The Five Stages of Change

If you want to lead a good and fulfilling life, you have to constantly improve yourself. This might include entering the recovery process, jogging for thirty minutes a day, or learning a new language. As human beings, we’re very critical of ourselves. We do not want...

October 2015 Recap

The Shame of Addiction: Refuse to Own it The conjunction of two events — the celebration of September’s National Recovery Month, and the publication of Brené Brown’s latest book, “Rising Strong” —has many of the people who work in addiction medicine thinking about the...