Heart and Soul Recovery, PLLC

04/23/2025

Hello addiction professionals of Western NC. I/We are very excited to be launching the Journeymen Asheville, “Pathways Program”. The Pathways program is a year long program for boys ages 14-17, that offers many programs that Journeymen Asheville has to offer (i.e. ROPAW, Crafting Pasages, SOLO, etc.). Many top minds in the Addictive Disorder’s field (i.e. Gabor Mate, MD, Bruce Alexander, Ph.D., Kevin McCauley, MD, Anna Lembke, MD), believe Addictive Disorders are about “dis-connection”, so the way out is connection. Here is a webinar explaining the Journeymen Asheville Pathways program which helps young men foster health connection. Here Skylar Wilson, ED of Journeymen Asheville, Dr. Misty Boachie, Board member, Kinsman Beal, Lead Mentor, and myself give our insights into this new and exciting program. Please pay it forward and spread the word if you see fit. The journey continues🌄!

04/11/2025

This will no doubt be a wonderful webinar. I have had the honor and privilege to be in supervision with Dr. Katehakis for the past several years and she is world class! Her books, supervision, and various webinars and workshops have not only helped me be a better clinician in working all forms of Compulsive/Addictive/Problematic S*xual Behavior, but a better human being on every level. I hope to see you there and pay it forward if you see fit.🤲
What does healthy s*x look like and how can you tell when it's not?

Join me on May 5th at 12pm PST for a free and interactive webinar based on my workbook 'What Turns You On? A Guide To Living Your Best S*x Life'.

May's focus: Unhealthy vs. Healthy S*x and how understanding the difference can help you reclaim your body as a source of comfort, pleasure, and eroticism.

Live on Zoom | Free to attend!

Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gu57SBuw

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What does healthy s*x look like and how can you tell when it's not? Join me on May 5th at 12pm PST for a free and interactive webinar based on my workbook 'What Turns You On? A Guide To Living Your Best S*x Life'. May's focus: Unhealthy vs. Healthy S*x and how understanding the diffe...

04/11/2025

Koinostalgi- “For lack of existing vocabulary to describe our present moment of cultural unease, we coined the term koinostalgia. From the Greek words for community (koinonia) and pain (algos), it refers to the discomfort we experience as cultural landscapes change in ways we find unsettling. Whether it’s shifting societal norms, fractured relationships, or escalating rhetoric, these changes can create a deep sense of loss, fear, or disenfranchisement. For some, it manifests as sadness or anger; for others, it may even feel like grief or trauma. In other words, everything is changing, and you don’t know where you fit anymore.” Eric Levine, Ed.D and Kim Nelson, M.A. with Becky Shipkosky

How does uncertainty affect mental health? Political and economic instability fuel anxiety, depression, and cognitive strain. Learn how—and why—it’s reshaping our brains.

04/09/2025

I believe this video depicts the core essence of both the Mankind Project (MKP) and Journeymen Asheville. I feel very grateful to have been introduced to the ManKind Project and went through the NWTA in 2008. Being involved in MKP has continuously challenged me to ask difficult questions, such as: What does it mean to be a man? What does it mean to be responsible and accountable in all areas of my life? What is the difference between masculine and feminine energy, and how all humans have both. What is the difference and similarities between intimacy and s*xuality, and lastly, that intimacy starts within and then expands outward. In short MKP has taught me to better show up, open up, wake up, grow up, clean up and evolve up. If your interested in the New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA) or MKP in general there is an NWTA coming up in April. Here is the link: APRIL 25-27,2025 Collettsville, NC
Register -> https://linkin.bio/mkpgca


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03/28/2025

Here is recent YouTube that give a taste of the Rite o Passage Adventure Weekend offers a young man. Pay it forward if you like.

Learn more about our programs, like our Rites of Passage Adventure Weekends, at journeymenasheville.org/!

03/06/2025

This is a great podcast by The NY Times, where Dr. Anna Lembke, MD, discusses how we find balance in a culture that breeds addiction. Being an addictions expert, it enrages me and deeply disturbs me when I see so many well meaning addictions treatment centers and addictions therapist, recovery from substances, but but completely missed the Process/Behavioral Addictions (i.e. food, work, p**n, internet, social media, etc., etc.).

She names here what Dr. Patrick Carnes coined back in the early 90’s, he called Addiction Interaction Disorder (AID). I have met Dr. Lembke and she is the real deal and not only extremely bright, but extremely humble. She is very open about her own recovery from romance novels and the internet.

Her “Pletny Paradox” and “Endemic Narcissism” theories, are quite compelling and potential Ph.D. thesis’s. I also appreciate how Dr. Lembke has named the culture in America supports and praises workaholism and adds to the pandemic of loneliness and narcissistic tendencies. Her book, Dopamine Nation, is a MUST read for any addictions expert. As we say in the Mankind Project, “The journey continues!”

The psychiatrist and author of “Dopamine Nation” wants us to find balance in a world of temptation and abundance.

02/24/2025

Taking even a short break from your smartphone can boost your mood. Go figure!

What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here's what they found.

02/18/2025

This is long, but so worth it. I have mad respect for Terry crew. This is a wow!

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12/27/2024

Hello mental health and addiction professionals of Western, NC. Seasons greetings! I’m very excited to be launching another group for all male identified who are struggling with any form of problematic s*xual behavior (i.e. compulsive p**n, cybers*x, dating apps., infidelity). This will be a “Closed” group for 8 male identified and will begin on Tuesday Jan. 14th from 6.30-8pm and go bi-weekly for a total of 12 groups, with the possibility of going longer depending on the group needs. Here I explain a little about the group. If you have a client who you think maybe interested, please have them go to my landing page:https://heartandsoulrecovery.org/mens-group/. Thank you for spreading the word!

12/24/2024

Hello mental health and addiction professionals of Western, NC. Seasons greetings! I’m very excited to be launching another group for all male identified who are struggling with any form of problematic s*xual behavior (i.e. compulsive p**n, cybers*x, dating apps., infidelity). This will be a “Closed” group for 8 male identified and will begin on Tuesday Jan. 14th from 6.30-8pm and go bi-weekly for a total of 12 groups, with the possibility of going longer depending on the group needs. I will be utilizing a cutting edge “Theory Neutral” approach where men don’t need to identify as an “addict”. This will be a s*x positive group and we will explore what is “s*xual health” for each male identified. Each male identified will need to be pre-screened for appropriateness of fit. If you have a client who you think maybe interested, please have them go to my landing page:https://heartandsoulrecovery.org/mens-group/. Thank you for spreading the word!

12/14/2024

Hello addiction and mental health professionals of Western, NC. I hope your all healing from a very difficult past few months in our area. I’m super excited to be launching another group for all male identified who are struggling with any forms of problematic and/or compulsive s*xual behavior (i.e. compulsive p**n, cybers*x, dating apps., infidelity). This will be a “Closed” group for 8 male identified and will begin on Tuesday Jan. 14th from 6.30-8pm and go bi-weekly for a total of 12 groups, with the possibility of going longer depending on the group needs. I will be utilizing a cutting edge therapeutic modality that is “theory neutral”, where men do not have to identify as an “addict”. I have utilized this in the last four groups. I have facilitated and I’ve had great success. Each male identified will need to be pre-screened for appropriateness of fit. If you have a client who you think maybe interested, please have them go to my landing page:https://heartandsoulrecovery.org/mens-group/. I bring 34 years of my own recovery from all types of problematic s*xual behaviors. Thank you for spreading the word!

12/02/2024

Hello mental health and addiction professionals of Western, NC. I hope your all healing from a very difficult past few months in our area. I’m super excited to be launching another group for all male identified who are struggling with any form of problematic and/or compulsive s*xual behavior (i.e. compulsive p**n, cybers*x, dating apps., infidelity). This will be a “Closed” group for 8 male identified and will begin on Tuesday Jan. 14th from 6.30-8pm and go bi-weekly for a total of 12 groups, with the possibility of going longer depending on the group needs. Each male identified will need to be pre-screened for appropriateness of fit. If you have a client who you think maybe interested, please have them go to my landing page:https://heartandsoulrecovery.org/mens-group/. Thank you for spreading the word!