Recently, a popular pop singer posted a controversial picture of herself on social media where she sits with a raised glass of wine, champagne, or who knows what was in the glass as some liked to argue, while breast feeding her baby. As far as I’m concerned, it seems...
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) can contribute to addiction, but now we need to look at what can we do to heal. Recovery comes to mind, as well as talk therapy, art therapy, journaling, exercise, and of course, nature....
Everything worth learning, I learned in recovery. The second best place of learning was through the deep connection that I developed with the horse I used to have. The horse people had written Sham off as ruined, but I didn’t see a wild, unbroke and battered...
Can we ever get a handle on the opiate crisis and other forms of addiction as long as the doctors continue to believe that treatment means medication? I hear one too many psychiatrists say things like, “They’ve never had treatment” when what they mean is: The patient...
I wonder if more parents would make better choices if they realized how their actions and words can have a lifelong impact on their child. Scientific evidence points to a direct relationship between kids who experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE); kids who...
Can you quit drinking while living with someone who still drinks? Hell, yes, you can. Is it ideal? No. No, it’s not an ideal situation, but it can be done and I’m living proof, as are many others who have figured out how to juggle the two opposing worlds of an...
A recent article in the Dayton Daily News was a reprint from the New York Times, and the article talked about how of the approximately 2 million people who are addicted to opioids that relatively few of them receive treatment. What stopped me in my tracks was how the...
We’re all far more than an accumulation of all of our shitty decisions, dubious parenting mistakes, failed relationships, and let’s not even talk about how we can morph into becoming our own worst enemy. Alcohol and drugs will take you there, and when we decide to...
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Bipolar are two of the most common diagnosis that I see in patients admitted to the psychiatric hospital where I work. Ten years ago, bipolar diagnoses were few and far between. How come all of a sudden everyone is bipolar? What’s...
We live in a boozy world, and unless you live under a rock, everyone knows it. The pendulum has swung in the direction of ubiquitous alcohol consumption, for every occasion, for every activity, and for every uncomfortable emotion under the sun there’s a corresponding...
