Kenneth Anderson of the HAMS Harm Reduction Network has an interesting Blog Talk Radio show which covers a lot of alternative approaches to addiction. This week, he interviewed Michelle Dunbar, executive director of the Saint Jude Retreats. She discusses some history of the Saint Jude CBE Program, and discusses the research on success rates. You… Continue reading Harm Reduction Radio Interviews Michelle Dunbar on The St Jude CBE Program
Month: December 2011
The Surprisingly Unfortunate Limitations of CBT
CBT can alternately be empowering and extremely limiting. While it’s built on some true wisdom, it focuses on such a small part of living – our reactions – that it ignores what we can proactively create in our lives by starting at the level of thought.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy’s Big Lesson You Can’t Live Without
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has become a buzzword in addiction treatment. Learn the most important part of the theory here.
Thus Much More Difficult…
A quick sentence in an average press release type report reveals the problematic message of the recovery culture.
Alec Baldwin’s “Gaming Addiction” and Other Nonsense
Alec Baldwin has been labeled an addict for an altercation over cell phone use on a plane. This case makes it clear that addiction hysteria is all about judgment. The so-called mental illnesses of hoarding, Facebook addiction, texting addiction, gaming addiction, and substance addictions are not real illnesses – they are simply behaviors unapproved of by others.