FAMILIES Speak: Conversations on Creativity, Pt. 2
Is Everyone Creative? The Families Speak team shares with us some keyways to get your creative juices flowing and move past blocks.
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FAMILIES Speak: Conversations on Creativity, Pt. 1
Creativity can be central to healing. Our co-hosts discuss their experiences with finding--or sometimes losing--creativity in crisis.
Tapering Off Benzodiazepine: Vital Safety Information
Benzos have real therapeutic value, but using them—and ceasing to use them—is unsafe without professional supervision.
VOICES from the Front Lines: Jane Clair Tyner on How Politics Are Affecting Funding for Substance Use Programs
Jane Clair Tyner of End It for Good shares her story and discusses the loss of funding faced by substance use disorder organizations.
Peer Respites Offer Short Stays But Major Benefits For Those in Crisis
Learn about this new resource for mental health and SUD support, and check the directory for a center near you.
FAMILIES Speak: If I’m Part of the Problem, I’m Part of the Solution!
These parents faced not having control over their Loved One. Learn about the stages of behavior change, and how to be open to the challenge.
Your Body’s Hurting Too: For Recovery From Trauma, Physical Therapies May Be as Important as Psychological Ones
Serious physical disorders often follow traumatic experience. They may respond best to physical remedies.
FAMILIES Speak: I Said He Could Come Home — Can I Change My Mind?
We all make decisions we later regret. Here's how to take a step back and look at the situation through a new lens.
Brain Injuries and Substance Use Disorder: The Overlooked Connection
The two conditions often co-occur. Providers need to do a much better job of noticing when they do.
FAMILIES Speak: How to Recognize Ripe Moments for Discussing Treatment
Learn how to approach your Loved One in a way that keeps communication lines open, and how to be ready when a ripe moment arises.