Seeds for Personal Growth
Beacons on the Path to Healing
A selection of content designed to support you in overcoming addiction and to enhance your overall quality of life…
- Blog posts on recovery from addiction, substance abuse treatment, and other related topics
- Podcast interviews with authors, therapists, and experts in the helping profession
- The books I recommend most to clients and families
- The tools I use to help clients build better relationships with themselves and others
Seeds for Personal Growth
Beacons on the Path to Healing
A selection of content designed to support you in overcoming addiction and to enhance your overall quality of life…
- Blog posts on recovery from addiction, substance abuse treatment, and other related topics
- Podcast interviews with authors, therapists, and experts in the helping profession
- The books I recommend most to clients and families
- The tools I use to help clients build better relationships with themselves and others
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10 Tips for Families Facing Addiction
I’ve spent more than 25 years helping people and their families contend with addiction issues. These are some things I’ve found myself saying frequently and consistently. 1. The idea that the person has to “want to stop” is a myth. At some point, a person must...
The Book that Helped Me Most When I Stopped Drinking
There is No Close Second Recently, I was scrolling a social media feed and happened upon a post that caught my eye. The writer shared a list of the 10 books she found most helpful when she stopped drinking, a couple of years before, and that she has since found useful...
No One Ever “Wants To” Get Sober
Lots of People Do It Anyway “They have to want it.” As a recovering alcoholic and an addiction professional, I’ve heard this refrain more times than I care to consider. I used to say the words myself. Conventional wisdom tells us that, for a person in active addiction...
10 Tips for Families Facing Addiction
I’ve spent more than 25 years helping people and their families contend with addiction issues. These are some things I’ve found myself saying frequently and consistently. 1. The idea that the person has to “want to stop” is a myth. At some point, a person must...
The Book that Helped Me Most When I Stopped Drinking
There is No Close Second Recently, I was scrolling a social media feed and happened upon a post that caught my eye. The writer shared a list of the 10 books she found most helpful when she stopped drinking, a couple of years before, and that she has since found useful...
No One Ever “Wants To” Get Sober
Lots of People Do It Anyway “They have to want it.” As a recovering alcoholic and an addiction professional, I’ve heard this refrain more times than I care to consider. I used to say the words myself. Conventional wisdom tells us that, for a person in active addiction...
3 Questions to Ask Addiction Treatment Providers
Some Things You Should Know Before Choosing a Treatment Program for Someone You Love When a person finds him or herself calling an addiction treatment facility for someone in their family, they are in a fairly desperate place. The person of concern is not only...