{"id":24954,"date":"2020-08-28T16:26:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T20:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/?page_id=24954"},"modified":"2021-11-28T20:21:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T01:21:58","slug":"authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributing Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-infobox__outer-wrap uagb-block-decb1c35\"><div class=\"uagb-infobox__content-wrap uagb-infobox uagb-infobox-has-image uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top uagb-infobox-enable-border-radius \"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-left-right-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-image-icon-content uagb-ifb-imgicon-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-image\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-image-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-ifb-img-src lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Randy-Withers-LCMHC-1.jpg\" alt=\"Randy Withers, LCMHC\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-ifb-img-src lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Randy-Withers-LCMHC-1.jpg\" alt=\"Randy Withers, LCMHC\"\/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ifb-title-prefix\">Randy Withers, LCMHC<\/span><h3 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Managing Editor<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-separator-parent\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-separator\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-text-wrap\"><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">Randy Withers, LCMHC is a Board-Certified and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor at a private practice in North Carolina where he specializes in co-occurring disorders. He has masters degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lenoir-Rhyne University and Education from Florida State University, and is the managing editor of Blunt Therapy. He writes about mental health, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/therapy\/\" title=\"therapy\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">therapy<\/a>, and addictions. In his spare time, you can find him watching reruns of Star Trek: TNG with his dog. Connect with him on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/randywithers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>. You can also see what he writes about on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/randywithers.medium.com\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medium<\/a>.<br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"276\" height=\"71\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Randy-Withers-LCMHC-LCAS-signature.png\" alt=\"Randy Withers LCMHC LCAS signature\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"276\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Randy-Withers-LCMHC-LCAS-signature.png\" alt=\"Randy Withers LCMHC LCAS signature\"><\/noscript><br><\/p><div class=\"uagb-ifb-cta uagb-infobox-cta-link-style\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/randy\/\" class=\"uagb-infobox-cta-link uagb-ifb-cta-button\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-ifb-cta-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"uagb-inline-editing \">My Posts<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contributing Writers on Blunt Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are looking for contributing writers who have an expertise in mental health, addictions, therapy, and\/or <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/relationships\/\" title=\"relationships\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">relationships<\/a>. If that&#8217;s you, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/write-for-us\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5203\">editorial guidelines<\/a> and send us your best work!<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<style>.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col{display:block;float:left;margin-right:3.42%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-1{width:5.198%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-2{width:13.81%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-3{width:22.43%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-4{width:31.05%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-5{width:39.67%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-6{width:48.29%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-7{width:56.9%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-8{width:65.52%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal .authors-list-col-9{width:74.14%}.authors-list-cols-dir-horizontal 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ava-Roman-4-3-150x153.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ava-Roman-4-3-150x153.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Ava Roman' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ava-Roman-4-3-150x153.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ava-Roman-4-3-150x153.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/aroman\/\">Ava Roman<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 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When Ava is not writing you'll find her in a yoga class, advocating for her children, or doing her part to save the planet.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/aroman\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/asachi\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Dr. Sachi Ananda, Ph.D., LMHC, MCAP' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Ananda-150x188.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Ananda-150x188.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Dr. Sachi Ananda, Ph.D., LMHC, MCAP' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Ananda-150x188.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Ananda-150x188.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/asachi\/\">Dr. Sachi Ananda, Ph.D., LMHC, MCAP<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Sachi Ananda, Ph.D., LMHC, MCAP is a licensed mental health counselor specializing in trauma therapy, sex and relationships, and addiction. She is the director of a specialized treatment program for first responders (Shatterproof FHE Health) at <a href=\"http:\/\/fhehealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FHE Health<\/a>, a national behavioral health provider in Deerfield Beach, Florida.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/asachi\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mschiferl\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Michael Schiferl, LCMFT' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Schiferl-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Schiferl-Headshot-150x150.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Michael Schiferl, LCMFT' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Schiferl-Headshot-150x150.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Schiferl-Headshot-150x150.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mschiferl\/\">Michael Schiferl, LCMFT<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">2 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Schiferl, LCMFT, is the owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailheadcounselingks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trailhead Counseling Services<\/a> in Overland Park, KS. Michael specializes in treating people struggling with trauma, anxiety, phobias, and OCD (or what he likes to call the \"fear-based disorders\"). When he's not hiking or camping, he's using EMDR and exposure therapy to help his clients live a life free of fear. You can read more content he's written by checking out his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailheadcounselingks.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mschiferl\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mschubert\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Matthew Schubert' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshotforblunttherapy-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshotforblunttherapy-150x150.png 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Matthew Schubert' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshotforblunttherapy-150x150.png' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshotforblunttherapy-150x150.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mschubert\/\">Matthew Schubert<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Schubert graduated from Adams State University with a masters in counseling. He is currently a mental health counselor who operates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstatewellness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gem State Wellness<\/a> serving all the communities of Idaho including Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Matt specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy with children and adults.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mschubert\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mvallejo\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Michael Vallejo' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Vallejo-150x162.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Vallejo-150x162.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Michael Vallejo' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Vallejo-150x162.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Vallejo-150x162.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mvallejo\/\">Michael Vallejo<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">3 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael is a Child &amp; Family Therapist with a private practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Through <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcenterkids.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Center Kids<\/a> he hopes to support other therapists, parents, teachers, and mental health professionals with visually appealing online resources to support the well-being of kids in their care.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mvallejo\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/jmundin\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Dr. Joann Mundin' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Joann-Mundin-150x145.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Joann-Mundin-150x145.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Dr. Joann Mundin' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Joann-Mundin-150x145.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Joann-Mundin-150x145.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/jmundin\/\">Dr. Joann Mundin<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Joann Mundin is a board-certified psychiatrist who has been in practice since 2003. She is a Diplomate with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a Fellow with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Currently associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulvalues.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mindful Values<\/a>, she provides assessments and treatment for patients with severe mental illness.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/jmundin\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/schubbs\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Susan Chubbs' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Susan-Chubbs-150x171.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Susan-Chubbs-150x171.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Susan Chubbs' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Susan-Chubbs-150x171.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Susan-Chubbs-150x171.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/schubbs\/\">Susan Chubbs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">2 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSusan Chubbs is a licensed Drug &amp; Alcohol Treatment Specialist, Recovery Coach, and author. She works as a consultant for Addiction Referral and Consultation Services, <a href=\"https:\/\/drugaddiction.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drugaddiction.ca.<\/a> Her desire and ability to help those with addiction brought out a will to understand the field better. She has a passion for recovery coaching and writing, assisting others in achieving lifelong sobriety and recovery.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/schubbs\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/brush\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Beth Rush' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/367ce80357ed28015c9977fb269024e6?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/367ce80357ed28015c9977fb269024e6?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Beth Rush' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/367ce80357ed28015c9977fb269024e6?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/367ce80357ed28015c9977fb269024e6?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/brush\/\">Beth Rush<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">8 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBeth is the Managing Editor at <a href=\"https:\/\/bodymind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Body+Mind<\/a>. She is passionate about writing about addictions, mental health, fitness and medicine. Beth is well-respected in the mental and behavioral health and substance abuse treatment spaces. In her spare time, Beth enjoys trying out new recipes and going for runs with her dog.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/brush\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/adiesperova\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Arina Struk, PsyD' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arina-Diesperova-150x150.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arina-Diesperova-150x150.jpeg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Arina Struk, PsyD' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arina-Diesperova-150x150.jpeg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arina-Diesperova-150x150.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/adiesperova\/\">Arina Struk, PsyD<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArina Struk, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and the main therapist and methodologist at <a href=\"https:\/\/therappy.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Therappy<\/a>. She graduated from the Faculty of Psychology at St. Petersburg State University. Arina has professional training in perinatal psychology, assistance to children and adults with trauma, and EMDR therapy. As a therapist, she has helped more than 12,000 clients cope with mental illness through the Therappy app.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/adiesperova\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/gabbott\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Ginger Abbott' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/54ede767f422838e9d181079f805e655?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/54ede767f422838e9d181079f805e655?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Ginger Abbott' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/54ede767f422838e9d181079f805e655?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/54ede767f422838e9d181079f805e655?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/gabbott\/\">Ginger Abbott<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGinger Abbot is an education, career and learning writer with a special interest in mental health. She has more than three years of experience in educational writing and research. Read more of her work on <a href=\"https:\/\/classrooms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Classrooms.com<\/a>, where she acts as Editor-in-Chief.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/gabbott\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/blandgraf\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Brandon Landgraf' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c15f4279e285231cfedafee65053b432?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c15f4279e285231cfedafee65053b432?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Brandon Landgraf' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c15f4279e285231cfedafee65053b432?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c15f4279e285231cfedafee65053b432?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/blandgraf\/\">Brandon Landgraf<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrandon Landgraf is the Digital Marketing Manager for Carex Health Brands, a leader in bright light therapy lamps. He finds passion and fulfillment in creating content that enhances, improves, and enlivens others' quality of life. All of his written work is formulated to offer essential advice and tips and back it with proven studies and experts. His mission is to connect with readers and provide steps to make their lives better.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/blandgraf\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/asutphen\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='April Sutphen' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/917c9b5f006c80d34f46b854f353e807?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/917c9b5f006c80d34f46b854f353e807?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='April Sutphen' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/917c9b5f006c80d34f46b854f353e807?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/917c9b5f006c80d34f46b854f353e807?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/asutphen\/\">April Sutphen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril Sutphen is a writer for online porn addiction platform Stop Together. Starting in 2020, April helped create the <a href=\"https:\/\/stoptogether.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop Together<\/a> program utilizing the experience of doctors, mental wellbeing experts &amp; psychotherapists. The program has gone on to help thousands of people get over their porn addiction.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/asutphen\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mark-rego\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Dr. Mark Rego, M.D.' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-Rego-MD-e1637888425902-150x150.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-Rego-MD-e1637888425902-150x150.jpeg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Dr. Mark Rego, M.D.' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-Rego-MD-e1637888425902-150x150.jpeg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-Rego-MD-e1637888425902-150x150.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mark-rego\/\">Dr. Mark Rego, M.D.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Mark D. Rego is a psychiatrist with 30 years of experience. He\r\nspent 25 years in practice and has now written a book, \u201cFrontal\r\nFatigue. The Impact of Modern Life and Technology on\r\nMental Illness\u201d. It will be out October 12th, 2021. Visit his website at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markdregomd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">markdregomd.com<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/mark-rego\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kelsey-t\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Kelsey T' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kelsey-T-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kelsey-T-150x150.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Kelsey T' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kelsey-T-150x150.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kelsey-T-150x150.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kelsey-t\/\">Kelsey T<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">2 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKelsey is a freelance writer who focuses on mental health, travel, and lifestyle topics. She completed a B.A. in Art History with a minor in Spanish at UC Riverside and a Master\u2019s in International Education at the School for International Training (SIT). Before becoming a writer, Kelsey spent four years in the field of international higher education. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kelsey-t\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/andy-boyd\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Andy Boyd' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andy-Boyd-150x151.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andy-Boyd-150x151.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Andy Boyd' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andy-Boyd-150x151.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andy-Boyd-150x151.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/andy-boyd\/\">Andy Boyd<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndy earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and is a storyteller who loves good books and good jokes. In the rare moments he isn\u2019t writing, you can find him jogging in the park or perfecting bbq ribs. He is a contributing author at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.godates.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoDates<\/a>, and several other online magazines.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/andy-boyd\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/elliot-figueira\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Elliot Figueira' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2a4df8c0f143bdba5ad0b04e69dfabb?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2a4df8c0f143bdba5ad0b04e69dfabb?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Elliot Figueira' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2a4df8c0f143bdba5ad0b04e69dfabb?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2a4df8c0f143bdba5ad0b04e69dfabb?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/elliot-figueira\/\">Elliot Figueira<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tElliot Figueira is an experienced analyst and journalist with over seven years of experience in digital content creation. Elliot has written for major tech blogs, news and <a href=\"https:\/\/vohrawoundcare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wound care sites<\/a>. In his mind, one of the best things about writing for a living is the chance to learn new things every single day. Outside of writing, Elliot enjoys science-fiction literature and cultivating various types of cacti.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/elliot-figueira\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/winston-peki\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Winston Peki' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc6431cf3995f0441a2ca6f6b923796f?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc6431cf3995f0441a2ca6f6b923796f?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Winston Peki' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc6431cf3995f0441a2ca6f6b923796f?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc6431cf3995f0441a2ca6f6b923796f?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/winston-peki\/\">Winston Peki<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWinston Peki is a cannabis and CBD expert, he's the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herbonaut.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herbonaut.com<\/a>, an informative website where you can find reviews of scientific articles about cannabis and CBD.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/winston-peki\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/alexander-burgemeester\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Alexander Burgemeester' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98697fc8c231eece509f1c674def8b0c?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98697fc8c231eece509f1c674def8b0c?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Alexander Burgemeester' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98697fc8c231eece509f1c674def8b0c?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98697fc8c231eece509f1c674def8b0c?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/alexander-burgemeester\/\">Alexander Burgemeester<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexander Burgemeester is the owner and main writer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.TheNarcissisticLife.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheNarcissisticLife.com<\/a>. His website is full of articles that help you understand who the Narcissist is and why Narcissists are how they are. Alexander studied Neuropsychology at the University of Amsterdam and worked in different settings. He started reading and writing about Narcissism 10 years ago and never stopped doing what he loves, writing.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/alexander-burgemeester\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kate-haldeman\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Kate Haldeman, LPC, Ed.S., NCC' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01b2b52aad82ae282a584b418879a225?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01b2b52aad82ae282a584b418879a225?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Kate Haldeman, LPC, Ed.S., NCC' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01b2b52aad82ae282a584b418879a225?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01b2b52aad82ae282a584b418879a225?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kate-haldeman\/\">Kate Haldeman, LPC, Ed.S., NCC<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">2 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKate Haldeman is a licensed professional counselor, mental health advocate, and writer. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Clemson University. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings including inpatient mental health, non-profit organizations, and university mental health services. She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and sexual trauma.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kate-haldeman\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kev-patel\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Dr. Kev Patel' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Kev-Patel-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Kev-Patel-150x150.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Dr. Kev Patel' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Kev-Patel-150x150.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Kev-Patel-150x150.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kev-patel\/\">Dr. Kev Patel<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr Kev Patel is the Clinical Director, Practice Principal and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonddental.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dentist in Baker Street<\/a> at Bond Dental with a degree from Kings College London Dental Institute. Kev is a big believer in preventative dentistry and educates patients with calm and friendly approach. He enjoys spending time in the gym, playing tennis and salsa dancing, when not in the surgery.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kev-patel\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/melissa-goodmon\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Melissa Goodmon' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4251d4bb2b6fad051171d1cfa077000a?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4251d4bb2b6fad051171d1cfa077000a?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Melissa Goodmon' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4251d4bb2b6fad051171d1cfa077000a?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4251d4bb2b6fad051171d1cfa077000a?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/melissa-goodmon\/\">Melissa Goodmon<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMelissa Holmes Goodmon is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/casacaprirecovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casa Capri Recovery<\/a>, an Orange County addiction treatment center for women by women. Melissa\u2019s struggles with addiction and passion for helping people led her to begin working in addiction recovery, culminating in the founding of Casa Capri Recovery in 2011\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/melissa-goodmon\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/cristin-howard\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Cristin Howard' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e70bc78cc1b151b6084884b1458007c8?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e70bc78cc1b151b6084884b1458007c8?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Cristin Howard' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e70bc78cc1b151b6084884b1458007c8?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e70bc78cc1b151b6084884b1458007c8?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/cristin-howard\/\">Cristin Howard<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Cristin Howard runs <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/smartparentadvice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Smart Parent Advice<\/em><\/a><em>, a site that provides parenting advice for moms and dads. Cristin writes about all of the different ups and downs of parenting, provides solutions to common challenges, and reviews products that parents need to purchase.<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/cristin-howard\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/siver\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Shruti Iyer' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca6aa0fffe3152671c797c83c39e8777?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca6aa0fffe3152671c797c83c39e8777?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Shruti Iyer' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca6aa0fffe3152671c797c83c39e8777?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca6aa0fffe3152671c797c83c39e8777?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/siver\/\">Shruti Iyer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI'm a A 22 year old, 4th year medical student studying in the South of India who is passionate about holistic healthcare. My goal is to pursue a residency in Internal Medicine in the United States. As someone who has benefited from paying attention to her mental health, I am also an ardent advocate for the same. I'm at the top of my class with numerous awards for academics, debate and writing. I volunteer for Udayan Care and Ullas Trust, a mentoring program for underprivileged kids in India, where we counsel and train students from less fortunate backgrounds. I have published two research papers - one on alcohol addiction and another on eating disorders in reputed medical journals. I also write articles and poetry on<a href=\"https:\/\/musingsbyamedstudent.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> my personal blog<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/siver\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/stacey-weisberg-lpc\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Stacey Weisberg, LPC' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stacey_2017_edited-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stacey_2017_edited-150x150.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Stacey Weisberg, LPC' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stacey_2017_edited-150x150.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stacey_2017_edited-150x150.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/stacey-weisberg-lpc\/\">Stacey Weisberg, LPC<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStacey Weisberg, Licensed Professional Counselor, has nearly 30 years of clinical experience and directs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishfamilyservice.org\/services\/denver-mental-health-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Services<\/a> at Jewish Family Service, including Mental Health Specialists, Refugee Mental Health, and KidSuccess\/International KidSuccess.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/stacey-weisberg-lpc\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/marcel-gemme\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Marcel Gemme' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aeb4a06afd8e6dd528b3c5d639c52362?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aeb4a06afd8e6dd528b3c5d639c52362?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Marcel Gemme' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aeb4a06afd8e6dd528b3c5d639c52362?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aeb4a06afd8e6dd528b3c5d639c52362?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/marcel-gemme\/\">Marcel Gemme<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarcel Gemme has been helping people struggling with substance abuse for over 20 years. He first started as an intake counselor for a drug rehabilitation center in 2000. During his 5 years as an intake counselor, he helped many people get the treatment they needed. He also dealt with the families and friends of those people; he saw first-hand how much strain addiction puts on a family and how it can tear relationships apart. With drug and alcohol problems constantly on the rise in the United States, he decided to use the Internet as a way to educate.  Through his website, \r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.addicted.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addicted.org<\/a>, and community outreach he has been able to help many more people.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/marcel-gemme\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/jaymie-e-thomas\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Jaymie E. Thomas' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaymie-e-thomas-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaymie-e-thomas-150x150.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Jaymie E. Thomas' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaymie-e-thomas-150x150.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaymie-e-thomas-150x150.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/jaymie-e-thomas\/\">Jaymie E. Thomas<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJaymie E. Thomas has spent the last ten years volunteering as a suicide prevention advocate and mental health writer. She has also pursued professional roles in psychology as a former Registered Behavioral Therapist. Currently, she works as a Research Coordinator at a Litigation Support Firm.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/jaymie-e-thomas\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/matthew-boyle\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Matthew Boyle' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/matthew-boyle-1-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/matthew-boyle-1-150x150.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Matthew Boyle' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/matthew-boyle-1-150x150.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/matthew-boyle-1-150x150.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/matthew-boyle\/\">Matthew Boyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMatthew Boyle is the Chief Operating Officer of Landmark Outpatient Services, a new psychiatric and clinical practice that provides services for <a href=\"https:\/\/los.landmarkrecovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental health in Louisville, KY. <\/a>Matthew graduated from Duke University in 2011 and has worked in the healthcare industry ever since.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/matthew-boyle\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/saguren-redyrs\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Saguren Redyrs' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/da2f37f45dc4935d3d63a614b18314ef?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/da2f37f45dc4935d3d63a614b18314ef?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Saguren Redyrs' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/da2f37f45dc4935d3d63a614b18314ef?s=150&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/da2f37f45dc4935d3d63a614b18314ef?s=300&#038;d=blank&#038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/saguren-redyrs\/\">Saguren Redyrs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">1 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSaguren Redyrs is a personal trainer from South Africa who focuses on how small everyday changes impact overall quality of life. You can read more of his work on his site, <a href=\"https:\/\/saspotters.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SA Spotters\r\n <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/saguren-redyrs\/\" class=\"authors-list-item-link\" aria-label=\" - View Posts &rarr;\">View Posts &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-main -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .authors-list-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item authors-list-item-clearfix authors-list-col \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kim-rosenthal\/\" class=\"author-list-item-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Kim Rosenthal, M.D.' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kim-rosenthal1-e1637888466847-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kim-rosenthal1-e1637888466847-150x150.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><noscript><img alt='Kim Rosenthal, M.D.' src='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kim-rosenthal1-e1637888466847-150x150.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kim-rosenthal1-e1637888466847-150x150.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-150 photo lazyload' height='150' width='150' \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .team-item-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/kim-rosenthal\/\">Kim Rosenthal, M.D.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-subtitle\">2 posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors-list-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kimrosenthalmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Rosenthal, MD<\/a>, is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 20 years of experience helping people with substance use disorders and mental illness.  She spent most of her career as a travelling doctor, affording her the chance to work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, rehabs, detox units, and forensic facilities. These days she practices medicine in a state hospital in North Carolina.  \r\n\r\nRosenthal founded the Outside-the-Box Recovery movement to promote a zest for sober living through illustrated, fun, and clinically-relevant treatment material.  \r\n\r\nHer latest book is the Outside-the-Box Recovery Workbook , a 30-day journey into the world of sobriety, where relapse prevention and CBT meet cartoons, art therapy, creative writing, puzzles, and the occasional joke. 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