A little known fact about me is that I actually have two roles at the Process Recovery Center, a New Hampshire drug rehab; one is creative and one is clinical. When I’m not writing or otherwise creating, I facilitate our women’s gender-specific programming. One of the things I’ve learned during my time as a women’s…
Gaslighting is a term that has been trending since 2018. According to Dictionary.com, gaslighting is a verb, meaning to “manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity”. While “gaslighting” is an easy word to throw around, it has grave implications. Gaslighting is an “extremely effective form of emotional abuse that causes a victim…
It occurred to me the other day – as I, like so many others, worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic – how ironic it is that we dedicated two blogs to the subject of soul sickness. Our explanation of soul sickness is derived from two perspectives: 1.) the mania of becoming disconnected from…
COVID-19 has the potential to worsen a crisis that has been around for years: the addiction epidemic. Johann Hari coined the phrase, “the opposite of addiction is connection,” but with state and federal agencies urging citizens to practice social distancing, how will people in recovery weather the storm? Despite the challenges ahead, COVID-19 doesn’t have…
When I met with Process managing partner, Justin Etling, to explore the topic of soul sickness, he readily attributed the term to Executive Director, Nicole White, who uses it to describe the “mania” of becoming disconnected from self. Although Justin refused to take credit, he was more than willing to share his interpretation of soul…
Part 1 Addiction isn’t a problem limited to an “unlucky” or “inferior” class of people, as is so often portrayed by common stereotypes. If anything, substance use disorder is a symptom of a much broader issue – a plight that impacts humans across the board. Nicole White, Executive Director of The Process Recovery Center, refers…
I thought writing this piece would be a cut and dry task, especially with Process managing partner, Justin Etling, providing both premise and reasoning. Instead, I found myself swept down an unexpected rabbit hole. I started searching for an elusive Bill Wilson quote, but quickly became engrossed in the history of 12 step recovery and,…