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The Silent Epidemic in Your Son's Pocket: Understanding the Mobile Gambling Crisis Among Young Men
The 2018 Supreme Court decision reversed PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act), which had protected professional and college sports leagues from point-shaving rings and kept physical distance between gamblers and casinos.
What followed was predictable if you understand systems dynamics.
Brad Sorte
11 hours ago8 min read


Understanding Family Resilience: What Parents Often Get Wrong About Mental Health
Getting help doesn't mean your child is broken or you've failed as a parent. It means you're being proactive about health. You wouldn't hesitate to see a doctor for a persistent physical symptom.
Yasmin Sorte, MSW
4 days ago7 min read


Navigating Substance Use in High-Performing Environments
I've been working in addiction treatment for fifteen years. I've treated over two thousand individuals. Some of the most severe addiction cases I've seen have been among the most successful people you'd ever meet.
That surprises people. We have this image of addiction as something that happens when lives are falling apart. But with high-functioning individuals, addiction looks completely different.
It looks like success, right up until it doesn't.
Molly Bierman
4 days ago6 min read


Beyond Treatment: Why Families Need Behavioral Health Architecture
I spent years running one of the country's most respected treatment centers. We had beautiful facilities, talented clinicians, and research-backed protocols. We helped thousands of families. But here's what kept me up at night: I watched too many families leave with hope, only to struggle once they returned home because the care they received was excellent, but it wasn't built for their specific reality.
Brad Sorte
Nov 196 min read


Yasmin Sorte on the SOBER PODCAST
Drawing on over a decade of experience as a clinical social worker, Yasmin E. Sorte founded YES Consulting to provide families with the insi
Brad Sorte
Sep 24, 20242 min read


A Brief Overview of the NeuroAffective Relational Model
NARM targets the impact of trauma on the development of the self, focusing on the healing of attachment wounds.
Brad Sorte
Jun 5, 20244 min read


Understanding the Psychodynamic Approach: How Unconscious Processes InfluenceAddiction and Mental Health
This approach emphasizes the role of unconscious processes, childhood experiences & internal conflicts in shaping behavior and mental health
Brad Sorte
Jun 1, 20243 min read


The Phases and Warning Signs of Relapse
This roadmap is a tool that helps identify and understand the subtle, often overlooked signs of relapse.
Brad Sorte
May 27, 20244 min read
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