Dr. Sarah Wakeman

You need to just pull yourself up by your bootstraps and knock it off and white knuckle it. And in fact, like it should be hard. You know, that's often our sort of these ideas of tough love and hitting bottom is like, well, you're you're like have done something bad and you, you know, you don't have willpower. So we're going to make it tough on you.

You need to just pull yourself up by your bootstraps and knock it off and white knuckle it. And in fact, like it should be hard. You know, that's often our sort of these ideas of tough love and hitting bottom is like, well, you're you're like have done something bad and you, you know, you don't have willpower. So we're going to make it tough on you.

You need to just pull yourself up by your bootstraps and knock it off and white knuckle it. And in fact, like it should be hard. You know, that's often our sort of these ideas of tough love and hitting bottom is like, well, you're you're like have done something bad and you, you know, you don't have willpower. So we're going to make it tough on you.

When in fact, like the broader concept is why would someone make changes and how is their life going to get better? And how do we make it easy to make a change? And so if you think about any change you made in your life, if you set yourself up for success, you're going to be far more likely to be able to make that change.

When in fact, like the broader concept is why would someone make changes and how is their life going to get better? And how do we make it easy to make a change? And so if you think about any change you made in your life, if you set yourself up for success, you're going to be far more likely to be able to make that change.

When in fact, like the broader concept is why would someone make changes and how is their life going to get better? And how do we make it easy to make a change? And so if you think about any change you made in your life, if you set yourself up for success, you're going to be far more likely to be able to make that change.

So if you're suffering from trauma, depression, anxiety, you're not going to be able to just stop drinking without help. You need help treating the anxiety, depression, trauma and also treatment for the alcohol use disorder. That's not because you're weak. That's not a failing. And if you're not able to sort of

So if you're suffering from trauma, depression, anxiety, you're not going to be able to just stop drinking without help. You need help treating the anxiety, depression, trauma and also treatment for the alcohol use disorder. That's not because you're weak. That's not a failing. And if you're not able to sort of

So if you're suffering from trauma, depression, anxiety, you're not going to be able to just stop drinking without help. You need help treating the anxiety, depression, trauma and also treatment for the alcohol use disorder. That's not because you're weak. That's not a failing. And if you're not able to sort of

meet your goals with whatever intervention and support you're getting, that's a sign that that support is not enough for you. So really shifting from this idea that the person is failing to thinking like the system, the treatment, the resources are failing. And how do we adjust that instead of blaming the human being who's suffering? I just want to thank you.

meet your goals with whatever intervention and support you're getting, that's a sign that that support is not enough for you. So really shifting from this idea that the person is failing to thinking like the system, the treatment, the resources are failing. And how do we adjust that instead of blaming the human being who's suffering? I just want to thank you.

meet your goals with whatever intervention and support you're getting, that's a sign that that support is not enough for you. So really shifting from this idea that the person is failing to thinking like the system, the treatment, the resources are failing. And how do we adjust that instead of blaming the human being who's suffering? I just want to thank you.

Yeah, I think ideally it starts young. Like ideally you're having these conversations very early on with kids in a pragmatic, not in a scare tactic way. So we know that things like dare, you know, this like I'm going to scare you into this is what alcohol and drugs do to your brain. Actually, kids use more drugs after seeing that sort of stuff. It's not helpful.

Yeah, I think ideally it starts young. Like ideally you're having these conversations very early on with kids in a pragmatic, not in a scare tactic way. So we know that things like dare, you know, this like I'm going to scare you into this is what alcohol and drugs do to your brain. Actually, kids use more drugs after seeing that sort of stuff. It's not helpful.

Yeah, I think ideally it starts young. Like ideally you're having these conversations very early on with kids in a pragmatic, not in a scare tactic way. So we know that things like dare, you know, this like I'm going to scare you into this is what alcohol and drugs do to your brain. Actually, kids use more drugs after seeing that sort of stuff. It's not helpful.

Kids see right through adults when they're sort of all or nothing about things. So having these nuanced conversations like you're going to be around friends who are drinking really heavy. What do you think about that? What's been your experience? What are some of the worries you might have about that?

Kids see right through adults when they're sort of all or nothing about things. So having these nuanced conversations like you're going to be around friends who are drinking really heavy. What do you think about that? What's been your experience? What are some of the worries you might have about that?

Kids see right through adults when they're sort of all or nothing about things. So having these nuanced conversations like you're going to be around friends who are drinking really heavy. What do you think about that? What's been your experience? What are some of the worries you might have about that?

And talking about the very practical risks that are not necessarily like liver failure addiction, which are not going to be resonant for a 19-year-old. But, you know, getting into a situation that doesn't feel safe, you know, getting into a sexually vulnerable position with someone, doing something that you don't want to do, missing class the next day.

And talking about the very practical risks that are not necessarily like liver failure addiction, which are not going to be resonant for a 19-year-old. But, you know, getting into a situation that doesn't feel safe, you know, getting into a sexually vulnerable position with someone, doing something that you don't want to do, missing class the next day.