DAVID B. BOHL

The science of psychology has been attempting, for years, to classify and identify personality traits that would categorize people—especially those with mental-health issues—and put them

Recently, I attended a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) event on Attachment and Connection, where the facilitator of the program bashed U.S. President Donald Trump and

What does it mean to belong? This is a question that’s always been on my mind—ever since I knew I was relinquished, ever since I

I’ve been really lucky to have a supportive partner throughout my journey of recovery, but I know that this is often not the case when

I’ll just straight say it: I haven’t felt this angry in a long time. Recently, I met a mother of an adult adopted son who

For as long as I’ve been immersing myself in the field of addiction and recovery, I’ve always had questions about what causes addiction. I’ve asked

Language is one of the things that defines who we are. We are of some nationality, Immigrant or Refuge or Local, we are of certain

Living sober in this world obsessed with alcohol can seem is hard. After all, how do you “do” birthdays, weddings, work parties, national holidays, Christmas?

I don’t know a lot of people with addiction whose stories don’t include the kind of experiences that would raise the hair on your neck.

For many of us, Alcoholics Anonymous (or any other 12-step program) is the first introduction to recovery. The text of the Big Book explains, “Alcoholics