Your love language describes the primary way that you receive love from others, and awareness of your love language can help you increase your emotional intelligence and satisfaction in relationships. Continue reading What Does Your Love Language Say About You?
How has Valentine’s Day shaped your relationships and perception of love? It’s become an iconic holiday in the United States and can influence how we view ourselves, our relationships, and our expectations for “love.” Let’s take a closer look. Continue reading "Be My Valentine?"
Your attachment style doesn’t explain everything about your relationships, but it may help explain why your relationships have succeeded or failed in the way that they did, why you’re attracted to certain people, and why certain relationship problems keep coming up. Continue reading What Does Your Attachment Style Say About You?
It’s my privilege to discuss the following topics: the “opioid epidemic,” effects of opioids & common precursors to addiction, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), how methadone works, and lessons I’ve learned as a MAT counselor. I hope this post provides you with a sense of what individuals who struggle with opioid dependence may experience. Continue reading Untold Stories of Addiction: Opioids
With the growing legalization of marijuana, its health and wellness claims, and its ever-present controversy, I hope to present you with a different perspective altogether. This is the story of a man who was in recovery from heroin use yet still faced criticism for marijuana use to treat his anxiety. This is a story of self-determination, embracing ambiguity, and being brutally honest with oneself. Continue reading Untold Stories of Addiction: Hallucinogens
Working with people who used CNS depressants, I’ve seen how easily benzodiazepines can be abused in treating anxiety. This is the story of a woman who self-medicated her anxiety and learned to associate feeling numb with feeling “okay.” This is a story of survival. Continue reading Untold Stories of Addiction: Depressants
In my experience of working with people who used stimulant drugs, the most common drugs of abuse have been cocaine and methamphetamine. The following is a story of a man who struggled with cocaine addiction, used it to self-medicate his ADHD, and began to rediscover himself in recovery. Continue reading Untold Stories of Addiction: Stimulants
