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THE PERFECT STORM: It has been a year of chaos, confusion, and complete madness. The pandemic is not the only thing to blame for the pandemonium plaguing our global community. For many within the [...]

Addiction takes on many forms, from alcohol and other drugs to process disorders such as shopping, sex, love, gambling, overspending, disordered eating and digital/online obsession.  These [...]

From the book, Courage to Change, Al-Anon Family Groups (January 9th) How often I look outside myself for approval! The project at work is successful, but my good feelings depend on having that [...]

Grandparents often play two roles when their children have a substance use illness. One is the role of the “Giving Tree” and the other one I would like to share is a more positive role that they [...]

I remember the moment I shifted. My identity, that is. And that simple event turned me in a completely different direction and marked the beginning of the long road back from addiction. Up until [...]

It has been a year of chaos, confusion, and complete madness. The pandemic is not the only thing to blame for the pandemonium plaguing our global community. For many within the medical community, [...]

With people facing anxiety, depression, uncertainty and substance abuse problems, treatment providers and patients have had to rapidly adapt to a new landscape of virtual care and support Tom [...]

I recently had the good fortune to have an op-ed published in our local newspaper, the San Diego Union Tribune on August 29 (about the relationship between Covid-19 and Mental Health). In the [...]

Opinion OPINION | December 23, 2020 Dena Southerlan Valley Voice The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, at least that is what we are told anyway. The reality is the holidays, [...]

In the roughly eight years since she left treatment for alcohol-use disorder, Amy Durham has been to countless recovery group meetings. At first, she went every day, before gradually scaling back [...]