I've worked with thousands of patients and clients - and the rest of their families - for well over 30 years.  I've sought & received training from many of the top researchers & experts in addiction, health behavior change, relapse prevention, trauma, and more.  Let me share with you a "starter set" of facts on changing your relationship to drugs I call, "5 Basic Things that I've Learned About Addiction & Problem Drug Use":  

1. Addiction isn't about drug use

2. Recovery doesn't require complete abstinence

3. Trauma can cause incredible damage to individuals, entire families & affect multiple generations

4. Returning to/lapsing into old behaviors is normal 

5. Change is incredibly hard & we usually don't budget enough for it to be successful, even when we want it

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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Elbert Hubbard

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My practice focuses on what I call Harm Reduction Recovery (HRR).  HRR encompasses 3 pivotal recovery principles:  mindfulness, connectedness, and inner growth.

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• Mindfulness is the way we communicate. - with ourselves and everything else in the world around us:  Are we truly living our lives, deeply aware of our goals and values? Seeing how our day to day movements align or miss those goals & values?

• Connectedness is about surrounding ourselves with people we love, who love us, and who want the best for us always. It may also mean having a connection with a spiritual connection either inside or outside of ourselves. 

• Inner Growth asks, are we moving forward most of the time in our lives?  Are we seeking out new adventures, new experiences, challenging our minds/bodies regularly?  Harm Reduction Recovery doesn’t seek to encourage perfection in your behavior but rather it seeks to help make you a perfect human being:  someone who makes mistakes from time to time and moves forward more compassionately because of them. 

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                                                                            Welcome to your new recovered life!