Brian Luke Seaward, PhD
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28 Sep, 2018
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Structured Water As The Vibrational Medicine of...

The above image is a high-speed photography image of our original Harmony strong Structured Water Formula. The images of our...

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28 Sep, 2018
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Brain Space: A “Balancing” Act for Recovery...

The intricate workings of the human brain are one of the mysterious last frontiers of modern medicine. While gross anatomy of the...

James Gagne, and Sonnee...
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28 Sep, 2018
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You Don’t Need Prince Charming

The very public engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has the world buzzing about another royal wedding. The image of a...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW Licensed...
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28 Sep, 2018
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Back to School for Socially Phobic Extroverts

Many kids with severe social phobias are never identified because they masquerade as extroverts. They "have to" be surrounded by...

Dr. Steven Brodsky
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28 Sep, 2018
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Sober Living Regulations: A Look at Trending...

Sober living facilities, also known as recovery residences or drug and alcohol-free housing, have been largely unregulated for...

Lillie Singh, Esq.
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28 Sep, 2018
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Whats the Secret Handshake to Match Client...

Clinicians in private practice have a lot of autonomy. But none of us “go it alone” - we work with a network of other...

Dr. Tony Greco
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25 Mar, 2018
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ADDICTION HAS TAKEN MY FAMILY HOSTAGE

Today is like every other day. I start it with turning on the shower, walking to the kitchen to feed the cat, to the garage to...

Gail Echeverria
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08 Mar, 2018
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From the Frontlines - Brief Counseling in...

I typically wake up at 4:00am each day to go to the gym, but on the morning of January 9, 2018, I was already stirring at 3:30am,...

Christina Kelley, ACSW, ...
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08 Mar, 2018
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Intuitive Parenting: Whats That?

Intuitive parenting: Now, you ask yourself what does INTUITIVE parenting mean? Most would even consider those two words to be...

Tonya Meeks
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08 Mar, 2018
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TMS Informed

You are likely beginning to hear the whispers of TMS which stands for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. You are probably also...

Suzanne Jessee
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08 Mar, 2018
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To My Client in Recovery

I hope you stay clean and sober. I may not have a crystal ball, but I do know your life will be better with sobriety. With...

Dr. Alia Kaneaiakala
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06 Mar, 2018
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Optimism and Stress: What the Research Says

“Every cloud has a silver lining,” “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” or “count your blessings” are all...

Stacey Leibowitz-Levy
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21 Feb, 2018
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Self Worth Matters

What if I was to tell you that your sense of your self-worth is directly proportional to your happiness in life? Have you ever...

Tzeli Triantafillou
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21 Feb, 2018
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Shackles and Chains

I was driving to work the other day and I saw a vision of a slave with a neck shackle and or iron round.  He was a beautiful...

Jessica Rodriguez, PhD, MAC,...
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12 Dec, 2017
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Youth Initiative In Northern Pakistan Addresses...

Behavioral health is a matter of importance all across the world. Cultural and social variances change the way people talk about...

Zar Nigor Tojik
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12 Dec, 2017
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Are Opioids to Blame for the Sharp Rise in...

Are Opioids to Blame for the Sharp Rise in Cocaine Overdoses? Cocaine use has gone down in recent years, yet overdoses are on...

Nadia Buza
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12 Dec, 2017
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