What is it about our self-esteem that will drive some of us to the outer edges of our sanity? Throughout my nearly thirty-year career as an addiction counselor, I’ve worked with people from all walks of life. Some had the strongest addictions imaginable – others...
In March 2013 I was invited to be a keynote speaker at the 1st International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, held this week in Budapest, Hungary. The purpose of the conference was to gather the world’s leading experts on process addictions to discuss their...
Addiction treatment is very personal to me. Nearly thirty-years ago it was me who was having trouble getting free of drugs. My behavior when I was using nearly ruined my life and took away all that was dear to me. If it wasn’t for my family and close friends pushing...
It never ceases to amaze me just how truly gifted and misguided addicts really are. During my nearly thirty-year tenure of holistic addiction treatment, I’ve had the privilege of treating some of the biggest names in Hollywood, the music industry, professional...
People often confuse an adrenaline rush with a dopamine rush. When someone is confronted with an enormous fear and their heart starts pounding, their vision goes narrow and they feel like they have Herculean strength and can bench press a Volkswagen– that would...
By: John Giordano PhD (hon), CCJS, MAC, CAPI believe Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, or HBOT as it’s known in the medical industry, is the new paradigm in repairing damaged brain cells due to long-term drug and/or alcohol use. G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment...
