It was 5:30 on a Wednesday afternoon when a group of teenagers began filtering into the room. Each settled onto a large pillow arranged in a circle on the floor. In the center, a blanket held ceremon...

When a loved one enters rehab, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed, powerless, and fearful about whether the treatment will work.

And the truth is, rehab success rates can be really lousy.

But it do...

What if the very thing you're running from holds the key to your recovery? That’s the idea Carl Jung, the father of analytical psychology, shared with Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymou...

In recent years, there’s been a rising trend to view addiction as a symptom of trauma, and while there is an undeniable connection between the two, this view requires clarification. As stated by the A...

OK, so this may not exactly sound like rocket science:

Addiction to a mood altering substance develops as result of repeated use of the substance. 

There's obviously a little more to it, but it's re...

I presented a webinar this week titled: "Successful Recovery: A Family Guide To Peace Of Mind." The replay is now available on YouTube.

WEBINAR REPLAY: Successful Recovery: A Family Guide To Peace Of...

“As long as you didn't take a drink!”

In the strictest sense of the the word, sobriety refers to abstinence from alcohol or drugs.

But the term “recovery” is a more subjective term, which requires yo...

There's a Russian fairytale called "The Firebird," in which a hunter is faced with a decision to pick up a feather he finds laying on the path in front of him. His horse warns him that picking up the ...

What does Bill Wilson have in common with a Toltec Warrior?

This week in my Wednesday Woo! series my I gave a presentation titled "Managing Your Spiritual Energy: A Warrior's Approach To Personal Eff...

One night I was standing in my office with the parents of a girl who was a client in my addiction treatment program. We had just completed her graduation group, which marked her successful completion ...

In 1988 I ended up in drug rehab as a relapsed drug counselor.

It was one of the darkest periods of my life. But it was also the beginning of an experience that changed my life.

The day I discharged...