Self Care for the Holidays
Many people are focused on giving and others for the holidays, it’s easy to get lost in the idea of…
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Using Buddhist and Western Psychological Approach to Address Co-Co-occurring Disorders
Buddhist and Western psychological approaches for ending or curtailing suffering help those in active addiction. The following research article does…
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Belly Breathing: Helps with Stress
Diaphragmatic breathing (DB) has become a staple intervention in the treatment of anxiety disorders, stress-related conditions and addictions. The diaphragm…
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Addiction is Not a Moral Failing
February, 2016. I’m in a bus in the jungles of Mexico on my way to Mayan ruins in Bonampak. I’m…
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Declaration of the Opioid Crisis as a Public Health Emergency
On Thursday Oct 26th, President Donald Trump declared the Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency. How did we get here?…
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Bored to Death
Boredom is something of a lost art form. From an evolutionary perspective, boredom’s design triggers creativity and imagination, your brain…
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Addiction Focused EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) has been internationally recognized as an efficacious treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as…
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How to Not be an Enabler
Enabling is, essentially, anything that shields someone from the consequences of their addiction. This includes doing things for them that…
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How the Public Feels About the Opioid Crisis
The New England Journal of Medicine compiled data from seven research polls from 2016 and 2017 to discern how the…
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