What is Trauma Informed Care? Being trauma informed is one of the most important skills I have learned working with women, and especially women in recovery from a substance use disorder. Unfortunately, most women in recovery from addiction experienced a traumatic event before the addiction...
I stumbled upon this article by Laura McKowen, “The Pregnancy Principle” , and I thought it was genius. Think about it. When a woman is pregnant, she has no problem asking for what she needs for her baby, saying no to what isn’t good for...
What is a co-occurring disorder? A co-occurring disorder is when someone has two mental health diagnoses. According to www.drugabuse.org roughly half of people who develop a substance addiction have another psychiatric disorder, and vice versa. Addiction is considered a mental health disorder, and so when...
In Part 1 of The Anxiety Reduction Series I went over basic tips and skills for reducing anxiety. In Part 2 I am going over more advanced skills for reducing anxiety. These are skills that I try to teach all of my patients when helping...