Why Our System Fails — and What Real Recovery Looks Like
Too many people relapse after treatment, leaving families heartbroken and searching for answers. As a lawyer, counselor, and person in long-term recovery, I’ve seen both the failures and the hope. This blog explores evidence-based practices that save lives and move us beyond outdated, one-size-fits-all approaches.
The addiction treatment system is overdue for reform. This series exposes outdated practices, highlights evidence-based standards, and shows what high-quality care really looks like — empowering families to push for treatment that is transparent, individualized, and grounded in science.
This is a series that challenges assumptions about addiction in wealthy families. Drawing from lived experience and decades of advocacy, it explores the hidden trauma, family dynamics, and treatment gaps that shape recovery for those raised in privilege. This series is for anyone seeking a deeper, more honest understanding of addiction beyond stereotypes—and insight into what truly supports long-term healing.
Motivating Addicts to Seek Help
The argument for using research and data to make treatment decisions concerning our loved ones.
New research highlights the benefits of outpatient treatment and begs the question: is inpatient treatment really the best option anymore?
Hazelden Promotes Positive Family Interaction (CRAFT) Model – And it’s ABOUT TIME!
Empathy, support and love do not equal enabling.
Any Recovery Group is Beneficial
Receiving support is of paramount importance.
Alcoholic’s Curse: Can’t Quit After “Two Drinks”
Medication Assisted Treatment to the Rescue – Understanding the Brain Science Behind the Can’t Quit Compulsion and New, Effective Interventions
Five Steps to Stopping on Your Own
Harvard Health Beat offers 5 steps to stopping on your own for those looking for a starting point. This does not take the place of professional intervention and help when those are needed.
Going Overboard with Wine Time
Alcohol consumption in the US has been on a steady increase – what are the red flags? When is it too much?
Al-Anon: A Leading Cause of Death for Alcoholics/Addicts
When help doesn’t help.