Dear Nineteen
By Dr. Jamie Marich Today I celebrate nineteen years of continuous sobriety from drugs and alcohol. Nineteen is a very important number for me, making
July 8, 2021
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Category: Dissociation & Addiction
Mindfulness as “Module 2.5” of the Palette of EMDR Interventions in Addiction (PEIA): Implications for Trauma-Focused Care
“This is not so much an opioid epidemic we are in – it is more a trauma epidemic that people take opiates for.” – My
February 4, 2021
Meditations from the Toilet Seat
There is a highly lauded book in both the yoga and recovery communities called Meditations from the Mat (Rolf Gates, 2002). My experience was slightly less elegant
October 22, 2020
Bulk Flash within Ego State Therapy
The Flash Technique (Manfield, Lovett, Engel, & Manfield, 2017) developed by Dr. Phil Manfield has shown that moving a memory is possible without directly activating
August 26, 2020
Defects of Character or Emotional Parts: Using Structural Dissociation to Reframe Step Six
Treatment centers and 12-step communities need to begin normalizing dissociation within the addicted person’s experience. Trauma and dissociation are often left out of the discussion
May 20, 2020
Addiction as Dissociation Model
Addiction is a dissociative response. Sounds like common sense, right? For many years we’ve operated in our practices fueled by this assumption. As individuals in
October 15, 2019
Too Cautious or Not Cautious Enough: Thoughts on the Need for Dissociation Training for EMDR Therapists
Since dissociation is the essence of trauma, it’s not possible to treat trauma without understanding dissociation. As EMDR therapists, we need to understand it. In
October 8, 2019
The Future is Qualitative
Over the years I’ve been met with, “Oh, you do qualitative research,” in a tone that suggests: That’s cute, but what does it really prove?
October 1, 2019
Before You Talk Shit About Another Addict
If there was a category in my high school yearbook for “Most Likely to Become a Junkie,” I would not have been a contender. Indeed,
July 8, 2019