This past week, I presented a paper at the 2nd Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology. The paper was titled, “From Despondency to Hope: Ending Addiction for Good Using a Positive Psychological Approach.” Positive Psychology is a relatively new field of psychological research and intervention. The University of Pennsylvania describes positive psychology in this way: […]
You have probably heard of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but may not know much about it. PTSD affects not only returning war veterans traumatized by military service, but many people who are exposed to terrorism, violence and natural disasters, shattering their sense of trust and safety. After a traumatic event, everyone experiences some stress symptoms. […]
LSD may help those diagnosed with a life-threatening disease cope with the pain and anxiety of facing death. Further study is warranted due to the urgent need of more effective therapies for those facing painful, life-ending illnesses and the promising results of a historic new study. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, a hallucinogenic drug commonly called LSD […]
Schedule 1 drugs are “drugs with no acceptable medical use” according to the Controlled Substance Act of 1970. This classification puts certain drugs into the most strongly regulated category of controlled substances. LSD, MDMA, marijuana and psilocybin are included in this class of drugs. However, some of the drugs put in this class have in […]
Today, I’m sitting at a desk in a hotel in Paris, looking out over the city as I complete my writing and prepare to give a presentation this afternoon about the role of naturopathic medicine in addiction recovery. I am at the International Conference on Naturopathic Medicine. This is touted as the premier international conference […]
While I was flying home from speaking at a neuroscience conference in Jerusalem, Israel, the book I coauthored, Ending Addiction for Good, went to #1 in the drug dependency category on Amazon.com. When I landed at Newark for a brief layover and checked my email, I danced with joy at the news. Of course, friends […]
I have just arrived in Israel to participate in the Jerusalem International Conference on Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Modifiability (June 2-5, 2013). This is a gathering of some of the world’s leading brain science scholars and researchers who will share new breakthroughs in the application of the principles of neuroplasticity and cognitive modifiability to various human […]
Is it possible to feel happy and sad simultaneously? That is my experience here in Osaka, Japan at the close of the International Academic Forum’s (IAFOR) conference on psychology and the behavioral sciences. As we gathered to take our closing photo, I looked at the faces of my colleagues who have enlivened my days with […]