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Why and How the For-Profit Treatment Industry Is Perpetuating More Harm Than Good
Trying to Heal From the Outside-In and Why Drug and Alcohol Treatment Is Backward
The War on People Who Use Drugs and Why Prohibition Was, Is, and Always Will Be an Epic Fail
Why The Disease Model Of Addiction is So Vitally Important To The American Economy
Why We Need to Take a Closer Look at Our Diagnosis Happy Culture
Why the Tremendously Expensive DARE & Just Say No Campaigns Failed So Badly
Sometimes My Clients Get Angry at Me, and Why That’s Such a Good Thing
I Am Inevitable! — Understanding Clinical Burnout
The Architects of the Flood and How Sacklers and Purdue Pharma Fueled the Opioid Crisis
Vital Voyage Author of the Month: Joshua Bennett-Johnson
The New, Therapeutic Psychedelic Groove and Healing the Mind While Risking the Spirit?
The High Cost of Hovering and How Over-Parenting Breeds Learned Helplessness
Why the 12-Step Recovery Model Falls Short and What Really Works for Lasting Healing
America, The Land Where We’re Not Taught To Be Human
A Treater’s Speculative Support of Rx Medication in the Field of Drug & Alcohol Treatment
A Journey Through the Hypothetical & The Literal Power of the Ripple Effect
The Elimination of Pain and the Stabilization of Symptoms – It’s Not Helping People Heal
What Would Happen if we Outlawed the Labels Addict & Alcoholic?
‘Tis The Season to Be Triggered – Navigating Early Recovery During the Holiday Season
Why We Have Substance & Alcohol Treatment All Wrong
She Wanted to Keep Drinking but Got Sober – The Curious Case of the Efficacy of Harm Reduction
The Tortoise & the Hare Parable – Why It’s Such an Important Lesson to Those Seeking Recovery
Recovery, What Does it Even Mean? – How Do We Find Our Way Out of the Shadows?
The Families I Work With and Why They All Want the Wrong Thing for Their Loved One in Crisis
We Might Be the Most Powerful Nation in the World – But We’re Certainly Not the Most Well-Rounded
The New Psychedelic Revolution – Buckle Up, and Don’t Believe The Hype of Propaganda
What Doctors Don’t Tell You About Psychotropic Medications, and Why It’s Not on Purpose
On A Journey to Heal Minds & Elevate Humanity.
Why Client Autonomy is Sacred, and Needs to be Upheld, Supported & Honored at All Times, Every Time
Why Treatment Works When It Challenges 'Staying Sick' and Focuses on 'Being Well'
World View Anxiety, and Just What the Hell Are We Supposed to Do About It
Everything I Learned About Being a Good Therapist I Learned From Listening To The Grateful Dead 💀🌹⚡️
The Call That Changed Everything and Led Him to Discover the Real Treasure Within
Stigma Kills, and Why We Need to Change The Language We Use To Describe Drug Users Now
My Clients are Getting Younger & Younger, and it’s Scaring the Hell Outta Me
The Last Words of A Dying Man, From My Father Figure In Recovery
The Helper’s Perspective on The Super, Simple Secret to Successful Outcomes in Addiction Treatment
A Boy & His Bicycle, and What He Taught Me About Healing
Why Clients Are Sometimes More at Risk for Relapse When “Life Is Getting Good”
Harm Reduction is a Real Life Account of How it Saved My Client’s Life
The Wealthiest Client I Ever Worked With, and How He Taught Me to “Be Careful What You Wish For.”
Have you ever had a conversation with a friend and been persuaded to make a positive change?
Think back now. What was it they said that helped you make a decision? Or was it perhaps how they said it that had an impact? Did you notice anything about their style?
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It is one of the most cliché suggestions that anyone who has ever worked with a therapist has been on the receiving end of: “You should really consider keeping a journal and writing about what this experience of treatment and recovery is like for you.”
Motivational interviewing is a client-centered approach that enhances motivation for change by exploring & resolving ambivalence. Key principles include expressing empathy, developing discrepancy between goals & behaviors & supporting self-efficacy. Practicing …
Could Imposter Syndrome Be a Hidden Blessing?
Posted on May 7, 2025
The growing use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in addiction treatment represents a shift from the old ways of helping people overcome substance use disorders. Clients get help in weaning themselves off drugs and alcohol with more …
Posted on March 8, 2025
Ready to address excessive drinking in your life? Many people find peer support helps them take steps toward recovery. Two well-known self-help organizations built around peer support are Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Self-Management and …
Posted on Abril 7, 2025
The physician, author and self-help guru came to worldwide prominence when he appeared with Prince Harry last month. He discusses the mind-body connection, the reality of addiction and why trauma can be treated
Gabor Maté was arriving …
Posted on Abril 7, 2025
Harm reduction is a public health approach aimed at minimizing the negative consequences associated with substance use without requiring abstinence. It encompasses a range of strategies designed to improve health outcomes for people who …
Published on March 29, 2025.
A look at the potential of MDMA, ketamine, and psilocybin to help people with treatment-resistant mental health conditions
When researchers recruit participants for studies involving psychedelic drugs, they are often looking for …
Published on March 5, 2025.
At JBJ Counseling, there's a heartbeat—a pulse that resonates with every client and weaves through each success story, testament to the individualized approach we hold dear. It's about weaving your own tapestry of recovery, cherishing …
Published on March 1, 2025.
When you're navigating the path to recovery, every step forward can feel like scaling a mountain. You're not just tackling your own personal Everest, but also rewriting the script of your daily life—one where substance use doesn't play …
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