Trauma, pain, and addiction fuel a vicious cycle of suffering. Discover how to use mindfulness and reappraisal to restore ...

In talking with fellow clinicians about addiction, the one view that I encounter most frequently is this: Addiction is a trauma response. That is to say, if someone has an addiction (to alcohol, ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – On today’s episode of CT BUZZ, Host Natasha Lubczenko welcomed Rebecca Peterson, LCSW, Behavioral Health Program Manager, Women’s Services from the CT Department of Mental ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

The loss of American Idol star Mandisa Hundley to obesity-related complications has opened up a conversation many aren’t ready to have. Her story reflects a deeper truth about trauma, weight, and the ...