Mark Whitaker, LCPC, covers how drinking has changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, how to start a conversation about it, and what warning signs to be on the lookout for now that normal rules are out the window.

In this episode of Of Substance, Katie and Elliott discuss all of that and more! Join them for a talk on how drugs are changing, what risk factors you can look out for, and why helping an addict can sometimes feel so hard.

There’s trauma and then there’s Trauma. What’s the difference? Find out in our newest episode of No Stupid Questions, where Clinical Director Mike Shulman, LCSW-C, answers some of the questions we have after Hurricane Ian and what it takes to heal from disaster.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, so make sure you’re recognizing where bullying may be showing up in your life and the role it plays in your attitude around substance use. What are some healthier ways to cope? What’s the difference between peer pressure to drink and bullying that leads to drinking? Join Paris Bienert, LMSW, and Maria Karolenko, LCPC, to learn all about it!

What is good stress vs bad stress? Where do they both come from? And when we’re constantly on the move, are they just necessary parts of life? Cryssy Andrews, LGPC, walks us through some ways we may be stressing ourselves out more than necessary and what we can do about it.

As kids become teens, there’s almost always likely to be some changes in how they act. But how do you tell the difference between “teens being teens” and when there’s something else there? Join Katie McCabe, LCPC, for a talk about adolescent substance use, what it looks like, and how to talk about it with your teen.