By: John Giordano DHL, MACFounder of the National Institute For Holistic Addiction StudiesChaplain of the North Miami Police DepartmentVery early in my counseling career, a beautiful young woman came to me for help with her addiction. Her name was Debbie.By: John...
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...
I received so much positive feed back and questions from my last article “Our Addictive Society” that I was encouraged by readers to write a follow up. In this second installment my focus is on what I call the “Neo-Opium Wars” that is taking place right now, here on...
Thirty-years ago I was as blind to addiction as nearly everyone else walking down the street. It never occurred to me that I might be addicted to anything. Like everyone else I got up in the morning and went to work. I was productive at my job and provided my family...
The hell like conditions of combat has a wide range of both physical and psychological effects on even the most prepared soldier. Today’s accepted symptoms of Post-Trauma Stress Disorder were first described by a doctor during the Civil War. Shell shock was a term...
Michele had struggled with the pain and darkness of depression and suicidal ideation her entire life. At one time or another she was prescribed nearly all of the name brand anti-depressants. Some worked, others didn’t. Watch this gripping interview with Liz Quirantes...
