Survival Story Guides
These guides expand on the topics presented in Survival Story. Some provide practical clinical tools, while others highlight frameworks and evidence to support awareness and practice.
Tools may include evidence-based modalities, frameworks, or practical strategies depending on the topic. Each guide also includes a patient-facing takeaway and references.
Generational Trauma
Historical and adverse childhood trauma as a well-established risk factor for SUD.
Read the guide02Trauma's Impact on Decision Making
How trauma physiology reshapes the choices patients make in the clinic room.
Read the guide03Adverse Childhood Experiences
ACEs as a clinical lens for risk, resilience, and long-term health.
Read the guide04All-or-Nothing Thinking
A cognitive distortion that quietly shapes treatment adherence.
Read the guide05The Chronic Care Model
A framework for organizing care around long-term conditions like OUD.
Read the guide06Cognitive Dissonance in Care
The gap between what patients believe and what they're being asked to do.
Read the guide07Patient-Centered Communication
Practical language and framing for high-stakes conversations.
Read the guide08Catastrophic Thinking
Recognizing and gently redirecting worst-case reasoning at the bedside.
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