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Our mission is to shed light on topics such as substance use disorder, trauma, adult child syndrome, su***de prevention, recovery journeys, and the future

Author of the Month Joshua Bennett-Johnson gives us a raw look at how one family and one business engineered and monetiz...
05/11/2026

Author of the Month Joshua Bennett-Johnson gives us a raw look at how one family and one business engineered and monetized a national addiction crisis. https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/the-architects-of-the-flood-and-how-sacklers-and-purdue-pharma-fueled-the-opioid-crisis

Author of the Month Joshua Bennett-Johnson, LADC-II, takes a raw look at how the Sacklers and Purdue Pharma engineered a national addiction crisis and monetized it. Photo Courtesy: Richard Sackler 2018 Deposition By ProPublica, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119265393

Author and therapist, Lisa Cavallaro, founder of Bullyspin, writes that bullying trauma doesn't end when the bullying st...
05/11/2026

Author and therapist, Lisa Cavallaro, founder of Bullyspin, writes that bullying trauma doesn't end when the bullying stops—it follows you. Her article explores how identity forms and how it can heal. https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/it-didn-t-end-when-it-ended-the-lasting-impact-of-bullying-and-what-begins-to-heal-it

Bullying doesn’t end when it ends—it follows you even into adulthood. Author and therapist Lisa Cavallaro writes about how bullying can become deeply tied to mental health.

Belinda Morey, CASAC, reminds us that personal growth comes from building resilience through lived experience and consis...
05/11/2026

Belinda Morey, CASAC, reminds us that personal growth comes from building resilience through lived experience and consistent decisions. Filling your own toolkit with those experiences and the right decisions is the key to reaching your goals.
https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/build-your-own-toolkit-for-personal-growth

Personal growth doesn’t come from perfect decisions—just the next right one. Belinda Morey writes about her path to building her "toolkit" for personal growth through resilience, perseverance, experience, and consistency.

John Makohen, CASAC, explains how alcohol rewires your stress system, creating 'fake emergencies' that drive anxiety and...
05/05/2026

John Makohen, CASAC, explains how alcohol rewires your stress system, creating 'fake emergencies' that drive anxiety and cravings. His new article translates neuroscience into real-world patterns and offers practical strategies to restore calm.
https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/quitting-alcohol-doesn-t-just-help-your-liver-it-fixes-your-stress-response-and-stops-fake-emergenc

You think you drink to relax—but what if alcohol is actually training your body to panic? John Makohen, CASAC, explains how alcohol rewires your stress system, creating 'fake emergencies' that drive anxiety and cravings. This piece translates neuroscience into real-world patterns and offers practi...

Dr. Andrew Tatarsky gives a detailed outline of his Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Method. Substance use is t...
05/05/2026

Dr. Andrew Tatarsky gives a detailed outline of his Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Method. Substance use is treated without requiring abstinence, using a whole-person approach to support safer change. Tatarsky offers free course samples after viewing the short video featured in this article. https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/integrative-harm-reduction-psychotherapy-the-framework

What if addiction treatment didn’t start with abstinence? Dr. Andrew Tatarsky presents a model that meets people where they are, focusing on engagement, collaboration, and gradual change. This approach increases retention and creates real-world progress.

Purdue Pharma was just ordered to pay $5.5 billion. The questions are: Who is actually being held accountable? Where is ...
05/05/2026

Purdue Pharma was just ordered to pay $5.5 billion. The questions are: Who is actually being held accountable? Where is the Sackler family in all this? Robert Cline, Esq., goes behind the headlines to examine what the fine really means. https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/purdue-pharma-and-karma

Is $5.5 billion justice—or just closure without accountability? In this powerful and deeply personal reflection, Rob Kent, Esq., President of Kent Strategic Advisors and former New York State drug policy official, examines the conclusion of the federal criminal case against Purdue Pharma. For poli...

Psychedelic therapy is gaining traction, showing promise for depression and PTSD. But Joshua Bennett-Johnson, LADC-II, r...
05/05/2026

Psychedelic therapy is gaining traction, showing promise for depression and PTSD. But Joshua Bennett-Johnson, LADC-II, raises a critical question: who benefits? His post explores both clinical breakthroughs and ethical concerns around commercialization. https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/the-new-therapeutic-psychedelic-groove-healing-the-mind-while-risking-the-spirit

Psychedelic therapy is gaining momentum in modern mental health care—but the story isn’t simple. Joshua Bennett-Johnson, LADC-II, licensed counselor, explores both the promise and the complexity of this emerging field. Substances once dismissed are now being fast-tracked for conditions like depr...

What if the problem isn’t our children—but how we’re raising them? Nicole Runyon challenges modern parenting and mental ...
05/05/2026

What if the problem isn’t our children—but how we’re raising them? Nicole Runyon challenges modern parenting and mental health systems, arguing that connection—not diagnosis—is the foundation of healing. Read her Manifesto
https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/a-manifesto-for-family-healing-connection-with-our-children

What if the problem isn’t our children—but how we’re raising them? Nicole Runyon challenges modern parenting and mental health systems, arguing that connection—not diagnosis—is the foundation of healing.

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