BERT’s PLAN A – Fighting for Control When Growing Up in a Family With Untreated Alcoholism and Depression
The following is a guest post from Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. Steve is a therapist practicing in Mount Sinai, New York, and a Gestaltist and leader of Interactive Therapy groups. He is currently writing a book titled, The Illusion of Control. Bert is Steve’s control-addicted inner monkey. He is…
Read MoreHelp for Underage Addictions
Help for underage addictions can take many forms. I want to bring the following to your attention Teens Addiction Anonymous – a program based on the 12 steps but one that was “created by teens, with teens, and for teens.” It’s like and different from the AA or NA 12 step programs. According to their website,…
Read MoreSubstance Misuse Among Older Adults
Substance misuse among older adults – whether that be alcohol abuse, drug abuse, alcoholism or addiction – is a bigger problem than most people think. And if they’re struggling, so are their family members, friends, and care givers struggling with how to help them. Help for Seniors With a Substance Abuse Problem and Their Families…
Read MoreOne Man’s Share; Another Addict/Alcoholic’s Hope for Recovery
The following is a guest post by Joel Christiansen, president of Joel Christiansen Speaking Services, a firm that specializes in speeches, workshops and retreats that empower people to get on the right side of their life and business, and the author of the books: Out of the Ashes the Resurrection of an Addict and Stop Whining…
Read MoreAdolescent Major Depression – Some 2 Million Experienced It in 2011
Adolescent major depression is often masked or minimized, yet the consequences of it going untreated can be devastating. The opening sentence from Melissa Healy’s April 29, 2011 Los Angeles Times article, “Depressed Teens Mostly Struggle Alone,” reads: Some 2 million Americans adolescents experienced a bout of major depression last year, but only about a third…
Read MoreOxycontin in Pediatric Medicine
What about the use of oxycontin in pediatric medicine? Tim Cheney, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Chooper’s Guide, explores this question in this guest post. Choopers Guide is active in the recovery advocacy movement in the State of Florida and hosts an addiction treatment and addiction information resource site with over 30,000 treatment provider listings…
Read MoreRituals of the Family Meal
The following is a guest post by Diana “ATL” Winslow, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, in which she reminds us that the rituals surrounding the family meal can be healing for families. Diana is a blogger, writer and historian and is mostly known as a Mom and licensed mental health counselor in her native Oklahoma City. You may…
Read MoreChoosing Not To Drink
Choosing not to drink can be difficult – not because a person necessarily has trouble not drinking, but rather it’s because of the prodding, probing questions of peers, friends and family, such as: “Why aren’t you drinking?” “Come on, just have a beer.” “Let me pour you a glass of wine – one can’t hurt…
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