Episode 112: Working in a System of Trauma (featuring Dr. Michael Barnes)

How do family remembers and loved ones react to someone’s substance use, gambling, pornography, and other behaviors?  As a system, the impact can be understandably overwhelming and what happens can result in trauma.  For many family and loved ones, that is hard to see and yet the experiences shared are quite similar.  Dr. Michael Barnes, author of “When the Solution Becomes the Problem” joins this episode to talk about his approach to help families understand why implementing expert recommendations can be so challenging.

Throughout the past 40 years, Dr. Michael Barnes has served as an addiction progressional, program administrator, family therapist, and counselor educator. For the past six years he served as the Chief Clinical Officer at Foundry Steamboat, a comprehensive trauma-integrated addiction treatment program in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Dr. Barnes is also the Founder/Director of the Michael Barnes Family Institute, and the Owner of Barnes Education and Consulting, LLC.  He is the author of “When the Solution Becomes the Problem: Helping Families Struggling with Addiction and Trauma.”  To find out more about Dr. Barnes visit his website at www.drmikebarnes.com and to purchase his book please visit www.barnesedandconsulting.com.