Where do substance use and mental illness meet? What looks like mental illness but gets more complicated on closer inspection? Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, and Katie McCabe, LCPC, go back inside the mind to talk about how addiction can get wrapped up in a tangle of neurons. Because for as complicated as recovery is, it might’ve met its match next to the brain!

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.

Make sure you’re taking care of yourself and your sobriety this holiday season. What does that mean? In Episode 2 of our new series, Of Substance, Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, and Katie McCabe, LCPC, break down some potential stressors, dangers, and bad influences you may come across at any holiday party . . . and what you can do to prevent a relapse.

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.

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!

About 1 in 10 people will have a panic attack at some point. But how can they make it through? Therapist Gabi Daigle, LGPC, has got you covered!