Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most, and have the greatest potential to heal and educate.  Join us for the fourth installment of our series "Recovery Stories".

November is National Adoption Month and our guest, Lisa Coppola, a therapist at Boston Post Adoption Resources, talks about the challenges people face.

As our most culturally accepted drug, how can alcohol go from casual use to problematic or deadly drinking? What are the societal impacts of it's use and mis-use?  And how can people get help for alcohol use disorders and problem drinking?  Join us as Jon and Abby break it all down in Alcohol 101.

This week on the Right Mind Media Podcast we talk about children's mental health issues with our guest Lisa Lambert, Executive Director of the Parent Professional Advocacy League, a grassroots family organization that advocates for improved access to mental health services for children, youth and their families.

This week on the Right Mind Media Podcast, we talk about trauma and resilience with Lynn Sanford, clinical director of the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute in Brookline, MA

Is the DEA complicit in the opioid epidemic? Our guest, drug policy expert Professor Leo Beletsky, says it’s time to revamp or eliminate the DEA and rebuild America’s drug policy from the ground up.

What do the terms "dual diagnosis" and "co-occurring disorders" mean?  Jon and Abby discuss how addiction and mental illness are entwined, how they are diagnosed, and how they are best treated.

What is harm reduction?  Does it work?  And if so, how?  Jon and Abby breakdown various harm reduction techniques, explain what they do, and why so many cities and towns are adopting harm reduction practices to fight addiction.

Dr. Alex Solodyna, a clinical psychologist, and Madeline Conover, LMHC, break down the roots and symptoms of Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the treatments available.