Jul 9, 2026
In this episode of the Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery podcast, I’m sharing an overview of Session 4 of my Brain Health Masterclass for Families, titled "Building Healthier Connections." In this session, I talk about how one person in the family can begin a change process that is not dependent on the addicted...
Jun 19, 2026
In this episode of the Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery podcast, I’m sharing an overview from Session 2 of my Brain Health Masterclass for Families, called Finding Calm in the Storm of Addiction. When addiction is active in the family, it can feel like being pulled into raging rapids, where your...
Mar 11, 2020
“So much of what we do perpetuates problems, not by intent, but by a lack of understanding.” -Dr. Mike Barnes
The main focus of the recovery process is often given to the addict in the family and there’s nothing wrong with that. It is out of genuine love that they go to great lengths to make sure the needs of...
Feb 26, 2020
“We need to communalize rather than individualize. And we need to normalize rather than pathologize.” - Ed Tick
The society we’re living in today has forced veterans to carry the moral and social burdens of warfare alone. As a result, their unspoken pain and sorrows evolved into trauma and addiction problems...
Feb 12, 2020
“The idea behind sex addiction is not to stop having sex entirely and remove sex from your life. The idea is to develop a healthy sexuality.” - Joshua Shea
The desire for love and pleasure is innate to all humans. However, as the world evolved, activities that were traditionally regarded as private and...