When I began to build Black Cat Lodge I had no idea what it actually was that I was building. After getting out of rehab I simply didn't know how to live without the element of the "buzz". I didn't know how to play golf, go to concerts, meet my friends for a night out, etc. It was just too much so I relapsed. It wasn't until I saw a vision after a three day cocaine binge when I found my grandmothers old cross that she hung in her kitchen. I took it out of this box and started to pray. Shortly af… Continue

I have been in the field of addictions and other abusive behaviors for over two decades. I specialize in the compensatory nature to the human condition as manifest in interpersonal violence. I have noticed a trend in the last few years of "professionals" ignoring professional ethics and blanketing their practice as catch-all's for whatever co-occurs in addictions. One such example is what follows.

In Lafayette, Indiana, there is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker by the name of “Buck Black” (I c… Continue

When I was first involved in professional counseling I did not understand the importance of the position and I did not understand the severe circumstances in which patients enter treatment. I knew that we as counselor had to remain objective and to separate ourselves from the patient. I also knew that we could not be critical or judgmental of patients and that we had to be open to learn from these addicted individuals but I was not prepared for POLYESTER.

I remember a young girl in treat… Continue

I was just sitting here and thinking how great this network is. I was also thinking more people should know about this network. APN is an a great place for professionals and students to connect and help each other.

You may ask what can I do to make this network better. Well, I got an idea. If each one of us would tell a co-worker, a friend, a teacher to join and ask them to invite the people they know. We would double this network in a month. That would be an awesome site to see.

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