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Authentic Trainings LLC provides quality trainings to addiction professionals, families, and anyone interested in substance use disorder and mental health issues.

27/10/2026

Here is a new resource for your family members.

15/10/2026

What happens when an inaccurate diagnosis follows someone beyond the treatment room?

It can affect their employment, child custody, access to medical care, and even how the justice system treats them.

The DSM-5-TR no longer recognizes polysubstance use disorder as a standalone diagnosis, yet the term persists in treatment settings.

When we use a broad diagnostic label instead of examining which substances a person uses and why, we risk overlooking trauma, co-occurring mental health conditions, and other factors that influence treatment outcomes.

In my latest article for Vital Voyage, I examine the consequences of misusing this diagnosis and offer practical recommendations for more accurate assessments, less stigma, and better individualized care.

If you work in substance use disorder treatment, this is an important conversation worth having.

Read the article: 👇https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/the-misuse-of-the-dsm-5-tr-diagnosis-of-polysubstance-use-disorder

14/10/2026

What's new in substance use disorder treatment, training, and family support this October?

Our October newsletter explores

➡️ a new Motivational Interviewing-focused Men's Trauma Group curriculum,

➡️ upcoming peer recovery training cohorts, and

➡️ a free support group for families affected by substance use.

Plus, meet one of our trainers, discover new professional development resources, and read Sandy's latest article on the misuse of the polysubstance use disorder diagnosis.

Read the October newsletter:
https://authentictrainings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026_Oct-Newsletter.pdf

09/09/2026

September is Recovery Month—a time to recognize the work happening every day to support people, families, and communities affected by substance use disorder.

This month, I’m sharing new resources and approaches designed to strengthen that work.

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦—𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥.

In this month’s newsletter, you’ll also find:

➡️A reflection on family members who step in to care for children affected by SUD

➡️Professional development opportunities for peer professionals

➡️ Resources on moral injury and its connection to substance use disorder

➡️ Practical Motivational Interviewing tools for building connection and supporting change

Whether you work in treatment, peer support, criminal justice, healthcare, or workforce development, I hope you’ll find something here that supports the work you do.

Read it now:
https://conta.cc/4cz665D

05/08/2026

The opioid crisis continues to ask more of the professionals, peers, and organizations responding to it.

This month, I share new ways Authentic Trainings can support that work.

𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭.

In this month’s newsletter, you’ll also find:

• New family-centered support and peer-training opportunities
• Experiential approaches that reach beyond talk therapy
• Practical Motivational Interviewing resources
• A reminder that the people holding space for others need space to restore themselves, too.

Whether you support individuals in recovery, work with families, supervise a team, or lead workforce development, I hope you’ll find something here that helps you do the work with greater confidence, connection, and care.

Read it now:

29/07/2026

ON MORAL INJURY & SUD 👇

Recovery often requires people to confront painful truths about the harm they caused, the relationships they damaged, and the values they violated.

Yet that is only part of the story.

Many must also come to terms with what was done to them, the betrayals, losses, neglect, violence, and impossible circumstances that shaped their journey.

Recovery is not simply a process of stopping substance use; it is often a struggle to reconcile both what happened to us and what we did in response.

Read on: ↓

https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/can-moral-injury-exist-in-sud-family-recovery

23/07/2026

I am the child and grandchild of alcoholics, and one lesson I learned early was that blame was not distributed equally.

In my post at Vital Voyages, I write about the painful double standard mothers face and why recovery requires dignity and community.

Read my thoughts and personal insights at Vital Voyages. 👇

https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/the-mothers-we-blame-substance-use-disorder-motherhood-and-the-double-standard

20/07/2026

Substance use disorder (SUD) creates a daily environment of stress that children must learn to manage, with long-term effects on a developing nervous system.

Read my thoughts and personal insights at Vital Voyages. 👇

https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/chronic-stress-and-long-term-health-in-children-of-substance-use-disorder

10/07/2026

Too many grandparents are being forced into an impossible choice: protect their grandchildren or preserve the relationship with their own child.

When substance use disorder enters a family, it doesn’t just impact the person using. It reshapes the entire family system. Grandparents often must step in while they watch their grandchildren carry trauma and their child live with fear, grief, and impossible decisions.

In this deeply personal article, I share what it was like to navigate my daughter’s opioid use disorder, family court, child safety concerns, and the emotional toll of becoming a caregiver again.

Read it here:
https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/post/caught-between-love-and-safety-families-navigating-addiction-and-survival

09/07/2026

I'm BEYOND excited to announce I am the July Featured Author at Vital Voyage!

Check it out and explore:
→ My Q&A Conversation and favorite quotes
→ Featured articles on the critical and necessary role families and peer professionals play in SUD treatment and care.

Read it all here. 👇

https://www.vitalvoyageblog.com/copy-of-author-of-the-month

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