Welcome to 2012! We are looking forward to a brand-new year, full of opportunities to connect with each other, at luncheons, conferences or just one-on-one. It’s hard to get away from at least thinking about healthy changes we would like to make this year, even if we aren’t a big fan of resolutions (due to [...]

by Tian Dayton, PhD Which characteristics do you identify with and to what extent? This is something of a self-test and a survey. If you are an Adult Child of Alcoholism or Addiction (ACOA), you may have been both traumatized and strengthened by that experience. Following is a survey of both the positive and the [...]

By Angie Carter This time of year many resolutions are made, only to be quietly dismissed shortly thereafter. But how can such a determined resolution to quit drinking end in another failed attempt to stop a behavior that can be so harmful to self and others? One would think such a person is either very [...]

By Larry Smith, CAS “As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts [...]

By Catherine Auman, MFT Steven is remembering the active days of what he calls his sex addiction: “I was at a party and noticed this overweight, not-so-beautiful woman across the room who was obviously attracted to me.” He drums his fingers on the table. “I did my number on her and got her to go [...]

By Jack Hinman, PhD Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most diagnosed psychiatric disorders in children and is typically associated with a marked level of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. These seemingly straightforward symptoms can impact virtually all areas of the child’s life. Fortunately, however, ADHD is typically viewed as a brain difference, not a [...]

By Kansas Cafferty, MA, MCA, CSC, MFTI I have been in the field of addiction treatment for close to 15 years. During this time, we as a field have changed quite a bit, as have many of our methods. I am among those in our field who went through treatment the “old-fashioned” way. I attended [...]