In the field of addiction, there is sometimes little attention paid to the impact of racial trauma. As a psychotherapist specializing in cultural issues and addictions, I’ve found this neglect often ...

The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

People with addiction are addicted to changing the way that they feel. Both drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors reliably and predictably change the way a person feels by stimulating the reward ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

This article was originally published by Uncloseted Media.This story was produced with the support of MISTR, a telehealth platform offering free online ...

General Hospital alum Jacob Young’s brave revelation about his seven-year opioid addiction and childhood trauma reflects the hidden struggles of fame. By confronting his past and seeking counseling, ...

AUSTIN ― U.S. Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer, who once rescued three dozen people during a battle in the war-torn mountains of Afghanistan, was still in his 20s when the trauma came for him. Alcoholism, ...

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Most people don’t end up in prison because they’re dangerous. They end up there because they’re unhealed, unsupported, and trying to survive.