What to expect in this episode: A major developmental split we see is the split between self and other Really Good Boundaries equate to really good mental health Psychosis is an extreme example of this imbalance If you ever stumble upon a person on the street of LA experiencing psychosis, you notice they might cuss Developmental Splits in the Psyche One of the thin...
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Understanding Change and Raising The Bottom Must Substance Abusers lose nearly all before getting help Interventions must address the particular circumstances of each client who might enter treatment and no, not every user has to “hit bottom” for intervention and subsequent treatment to be effective Occasionally an individual might “hit bottom,” however defin...
Read MoreRead MoreWhat to expect in this episode: The relationship between development and addiction The Unbroken Brain Looks at addiction as a developmental disorder You’d be shocked if you actually sat with someone who was in some sort of distress and said, “what do you feel right now” And they could not answer The Relationship Between Development & Addiction One of the...
Read MoreRead MoreWhat to expect in this episode: one of the most complex realms to navigate when were in recovery is the social, is the interpersonal, is the areas that we get connected and disconnected One of the things we are working on within recovery, and it’s deeper work, is we're working on these internal developmental splits How do you bridge these two conflicting desires How do we stop leani...
Read MoreRead MoreWhat to expect in this episode: Therapy is built on a particular premise: I don't understand myself A lot of times, people don't know how to do therapy, I think there are certain modalities of therapy where of instructing the client is helpful Approaching what's happening in the background (unconsciously), a little more actively than people often do, you see much more profound e...
Read MoreRead MoreWhat to expect in this episode: The form of recovery nearest and dearest to my heart is the traditional social model of recovery It's profound, to watch a room full of people, who were previously in active addiction, coming together to talk and help each other The future will see a mix, of the new, exciting, plnt medicine and medical techniques, with this old, traditional, beaut...
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