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...
Mindfulness is a buzz word that we all hear nowadays…however, mindfulness has been around forever, literally forever! My mindfulness journey started 13 years ago when I was living in New York City, and could not afford to take yoga classes at a fancy studio. So,...
What separates the people who achieve lasting recovery from those who struggle to sustain it? That question has been central to addiction research for decades, and some of the most compelling answers come from an unlikely source: the physician health programs used to help doctors,...