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Using the Chronic Disease Model in Treating Addiction

Sometimes events happen that require a new way of thinking. This year, I have experienced losses, like those that propel me to move to...

Resolution

Today is the last day of the year. I found myself reflecting about the past year, where did it go? The year seems to have gone by faster...

The Right Tool, The Right Time

In my morning jog, I found my mind wandering, day dreaming of what if – the list goes on. I daydreamed of a long lost acquaintance...

MG Drake, Writer, Social Worker

More than a quarter century of working with people as a clinical social worker has taken me across the country. I am fortunate enough to have worked with people with mental disabilities, chronic mental illness and addiction. It is in both my work and the people I meet in my work, that I found how much more common it feels to be lost and alone, specially when one is always surrounded by people.

Every Other Weekend

To be an empty nester at an early age, creates a void. But it is not always about being alone, sometimes it is about re-discovering yourself.

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Multi-Family Group

for Substance Use Treatment

My newest book coming soon. The Multi-Family Group for Substance Use Treatment is workbook for a two-day intensive or a 16-week group curriculum for the patient, spouses, parents, siblings, and partners. The two-day intensive program is the preferred delivery method.

Awake

It is when you begin looking for yourself that you find, you are not lost, you are where you are supposed to be.

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