The indelible impact of the pandemic can be seen quite visibly in many facets of the mental health world, such as increased anxiety levels, depressive disorders, and even deaths of despair. The deconstruction of the Christian faith in the West became more prominent,...
Addictions, Relapse, and Life Recovery
602 | How Did I Get Here?: Complexities of Moral Injury, PTSD, and Substance Abuse from a Combat Veteran’s Perspective
The Mission of the PTSD Foundation of America is to bring hope and healing to combat Veterans and their families suffering from the effects of combat-related post-traumatic stress. In this workshop, licensed mental health professionals and ministry leaders will...
502 | The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong about Pornography and How to Fix it
A hidden cycle traps Christian men and women in a repetitive course of porn use and private confession. The answers most ministry leaders offer fail to free the ensnared. It is not enough to say the local church has a hidden porn problem. Church leaders deserve a...
402 | Compulsive Overeating and the Addictive Spectrum: Treating the Whole Person
Compulsive overeating can be a difficult issue to tackle for psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, medical professionals, or ministry leaders. Often, this issue can lead to obesity and multiple other health factors that can discourage the client from...
302 | The Porndemic is Real: Treating Pornography and Sexual Compulsivity
Sexual integrity seems to be under assault in today’s culture. Many people are impacted by pornography, infidelity, and sex addiction like never before. The problem is at pandemic levels, yet there is a significant deficit concerning a proven plan to deal with the...
202 | The Power of the Past and Present: Treating Addicts and Partners Through Family Systems and Trauma Approaches
Often both addicts and partners are at a loss about the deeper forces at work in their lives and relationships. Understanding the wounds from negative family of origin experiences and traumas, and identifying their impact, are critical pieces of recovery, healthy...
102 | What Works: Evidence-based Treatments for Substance-related Addictive Disorders
Over the past two decades, the addiction field has become increasingly evidence-based in its approach to treating problems on the addiction spectrum. From guided self-change to medical detoxification and medication-assisted treatment, evidence for “what works for whom...