I had the privilege of presenting to and consulting with Web RTC Ventures, whose headquarters are in Charlottesville, Virginia. They have a HIPAA compliant video communication product that could help us connect patients with behavioral health professionals and facilitate collaboration between
by Bill Maher
It’s mind-bogging to me that families often try to treat the medical disease of addiction at home. Home made works for pies but it’s not an ideal approach when it comes to treating a complex disease process.
If your teenager broke his arm, would you set the bone at the kitchen
by Liz Darnell
Note from Anne Moss: There is a population suffering a lot of pain and swept up in this opiate epidemic, made to feel like they are doctor shopping for prescription pain mediations when they are seeking relief from pain from chronic disease. Further, this population
by Timothy Donald
Scarlet draws and fallen tears
With all my pain and all my fears
I’ve wasted oh so many years
How did I end up right back here
Please don’t leave me. Yes, I’m fiending
All so haunting are my demons
So I lived without a reason
On this track my soul starts bleeding
So
You talk openly (without whispering) on taboo subjects related to mental illness, addiction, suicide or grief
You lost a loved one to suicide and get out of bed every morning
You lost loved one to overdose and manage to brush your teeth daily
You lost a child to any cause of death and you joined
Me: Some days I think, “How will I ever get through to people?” No one can hear me. I just feel drowned out.
Alter Ego: Everyone feels that way.
Me: I know that. But I feel that way today, damn it.
Alter Ego: So what do you want a pity party?
Me: No.
by Bill Maher
In your search for addiction treatment, you might encounter people who are happy to help you find a the right rehab center.
But these ‘addiction counselors’ are actually sales reps who earn a commission for every patient they bring into a treatment center. These are the people
Mothering Addiction: A parent’s story of heartache, healing, and keeping the door open
I am often asked the question, “How do I write my story?”
People say they just can’t get started.
Just write from the heart. Write how you feel and just let it pour out without any thought about editing or anything else. That’s when the best happens. And most cleansing.
by Timothy Donald
I can remember suffering from depression, feeling inadequate and unloved at the age of eight. My parents were young– mom was seventeen and dad was nineteen. My mom was a single parent who struggled, worked all the time and did the best she could. But I was pretty much on my
