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We Are Both Victims and Victimizers
By: Jonathan Rios M.S. LMHC, Licensed Psychotherapist We’ve all been victimized. This is a popular notion these days and it makes total sense. When we identify as an oppressed person who has...
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From Train Wreck to Transformations Tech
Picture this… July 26th, 2017. Humid, sunny, and hot. A girl, 5 ft. 4in., 107 lbs., wearing a hat, sweatpants, a sweatshirt, slippers, and wrapped in a blanket… shivering. She was smoking a cigarette...
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What Are Signs of Xanax Addiction?
There are physical and psychological signs of Xanax addiction. First of all, Xanax is prescribed for a number of issues — mainly anxiety. However, it also works for agitation, seizures, mania, muscle...
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Anxiety and Substance Abuse: A Guide to Understanding the Relationship
Almost 20 percent of Americans have some type of anxiety. Along with those who have anxiety, some people have co-occurring disorders. These include substance abuse. This article aims to help you...
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The Correlation Between Depression and Substance Abuse
According to the NIMH, as of 2014, almost 8 million people in the United States had a mental illness (like depression) along with a substance abuse problem. Depression is a prevalent problem in the...
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Living Active Recovery
Why do people relapse after leaving treatment? Throughout my years as a substance use disorder recovery activist and interventionist, I’ve helped scores of people enter treatment. And while these folks...
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The Insanity of a Family Disease
By Keith Berger, Coordinator of Family Integrated Services During my twenty-five year career in substance abuse treatment, I’ve frequently heard family members (and clients) insist that “Alcohol isn’t...
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High Holiday Transformations: A Therapist’s Reflections
Jacqueline Greer, MSW, MSc Outpatient Adjunct Therapist The Jewish New Year, or “High Holidays” is a period uniquely designated for reflection and spiritual renewal. In just a few days, individuals in...
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Switch Your Fix: Substituting New Vices for Old Ones
By: Michael Kellermann, Transformations Alumni Coordinator When I first made the decision to give up alcohol and other substances, I was not aware at the time that I am a creature of habit, someone...
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Kick Fear Out of the Driver’s Seat
By: Lisa Tower, Alumni Coordinator, Transformations Treatment Center How Overcoming Fear is Crucial to One’s Success For as long as I can remember, fear ran my life. As a child, I let fear stop me...
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Gratitude: Appreciate and Honor Life’s Challenges
By: Jamie Salsberg, LCSW, CAP, MPH Clinical Director at Transformations Treatment Center Thanksgiving time tends to bring the concept of gratitude to the forefront of our thinking, as it is typically a...
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Why Gratitude is Crucial During Thanksgiving
Every Thanksgiving in America, many households go around the table and declare what they are thankful for this year. It’s a wonderful gesture and surely makes people think – even if just for a moment....
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Holidays and the Gift of Recovery
By Keith Berger, Coordinator of Family Integrated Services I’ve come to believe, through decades of personal and professional experience, that the diseases of alcoholism/addiction and other mental...
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When Trauma Returns with a War Veteran: PTSD, Substance Abuse, and Family
As the wife of an Army Ranger and First Gulf War Veteran, I’ve always been proud of my husband and the sacrifices he has made for our country, but I never really understood the toll it would have on...
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A Mother’s Story: Getting My Son into Treatment
On October 31st, my son celebrated one year of sobriety! What better way to put it? It’s a celebration, one of which I prayed many nights to happen. Through the much needed support, guidance and trust...
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Addiction Isn’t a Choice, but You Can Choose to Help
I’m what some people would call a “normie.” I learned this term while working in the field of substance abuse. Basically, a normie is someone who is able to have one drink and then stop, or take pain...
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12 Ways to Stay Sober and Sane for the Holidays
The holiday season can be a crazy time of the year, and staying sober and sane for the holidays can be a challenge. With all the heavy traffic, crowded malls with last-minute shoppers, travel delays,...
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An In-Depth Analysis of Cross Addiction and Co-Occurring Addictions
By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC Cross addiction and co-addiction both complicate recovery from substance abuse disorder because they involve multiple addictions. In this article, we’ll take a close...
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Pain: A Good Excuse or Your Greatest Gift?
Sitting in a prison cell, I could use my time becoming bitter over the cards I was dealt. Or I could choose to become a better person. Having surrendered my life and will over to God, I decided to...
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Caring For Those Who Contributed
When an NFL player retires from the game, the injuries and trauma sustained throughout their career are carried with them for the rest of their lives. Long after the cleats get hung up and the sound of...
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