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This Week's Vital Voyage Voices
Peer Support as a Strategy for Post-Incarceration Syndrome Prevention
Post-incarceration syndrome is widely recognized in practice as trauma—often with high overdose risk after release. Sandy Rivers shows how peer support can create continuity of care, reduce recidivism, and strengthen reintegration for individuals and families.
Sandy Rivers
5 days ago5 min read
Addiction Treatment and the Multiple Echoes of History: Lessons to Heed
What if today’s addiction treatment landscape is repeating patterns that once caused a collapse of care? William Stauffer draws from William White’s historical analysis to highlight ethical risks, profiteering pressures, and the urgent need for grassroots recovery advocacy.
William Stauffer
6 days ago7 min read
The Empty Chair: Its Role in My Recovery
A personal, accessible introduction to Gestalt therapy’s “empty chair” technique—and how facing an empty chair helped unlock grief, anger, and unfinished business that once fed addiction.
Tom Gavea
7 days ago7 min read
Recent Articles
The Role of Trauma and Stress in Co-occurring Disorders
Trauma isn’t always loud. In this no-sugarcoating guide for clinicians and recovery communities, Belinda Morey explains how trauma and chronic stress fuel co-occurring disorders—and what trauma-informed care actually requires in real practice.
Belinda Morey
6 days ago7 min read
The Challenge of Harm Reduction Toward Addiction Treatment
Harm reduction challenges abstinence-only thinking by meeting people where they are. This article explores why compassion and flexibility save lives.
Andrew Tatarsky
Jan 27 min read
Inner Rage Became the Catalyst for Escape, Growth, and Healing.
A raw account of trauma and nervous system collapse—and the slow, courageous return to safety.
Heline Freea
Jan 210 min read
Growing Up With a Mentally Ill Mother and the Dream of Escape.
Growing up with a mentally ill parent often requires children to adapt, stay quiet, and survive emotionally. This personal essay explores trauma, longing, and the slow process of healing.
Caz Burrell
Jan 24 min read
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