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.

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.

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.

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.

Harm reduction challenges abstinence-only thinking by meeting people where they are. This article explores why compassion and flexibility save lives.

A raw account of trauma and nervous system collapse—and the slow, courageous return to safety.

Belinda Morey reflects on recovery, growth, and the lessons 2025 taught us about healing, connection, and humanity.

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.

Behavioral health systems talk endlessly about outcomes — but what are we actually measuring? This article challenges the industry to define quality beyond metrics and dashboards, and to include human experience, relational care, and long-term recovery.

With over 500 therapy modalities available, why are so many people still stuck? This piece questions whether healing has become too intellectualized — and whether true recovery has less to do with techniques and more to do with presence, safety, and human connection.

This isn’t about fixing one broken part — it’s about seeing the whole human being. Addiction recovery fails when it ignores trauma, housing, relationships, and community. This article challenges the outdated treatment-only model and explores what real, sustainable healing actually looks like.

Anger doesn’t come out of nowhere. In this deeply personal reflection, Tim Lineaweaver explores how childhood trauma, abuse, and shame shaped his rage — and how unresolved anger often fuels addiction and isolation later in life.