Author: "Outgrowing Addiction" | Host of 'The Social Exchange Podcast' | Health researcher and writer | Harm Reduction adxn counselor @ the Life Process Program
Burlington, VT
Joined February 2013
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My recent piece in @Filtermag_org
featuring @drcarlhart's #druguseforgrownups
(I couldn't help it)
filtermag.org/outgrow-addict…
youtu.be/k0I8bsnU_Es?is=SAQB…
A few years ago, @speele5 and I joined The Doctor Patient Forum to discuss addiction, pain, personal agency, Suboxone, and the disease model. The video version is now live. Give it a watch! #Addiction #PainManagement
@ibdgirl76
This blog - and subsequent ones on this platform- hit many of the topics I will cover in my forthcoming book. Namely: #Education #Neurodiversity #ChildDevelopment #SchoolReform #CollaborativeProblemSolving medium.com/@TheSocialExchang…
open.spotify.com/episode/4rJ…
Children didn’t suddenly become fragile. Childhood changed. New episode of Kids in the Gray Zone on play, boredom, independence, and resilience. #Education #Parenting #SEL #ChildDevelopment
“By the Time a Child Explodes, We Are Already Late” by Zach Rhoads
Why waiting for “the big behavior” is a problem we adults ought to solve— perhaps THE problem.
(Also: why the kid melting down may not be the least regulated person in the room.) medium.com/@TheSocialExchang…
Ross Greene: Why Schools Are Too Reactive | Kids in the Gray Zone #1 youtu.be/8P-YRrnINcg?si=8Rfe…
Hope you enjoy the new pod. This one with #rossgreene #livesinthebalance #cps #collaborativeandproactivesolutions
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We’ve confused learning with ranking — and competition with beating people. Kids are just reacting accordingly. medium.com/@TheSocialExchang…
No idea why I love this game so much :D
Me?
I question everything, study the past, laugh at the wrong moments, and don’t trust anyone who talks in slogans.
Addiction doesn’t live in the drug—it lives in the space it fills in your life.
The bigger and better your life becomes, the less addiction has room to stay. 🌱
youtu.be/7dzCf3VcBWo?si=oVBG…
“Addiction is NOT a disease.”
Dr. @speele5 explains why the disease label minimizes people’s strength — and what actually leads to recovery.
youtu.be/3HlvT8c2cNg?si=aKjj…
#Addiction doesn’t live in the #drug.
It lives in the relationship between the person and the substance.
youtu.be/jeF7jJun3G8?si=uOHT…
#AddictionRecovery #OutgrowingAddiction #AddictionMyths #LifeProcessProgram
Zach Rhoads retweeted
Pain patients weren’t just forgotten. We were discarded.
Meanwhile, addiction was rebranded as bravery, and the people who needed daily pain relief became public enemies.
🎯 This system didn’t fail us by accident. It built a moral framework to justify abandoning us.
We call it Critical Drug Theory.
And once you see it, you won’t be able to unsee it.
🎥 Watch the full video here →youtu.be/IvDr0zcbapo
Zach Rhoads retweeted
Antidepressants Linked to Insomnia in Children and Adolescents, Meta-Analysis Finds
Sertraline (Zoloft) showed the highest risk, with odds of insomnia more than doubling compared to placebo.
By Richard Sears
madinamerica.com/2025/09/ant…
Our buddy Tara Grace. This is a brave talk. It’s all true. But not always easy, or comfortable to tell the truth.
#recoverycommunity #addiction #drugusers #pwud #harmreduction
👉youtu.be/ZwusiEWEpzY?si=UrRI…
👉 youtu.be/usYC7uU-Wnc?si=Hnel…
THREAD:My talk w/ Sandy Steingard (≈2018)
Key Takeaways for Leaders & Clinicians
1)
- Ask first for stories, not symptoms. Let context lead; let labels lag.
- Frame meds as tools, not identity-fixers. Discuss benefits, harms, and withdrawal.
2/
- Protect agency in every sentence. People do better when they believe they can act.
- Invest in cheap, compound-interest habits. Food, sleep, movement, sunlight, routine, relationships.
Grateful for an inspiring day at the WOW Festival in Ottawa 🙌 Big thanks to Rob & Tabitha from OICH! Excited to have met so many down-to-earth partners & looking forward to what’s ahead. 🌍💡 #WOWFestival #LPP #HarmReduction #OICH @Ottawainnercit1
“The skills and messaging we’re teaching are immediate, tangible & transferable to future settings.”
Rice Univ’s harm reduction party:
Real setting
BAC tracking
95% paced better
100% learned limits
Harm reduction > zero tolerance.
#HarmReduction #AlcoholAwareness #LPP
