Developing Your Own Narrative Promotes Lifelong Healing
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
July 14, 2023
Families Like Mine: Wisconsin Relative Caregivers for Children Conference Presentation on Complexities of Addiction
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
June 5, 2023
Identity Development: Sometimes Healing Happens in Mysterious Ways
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
April 25, 2023
Bill W was a Relinquishee
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
April 17, 2023
HIGH-VALUE-ADDED CONSULTING AND COACHING:
Case Studies
In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking for help with their
April 11, 2023
HIGH-VALUE-ADDED CONSULTING CASE STUDY:
IAN
I met the B. family after the mother (Mary) reached out to me once she read my memoir, Parallel Universes . She emailed sharing that
April 5, 2023
Haymarket Center Spring Workshop: Family of Origin Separation Trauma and Addiction – Care Planning and Recovery Management Implications
I was honored to have kicked off the 2023 Haymarket Center Spring Workshops with the presentation: Family of Origin Separation Trauma and Addiction – Care
March 27, 2023
The Antidote to Shame
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
January 16, 2023
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
December 30, 2022
Announcing: A New Partnership, A New Hope
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
December 19, 2022
Trust Exercises to Overcome Hiding in Plain Sight
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
November 29, 2022
Happy New Season!
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
September 8, 2022
The Harm of Positivity
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
June 30, 2022
A Love Hangover is Better than Any Other Hangover
“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
June 15, 2022
HIGH-VALUE-ADDED ADDICTION CONSULTING
Case Study: Margaret Campbell and Family (with children)
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-
June 9, 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: Liam
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 23, 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
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