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Seth Jaffe

Seth Jaffe is a nationally recognized interventionist and sober coach who has been involved in both rehab and recovery. He has worked in both residential & outpatient programs with years of experience as a group facilitator for both adults and adolescents. He has also worked for the National Institute on Drug Abuse as a field director.

Seth is one of the featured interventionists on the critically acclaimed A&E show "Intervention".

He was also a featured Sober Coach on the A&E show "Relapse": "The Sober Coach Chronicles".
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Dawn Nickel, PhD.

Dawn is an accomplished and versatile leader with strong interpersonal skills and over twenty years of professional and business experience. When she was unexpectedly laid off from a job that she loved in 2011, it didn't take much soul-searching for her to decide that what she really wanted to do for a living was help other women to recover. Dawn has been in recovery since 1989 and is well-qualified to work with women who want to recover their lives and pursue their passions. Building on her degrees in women's studies, women's history and a PhD in health care policy, Dawn is currently completing coach training with Crossroads Recovery Coachingand will pursue accreditation with the International Coach Federation (ACC standing) in 2013. What started out as a Facebook page and a heartfelt belief in her own life's purpose has now turned into a business called She Recovers. She Recovers will offer workshops and coaching services starting early in 2013, and continue to offer retreats for women in recovery. The inaugural She Recovers retreat: A Sacred Pause - Yoga and Recovery on the Beach was held in Tulum, Mexico in late November 2012 and was a resounding success. Further retreats in Mexico and on Vancouver Island (Canada) are currently being planned.
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Dan Callahan

Dan Callahan, author of two recovery books, "Recovery Thinking, 90-Days to Change Your Life" and "Freedom Recovery, 90-Days to Recover" a workbook & journal.

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Michael S. Logan, M.S.

Michael S. Logan, M.S., counselor, 32 year friend of Bill W. and mystic, has worked in the field of domestic violence, anger management, and addiction and emphasizes brain fitness in the path to recovery.
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Dr. Hyla Cass

Nationally acclaimed innovator and expert in the fields of integrative medicine, psychiatry, and addiction recovery, board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Cass helps individuals withdraw safely and comfortably from addictive substances (including  medication) with the aid of natural supplements. She appears often as a guest on national radio and television, including The Dr. Oz Show, E! Entertainment, and The View, and in national print media.

She has created innovative formulas to help balance brain chemistry, to enhance mind, mood, and memory for those wanting a more natural approach, as well as for those coming off substances: antidepressants,  anti-anxiety medications, drugs of abuse, or alcohol.

She is the author of a number of numerous articles and several popular books including:  Natural Highs, 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health, and Supplement your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Nutrition, and e-bbok The Addicted Brain and How to Break Free. www.drcass.comRead Dr. Cass's Blog

Christopher Kennedy Lawford

Christopher Kennedy Lawford, actor, writer, lawyer, activist and public speaker, is the son of iconic Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy -- along with the most famous Uncles one could possibly have:  Pres. John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert Kennedy and Sen. Ted Kennedy.

He wrote the New York Times bestselling memoir, "Symptoms of Withdrawal"  chronicling his deep descent into near-fatal drug and alcohol addiction, and his subsequent hard-won journey back to sobriety, which he has maintained for the past 26 years.

Mr. Lawford wrote "Moments of Clarity: Voices From the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery" and his newest book, "Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction".

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Janique Svedberg

Janique Svedberg, originally from Sweden, is a Certified Life, Recovery and Relationship coach, CPC, PCC, Certified teacher in PRIME For Life, Certified coach in NLP, MCC, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist - C and International Interventionist.

Her personal experience with addiction and living an accelerated pace led to her personal and quest to study addiction and mental health.  She has dedicated her life to helping others with similar problems. She has created a transitional care program for rehab centers as well as created a workshop "How to get out of a Destructive Behavior".  She is constantly education herself on the addicted mind and has guided hundreds of clients around the world toward recovery.
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Welcome to Addictionland’s Blogging and Recovery Community.  Here you will find addiction recovery blogs on a variety of topics, written by experts with a wealth of knowledge to share with you.  Our experts run the gamut from authors to physicians, life coaches to mothers, and professors to interventionists. If there is a specialist/topic you would like to see covered on this site or, if you are an expert yourself and would like to be featured on Addictionland, kindly contact us and share your experience, insight and ideas.

Upcoming Experts

July: Omar Manejwala, M.D., former medical director of Hazelton and author of soon to be released book Craving: Why We Can’t Seem to Get Enough explores what and why we crave, and the neuroscience and psychology behind cravings.

Angela Browne-Miller, PhD, DSW, MSW, MPH, internationally known expert and leader in the field of addiction and author of over forty books including: DRUGS IN THE WORKPLACE and REWIRING YOUR SELF TO BREAK ADDICTIONS AND HABITS. She is the founder of Addiction Stoppers and has served as Treatment Director for the Cokenders Alcohol and Drug Program.

September: Gary Shunk - Counselor, Consultant and Coach