I have the honor of presenting at the annual Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH) conference on October 30th, 2023, from
A female friend who was in an unhappy relationship introduced me to a popular saying going around that said: “we date at the level of
A long time ago when I first visited the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, I learned a term, “Character Defects.” This term was a part of
I am often asked about the title of my memoir, Parallel Universes, and how I came up with it. There are many different reasons it
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 posted at BeaconConfidential.com a piece that talks about Recovery Capital and why developing it is essential for successful healing and recovery. Read more about
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
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
In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking for help with their
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 was honored to have kicked off the 2023 Haymarket Center Spring Workshops with the presentation: Family of Origin Separation Trauma and Addiction – Care
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
For many of us the real new year starts in September. This is the time when kids and young adults go back to school, when
Have you too been feeling this “sweet” pressure to feel good, the way I have lately? I’m talking about the pressure to triumph over negativity
“I’ve got the sweetest hangover/ I don’t wanna get over” ~ Diana Ross Recently, I was a part of a beautiful event that made
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