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Did You Know There Are Two Celebrated Authors from East Troy, WI?

It’s hard to not make it sound as if it’s not my ego that needs stroking, but when I think about my work as an

September 15, 2022

Grieving Loss and The Endowment of Pain

Recently, I experienced a profound personal loss. The details are not important as they are private, but this was the loss of the greatest caliber

August 10, 2022

Brace Ourselves

There’s no doubt that we’re going to be here for a little longer—here meaning the unstable and unpredictable world we find ourselves in. Nothing seems

May 14, 2022

HIGH-VALUE-ADDED ADDICTION CONSULTING:
Case Studies

Above photo by Andrea Piacquadio. In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking

May 6, 2022

HIGH-VALUE-ADDED ADDICTION CONSULTING
Case Study: The Richards Family

In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking for help with their emotional-

April 15, 2022

Medical College of Wisconsin Seminar – Adoption and Foster Care: Considerations for Medical Practice

I had the opportunity to present to Dr. Samantha Wilson‘s class at the Medical College of Wisconsin titled Adoption and Foster Care: Considerations for Medical

February 9, 2022

Do You Really Mean Triggered, or Were You Just Offended?

One of the most popular buzzwords of our times is the word “trigger.” The word itself means “to release or activate” by means of a

February 6, 2022

Relinquishment: Another Name for Betrayal

Imagine losing everything that you knew and needed to survive. Imagine losing smell, touch, sound, taste, and sensation that suggested to you that you are

June 8, 2021

Our Beginnings, Our Trauma

Recent coverage of a residential school mass grave has shaken up people around the world. Two-hundred-and-fifteen children’s bodies have been found in British Columbia, Canada—children

June 2, 2021

Relationships are Hard – yet Totally Worth It!

The other day I saw a quote from Dr. Tanja Windegger about CPTSD that said “after prolonged interpersonal trauma, you are even suspicious about support

May 19, 2021

Relinquishee/Adoptee and Addiction/Recovery Podcast Resources – Part 2

From the AA Beyond Belief Website: “AA Beyond Belief is is website and podcast, but it’s much more than that. AA Beyond Belief is a

February 11, 2021

Relinquishee/Adoptee and Addiction/Recovery Podcast Resources

Haley Radke of Adoptees On is a fellow adoptee who has been creating lively and informative podcast dialogues for adoptees for years. This from the

February 10, 2021

What Came First – The Addiction or the Trauma?
Where Am I Going Next?

I have no way of knowing if I would be a person suffering – and now recovered – from addiction had I had a different

February 3, 2021

Relinquishment (Adoption) and Addiction (Recovery) –
Your Kaleidoscope

Before fighting your demons challenges, you need to know your demons challenges. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for someone who has the double-whammy of

January 15, 2021

Telling Your Story: Act 2 – How to Write Your Story – The Short and Sweet Version

This is Part 2 of 2. Read Telling Your Story: Act 1 here. Many people find journaling and writing out their thoughts helpful, but then

October 27, 2020

Brave New World

We are now in the world that is quite different from what it was a year ago. It is safe to say that a lot

September 10, 2020

Where to Go Now?

Consider these statistics from the recent AddictionPolicy.org COVID-19 survey: Twenty percent of respondents reported increased substance use since the COVID-19 pandemic began. One in three

July 27, 2020

Feeling Sorry for Yourself vs
Feeling Sorry for Yourself

It’s a given that the stories of people with trauma are tragic. It’s how we deal with those tragedies that decide on how successfully we

June 12, 2020

DAVID B. BOHL

Author, Speaker and Addiction & Relinquishment Consultant