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Dr. Kevin McCauley and Sue Diamond at the Trauma and Addiction Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada

I grew up in a small town in northwestern Ontario where there are literally more moose per square kilometer than there are people. We played in the bush and lived

“Those who do not grieve with their whole hearts, Do not laugh either.” ​– Golda Meir, (1st woman Prime Minister of Israel) Giving up our addiction is like saying goodbye

I am currently reading an excellent book, titled, “The Gift of Presence: A Mindfulness Guide for Women” by Caroline Welsh. Even though it’s written for women, of course men can

The Road to Good Life Recovery: When I got sober, I figured all I had to do was stop drinking and drugging, avoid the people and places that got me

The Road to Good Life Recovery: When I got sober, I figured all I had to do was stop drinking and drugging, avoid the people and places that got me

In my last post, I discussed how our legacy – the experiences of those who came before us – impacts us emotionally in big ways. Multi-generational trauma is real, and

I’m asking this because it’s important for us to know our history so that we can better define our future. Healing often involves the lives of those who came before

Neuroscience teaches us that addiction impairs decision-making and bypasses impulse control. We do things under the influence that we wouldn’t dream of doing sober. ​ Recently, a client I hadn’t

I recently listened to a woman tell her story of getting sober in Iran. Being a woman in Iran is hard enough, but being an alcoholic woman is an impossibility

Do you ever stop and ask yourself if you are using your time effectively or not? Notice I didn’t say “productively”. To me, effective doesn’t mean ‘getting sh#t done’. It

What the neuroscience of addiction teaches us is that the ‘high’ we experience from substances or behaviors is because the brain floods initially with a neurotransmitter called dopamine. While there