Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain disease, that the addicted person’s brain compels them to continuously use ...
Amy Winehouse’s song “Rehab” helped me grapple with a pesky reality. Sadly, not everyone suffering from addiction gets better. The narrator of the song wants us to believe that she has her life under ...
Human beings, in all their complexity, are shaped by a myriad of thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Among the most profound aspects of our nature is our capacity for thought. This gift, however, can ...