Addiction: A Nonlinear Path to Recovery
Like many counselors fresh out of school, I began my practice in the field of addiction where the rate of burnout for a therapist is high. Addiction counseling is demanding and the prospect of successful […]
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Art and Addiction Recovery
“Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument. The artist is not a person endowed with free will who seeks his own ends, but one who […]
A Practical, Hard Work Guide to Evolutionary Consciousness
[smartslider3 slider=9] Let me begin with a story I used to tell my students: The stranger goes to New York City and asks a homeless person, “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” And the […]
Are Video Games Addictive?
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Adam Neal – Eternalizers: Sex, Drugs, and Junk
The pioneering work of Ken Wilber, a foremost philosopher in the field of Consciousness, is rife with the theme of eternity. Arguably his most popular work, No Boundary, clarifies our understanding of our “selves” as […]
Stanley Siegel, LCSW – When Too Much Sex Is Bad for You
When is sex bad for you? Among mental health professionals, that question is hotly debated. Definitions of sexual pathology can range from sex that crosses legal lines to any form of sex involving humiliation or self-harm that leads to […]
Lindsey Walker, LMFTA – The Long Tale of Trauma
We share the shapes of those who come before us, our ancestors. Our form mimics their form: our heads, hearts and limbs. Made new, in our generation, we present the world and ourselves with a […]