Mental Illness | Co-Occurring Disorders
Using Brain and ACEs Science to Fight Social Challenges
Using brain and ACEs science to fight social challenges has been a theme running through several of my recent Zoom PowerPoint presentations. The social challenges I refer to are juvenile and criminal justice, homelessness, recidivism, substance use and mental health disorders and secondhand drinking. Audiences have included the Sacramento Area Re-Entry Network, Hope Cooperative Sacramento,…
Read MoreFinding Addiction | Mental Illness | CoOccurring Disorders Treatment
Finding addiction | mental illness | co-occurring disorders treatment can be daunting. Where to start, what to look for, what’s it cost, how long should it last, what is IOP…the list seems endless. Not only this, but there is no one or right way to do treatment. Some people construct their own treatment plan, while…
Read More10th Anniversary Edition “If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!” Now Available to Order
As you can imagine, I’m THRILLED to share the pre-sale link to my newly published “10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!” Click for Amazon’s pre-sale link: 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop! Research Highlights Shared in the 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop! why alcoholism is…
Read MoreBuilding Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others
Building Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others was the topic of a 3.5 hour presentation I delivered to three different organizations this spring; these organizations were also the program sponsors: San Joaquin County Office of Education and the San Joaquin County Children’s Services Coordinating Commission (Stockton, CA, March 5, 2019)…
Read MoreHow to Find a Therapist – National Mental Health Awareness Month
How to find a therapist is a frequent question readers ask when they call. They know they or a loved one needs help with something “bad” that happened to them in childhood, a mental illness, or a substance use disorder — sometimes all three. But they are at a loss for how to find someone…
Read MoreParenting With ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
Parenting with ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) can be devastatingly hard for both the parent and the child. The Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco has launched a new blog for parents who are parenting with ACEs as part of its StressHealth.org initiative. But First – a Bit About ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences Background…
Read MoreBreakingTheCycles.com 10 Year Anniversary | Sharing Favorite Posts
BreakingTheCycles.com 10 year anniversary — its hard for me to believe it’s already been 10 years! I started BreakingTheCycles.com in 2008 to provide education, prevention and intervention information and services rooted in 21st Century brain science for a range of addiction-related concerns, including: substance abuse, mental illness, addiction* as a brain disease, secondhand drinking, toxic stress,…
Read MoreHealing Trauma Takes Time
Like the brain impacts of substance use disorders (aka substance abuse or addiction), most people do not understand the brain impacts of trauma. Trauma takes many forms: neglect, sexual assault, physical abuse, emotional abuse, parental divorce, and growing up with a parent who has an untreated substance use disorder or mental illness, to name a…
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