False Gratitude
I was thinking about the movie The Graduate with Dustin Hoffman, where Hoffman’s young character, Benjamin, gets some advice about career upon his graduation (“One
November 23, 2021
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Guest Post for National Adoption Awareness Month:
Understanding Addiction in Adoptive Families
I had the honor of contributing a guest post t0 the National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM) discussion at Amber Moore Jimerson‘s blog We are What
November 8, 2021
The Power of Love and Connection
All you need is love, as the famous song has it. It’s a happy song, easy to sing under your breath and its message doesn’t
November 5, 2021
THE SMOKER – Broadway on Demand Talk Back
I had the honor of participating as the addiction expert in an After Party Talk Back panel discussion about Bob Brader’s play The Smoker. Here’s
October 26, 2021
Presentation at 2021 New York State Recovery Conference — October 17th – 19th, 2021
I have the honor of presenting Relinquishment Trauma and Addiction: Recovery Management Implications at the 2021 New York State Recovery Conference. This year’s conference theme
October 16, 2021
Double Identity, Double Heartache
One of the heartaches of being a relinquished person is that our identity is often fragmented, or at least in need of repair. As a
October 13, 2021