Category Archives: teen addiction
Weed is Normal Now in the Culture
I saw the movie “Ted” last week. I love Seth Mcfarlane and knew I would love any movie he made. In fact, I have a personally drawn and signed Stewie Griffin on the wall in my office. It was true, I laughed all the way through “Ted.” Yesterday, my 13 year old daughter came in [...]
Parents of Adopted Students Seek Help From Bodin
From the Desk of Dr. Hillary French, Educational and Therapeutic Consultant At any given time, about one third of teens and young adults who come to the Bodin offices are adopted. I have always found this intriguing, wondering why is that? Most of our teens have many common issues such as; psychiatric and emotional issues, [...]
Holiday Reminders of Success
From the Desk of Douglas Bodin, CEO of Bodin Perhaps one of the nicest parts of the holidays is the outpouring of cards and letters from clients and schools. Some of our client letters are from the current year while others are from clients we may have worked with decades ago. We get pictures of [...]
A conversation with Krissy Pozatek
From the desk of Lexy Spett, Educational Consultant Ms. Pozatek’s new book “The Parallel Process, Growing Alongside your Adolescent or Young Adult in Treatment” addresses a frequently overlooked or underdeveloped component of residential treatment that is essential for success. That is – the role of parents in shifting dynamics and patterns in their relationship with [...]
Successful Failure
From the desk of Trine Syverinsen, Educational Consultant Jessie (not his real name) is sitting in my office. His parents have had a meeting with me earlier in the week, and now they have asked him to come in to see me. Last week Jessie stopped going to school. He spends most of the day [...]