Main category for Behavorial Health. Recently changed from “Addiction Prevention.”
Listen to the 6-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Society attaches a stigma to many groups, especially those struggling with addiction. Many of us are affected by this… Read More »Dealing with the Stigma of Addiction
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Over the last few weeks, a lot of people have been asking me questions about drinking. Some of the… Read More »Life After Alcohol
Listen to the 6-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video High achievers get more done than most people. Sometimes, that achievement comes at a cost. Alan is a high… Read More »The Cost of High Achievement
Listen to the 5-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video In other STEPS Journey Blog articles, we discussed how widespread addiction problems are in the U.S. But what is addiction?… Read More »What Is Addiction?
Listen to the 8-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video In Part 1 of this article, we saw the dangers of addiction with white collar professionals: we are surrounded… Read More »White Collar Addiction (Part 2)
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video The last blog article I wrote titled “An Alcoholic at IBM” said that after I retired: “IBM has roughly… Read More »White Collar Addiction
Listen to the 6-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video When I was 16, I discovered something that would change my life: drinking is fun! And it’s relaxing. Starting… Read More »Recognizing a High-Functioning Alcoholic
Listen to the 5-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video When someone is stuck in an unhealthy behavior, the first step is often the hardest. It is also the… Read More »Helping People Where They Are
Listen to the 5-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Each of us is at a different place in our journey. If someone we know is struggling, and we… Read More »Meeting People Where They Are
Listen to the 6-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video What do you do if you suspect someone at work has an addiction problem? You have a choice to… Read More »Someone at Work Has an Addiction Problem