A Harvard Medical School article I came across a few years ago outlined a number of practical ways employers can better support employees in recovery. The topic stuck with me because it speaks to something I see regularly in my work: people who are doing...
Self-worth is one of those things that affects everything. How we talk to ourselves, the relationships we stay in, the risks we take, the care we allow ourselves to receive. When self-worth is low, it shows up in quiet and pervasive ways that are easy...
An area that I feel is extremely important when working with patients in early recovery from addiction is making sure we are using empowering language about addiction and recovery. Language about addiction and recovery goes back decades. However, some of this language was born out...
Addiction is a chronic, neurological brain disease that requires on-going, individualized treatment. One of the most important aspects of addiction treatment is helping the patient come to an acceptance of addiction as a chronic disease and providing them the tools to manage it long-term. When...