I currently cover mental health, addiction and relationships as a reporter/writer for Elements Behavioral Health. I write blogs and evidence-based articles for leading mental health and addiction websites and online publications, as well as content for the company’s network of blogs, including Promises and The Ranch. I work with leading doctors, therapists and experts in this field as interview subjects as well as writing collabortively. Most of stories below are not by-lined.
Recent Articles
Sex Addiction and Sexual Trauma Content
What Actually Goes On in Sex Addiction Rehab?
Women and Porn: How Women Get Caught Up in the Fantasy
What’s the Connection Between Sex Addiction and Narcissism?
10 Top Movies and TV Shows About Sex Addiction
Dr. Oz Visits the Ranch to Learn About Sex Addiction
Relationship and Emotional Health Content
What’s Your Attachment Style – In life and On Facebook
Expert Tips to Coax Your Inner Critic Into Your Corner
5 Self-Care Habits for Families of Addicts
Collaborative Articles with Psychologists and Therapists
Sex and Love Addiction
15 Way Love Addicts Lose Themselves in Relationships
7 Common Patterns in Love Addiction
How Can Tell If Your Addicted Husband or Loved One is In Denial
Addicted Husbands: How High Powered Men Turn to Sex and Cheating
Hope for Healing: Men in Power and Sexual Compulsion
Men Too: Men Admitting Sexual Abuse and Harassment Is Healing
Women With Trauma May Be Triggered By “Me Too” Campaign
Me Too: Women Exposed to Sexual Misconduct Can Benefit From Therapeutic Support
Is There a Difference Between Sex Addiction, Sex Offending and Sexual Misconduct?
ADHD, Adderall and Creativity
Are We Becoming and Adderall Nation?
Mindfulness: A Health Alternative for Creative People
First Responders, Stress and Trauma
First Responders and Physiological Trauma
Helping First Responders Cope with Trauma
911 for First Responders: Resolving Cumulative Trauma by Supporting Each Other
Self-Esteem, Shame and Self-Care
8 Ways to Grow Beyond Secrecy and Self-Judgement
Women and Shame: Replacing Self Hated with Self-Appreciation
9 Ways Women Can Go From Self-Sacrifice to Self-Soothing
Greenery and Nature Can Ease Anxiety and Depression
Five Ways Being Around Nature and Water Can Improve Your Mood
Five Ways Shame can Shape Our Lives
Relationships and Family
Why We Attract Partners Who Remind Us of Our Addicted Parents
Alcoholism Facts: The Impact on Marriage and Relationships
The Dos and Donts of Helping Your Partner Through Depression
Do Married People Have to Be Celibate During Recovery?
How Singles Can Manage Celibacy In Their First Year of Sobriety
College Age Kids and Youths
A Concerned Parent’s Guide: When College Partying Turns to Substance Abuse
7 Factors that Contribute to Addiction in College Students
Breaking the Cycle of Shame and Addiction in Young Adults
Why Young Adults in Recovery Need a Fresh Start
After Rehab: A sobriety Plan for Young Adults
Narcotics on Dark Web Pose Immense Danger to Youths
Therapies and Therapeutic Approaches
Six Ways DBT Can Help Handle Distress
7 Ways Radical Acceptance Can Transform Your Life
10 Things Therapy Horses Can Teach You In Relationship of Self and Others
How EMDR Can Help Heal the Trauma Behind Addiction
Why We Treat Addiction as a Family Affair
There’s a Therapeutic Approach to Everything
6 Transformational Lessons of Addiction Therapy
The Miracle Question that Can Keep Sobriety On Track
6 Ways Yoga Helps With Depression and Addiction
Three Adventure Therapies for Addiction That Promote Growth
6 Ways High Ropes Therapy Helps Get You Past Your Comfort Zone
Inner Child Therapy: How Stuffed Animals Can Health Childhood Trauma
Mindfulness Techniques to Help with Addiction
9 Multidisciplinary Addiction Treatment Techniques
Managing Triggers That Can Lead to Relapse
Men and Mental Health
Men and Grief: The Importance of Mourning Loss
Men and Depression: Five Ways to Recognize and Heal Sadness
Six reasons Men Keep Their Depression Secret
Men and Recovery: 6 Benefits of Comradery and Community in Healing Addiction
Why We Need a Men’s Mental Health Program
Five Ways Men Can Health Rather Than Fix Depression
Trauma
How Subtle Trauma Can Run Your Life
3 Brain and Body Based Therapies That Can Help Heal Preverbal Trauma
Trauma Reenactment Can Run (and Ruin) Our Lives
Finding the Touchstone Memory: Inside an EMDR Trauma Therapy Session
Emotional Trauma Can Be Like A Scary Ghost
How Substance Abuse Can Lead to Dissasociation
Why Take a Spiritual Approach to Addiction?
Four Ways to Look Beyond The Things That Are Holding You Back
Holiday Content
A Mindful Approach to Thanksgiving Eve
Holiday Quotes to Light Up the Season
12 Sober Christmas Gifts to Give Yourself
Holiday Loss: Grieving Toxic Relationships
Coping With Depression During the Holidays
Am I a Dieting Failure of a Food Addict?
Why the New Year May Be the Best Time to Get Sober