I had the honor of presenting The Complexities of Addiction: Implications for Foster, Relative, and Adoptive Families at the Families Like Mine conference, a statewide
I have a confession to make. I believe in magic! Yes, yours truly, whose practices are grounded in evidence-based engagements and interventions, the man who
The process of Identity Development is important to all human beings, and although associated with adolescence, it is a profess that for a number of us is
I was honored to speak to the clinicians at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation today, especially as a graduate of the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate
Imagine being an 11-year-old boy and having your childhood shattered after being abandoned by both your mother and father. The carefree days spent in rural
I met the B. family after the mother (Mary) reached out to me once she read my memoir, Parallel Universes . She emailed sharing that
I met 29-year-old Melanie at an adoption event that she attended with her adoptive parents. We met in a social setting, and I shared that
I was honored to have kicked off the 2023 Haymarket Center Spring Workshops with the presentation: Family of Origin Separation Trauma and Addiction – Care
One of the most challenging aspects of growing up with developmental trauma is having to unlearn certain beliefs—beliefs that might’ve served us at one point,
I once again had the opportunity to present to Dr. Samantha Wilson‘s class at the Medical College of Wisconsin titled Adoption and Foster Care: Considerations
My beautiful, sweet mother died last week at the age of 90 years old. She passed while I was on a plane on my way
I was relinquished at birth, then adopted into a new family at the age of one-week old. I entered this world without the safety net
ANNOUNCING: A NEW PARTNERSHIP, A NEW HOPE Click here to read an introduction I wrote to the Adoption Constellation. I have the honor of collaborating
Addiction and Adoption Constellation Support Group Meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 pm PST, 8:30 pm EST Register Here As you know from
I often go back to the topic of trust as someone who had spent the majority of his life unsure if it was safe to
I’ve had a lot of breakthroughs in my life, but it wasn’t until I started to share my story that I understood that my experiences
From a very young age, most people strive to belong to a group. Whether it’s their immediate family, peers, or people with similar interests, we
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
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