Compassion Fatigue and the Need for Trauma-Informed Legal Practice When earning my doctorate at Florida State University, my faculty mentor asked me and a group of my peers to assist in preparing the first book on Compassion Fatigue. Dr. Charles Figley’s Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized […]
As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to gain momentum and impact others across the globe, proactively communicating the safety precautions that we have taken to ensure the safety of our participants and staff is necessary. The evolution of this pandemic has been, and will be, something that we closely monitor and thoroughly heed the instructions given by […]
It was supposed to be the panacea for the opioid epidemic. If you decriminalize drug possession and get people with substance use disorder (SUD) into treatment, the crisis will go away. Except, it didn’t. “When Oregon embarked on a landmark plan three years ago to decriminalize hard drugs, it wagered that a focus on treatment […]
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared a homelessness state of emergency on July 18 — his first act as the city’s new mayor. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Denver ranks tenth in the nation for homelessness and third for sheltered homelessness — rates higher than Las Vegas and almost as high […]
Addiction is a battle for anyone who experiences it, but the next daunting task for anyone who wants achieve recovery is the detoxification process. The thought of having to stop the substance of choice is the first step to finding sobriety and peace. Everyone is different, and the detox period can last anywhere from 24 […]
We’ve all heard clichés like “alcohol kills brain cells” or “drugs fry your brain.” Watching someone who’s under the influence of drugs and alcohol, few of us are inclined to doubt it. However, the idea that a period of heavy substance use can leave you mentally damaged for life is also terribly discouraging. If you’ve […]
You’re feeling tired, achy, can’t sleep, coughing and maybe have a runny nose to boot. It’s that time of year for those pesky bugs that have us singing the blues and wondering if our symptoms are those of the cold or the flu. Both the common cold and the flu are respiratory illnesses. Each is […]
We’ve all heard someone say something like, “He’s fried his brain,” referring to someone whose drug or alcohol use has gotten out of control. If you have struggled with substance use, or someone you love has, you’ve no doubt seen changes in personality and cognition and wondered “Is this permanent?” It’s a distressing thought. So […]
A slightly anxious, markedly skeptical Veronica stepped into the horse arena wondering how equine therapy could help in her fight for recovery. Within an hour of the first session, searing insights started emerging for her in spades. A nursing journal article once defined healing as an incremental awakening to a deeper sense of self in […]
So you are new to recovery from some form of substance abuse. You learned and experienced in treatment that exercise is of great benefit to you. It has aided you in reducing your stress, decreasing your anxiety and improving your mood. You feel better about yourself and your body as a result. It taught you […]
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