by Clare Myatt | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog
Terry Gorski tells one of my favourite stories. Heard many years ago when I first started working with people in recovery, it goes something like this. “One day, walking in a frozen wintry forest, I almost trip on something. When I look down I see a snake,...
by Clare Myatt | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog
If you read my last blog post you’ll know I’m in some turmoil. It’s as if the rug has been pulled out from underneath my feet. My belief system around addiction is being challenged. Today I read something settling and reassuring. William L. White* is...
by Clare Myatt | Aug 1, 2015 | Blog
Johann Hari’s book Chasing the Scream came highly recommended and I’m working my way through, skipping or skimming the overwhelmingly triggering parts (at least, when I can catch them in time). It’s an enormously thought provoking read. As...
by Clare Myatt | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog
Early in my work with recovering people, we spent a lot of time figuring out what ‘triggered’ them to drink or use other drugs. It was important they know this, both to move towards quitting, and once abstinent, to stay that way. The Matrix...
by Clare Myatt | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog
A friend and colleague, Hugh Osborne, has introduced me to a video interview with Dr. Gabor Maté in May 2014, Seattle. Probably one of the most useful explanations and explorations I’ve heard of how we escape the present (or pain, boredom, low self-esteem,...
