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08/20/2025

I wrote Family Addictus with one group in mind: the families of our clients.

At Fellowship House, our Origins of Addiction series explains how the brain is like a hard drive—downloading its “software” in the first eight years of life: culture, language, bonding. When disconnection interrupts this process, addiction often masquerades as the first real connection.

This book brings together evolution, neuroscience, and sociology in plain language—with analogies, stories, and tools for families to understand the roots of addiction and how to heal.

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08/12/2025

A New Understanding of Addiction & Recovery 🦉

For decades, families searching for answers have been handed dense, technical books some brilliant, but often long and overwhelming. I wanted to create something different.

Family Addictus is my attempt to give families a clear, concise, and compassionate guide to addiction one that blends neuroscience with cultural insight and human connection. Addiction thrives on the illusion of separation. This book invites you to see not just why addiction happens, but where the exit door is.

From our shared DNA with oak trees and blue whales to the ways pain can disconnect us from one another, Family Addictus is about finding our way back together.

📖 Available on Amazon & Kindle in 2 weeks
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02/19/2025

Virtual Groups & Individual Sessions Available

02/10/2025

🦉New Blog Alert! 🦉

Why are we so drawn to stories of winners and losers, good vs. evil, addiction vs. recovery? The Super Bowl gives us a clear narrative—but reality is far more complex. In our latest blog, we explore the paradox of opposites and how binary thinking shapes the way we see addiction, recovery, and even ourselves.

The Super Bowl is a grand spectacle, a ritual that captivates millions with its clear-cut narrative of heroes and villains, winners and losers. It offers something deeply satisfying to the human mind—resolution. A game ends with a champion and a defeated opponent. The finality is intoxicating. The...

02/06/2025

🦉Grateful to welcome back incredible alumni as we celebrate new graduates and coin-outs at Fellowship House! Our community keeps growing, proving that recovery is a journey best traveled together. Recover together, recover out loud!

Virtual Groups & Individual Sessions Available

02/04/2025

Elvin Morton “Bunky” Jellinek was a remarkable researcher who dedicated his life to understanding addiction. Fluent in nine languages, he worked tirelessly at Stanford University, where he passed away at his desk in 1963—still pushing for a deeper understanding of alcoholism. His groundbreaking research explored addiction beyond substance use, linking it to trauma, attachment, and behavioral patterns. Decades later, his insights continue to shape modern recovery approaches, emphasizing connection, resilience, and long-term healing.

02/02/2025

01/28/2025

Welcome to Fellowship House, where healing happens in a safe and supportive community. 🌟

We take pride in creating an atmosphere of trust, confidentiality, and growth, where individuals can feel empowered to share, process, and heal. Whether you’re participating in large group discussions, small group sessions, or process groups, our focus is on fostering meaningful connections and personal transformation.

Our programs include psychoeducation, dialectic lectures, and evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Psychoanalytic Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Therapy, and more. These approaches are designed to provide the insights needed to move into the action phase of recovery.

Our group rules are simple but essential:
• Respect confidentiality to ensure a safe space for all.
• Practice empathy and active listening.
• Support one another on this shared journey of recovery.

Together, we build a community rooted in trust and hope. 💙

01/27/2025

The Dunning-Kruger effect, a cognitive bias that leads people to overestimate their knowledge or competence in areas where they lack expertise, has wide-reaching implications. This phenomenon often occurs when someone achieves a basic understanding of a concept or skill but lacks the depth to recogn...

12/22/2024

🎄✨ Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season and a joyful New Year from all of us at Fellowship House!

Warm wishes from Joe, Tim, Larry, Chris, Gunny, Jonathan, Amanda, Megan, Marissa, Kevin, Rich, Evan, Nate, Smoothie, Joe R, Jimmy, Russell, Eric, Dr. Haley, Cat, and Graig.

Here’s to healing, connection, and growth in the year ahead!

12/08/2024

🎄 This week’s blog explores the rich history of the holiday season, from ancient traditions to modern myths, and how it parallels the journey of recovery. Dive into the stories, connections, and meaning that make this time of year so special.

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The history of Christmas is as layered and intertwined as human civilization itself. From the Roman festivals of Bacchus to the Germanic interpretations of Protestant Christmas, this holiday has absorbed and transformed the traditions of many cultures. Beneath these transformations lies a deeper sto...