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  • Substance Use Education

The Difference Between Sexual Compulsivity and Substance-Fueled Sexual Risk Behaviors

Understand key differences and treatment approaches for sexual compulsivity vs substance-fueled sexual risk to guide effective care decisions.
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  • Addiction

HIV and Addiction: What Integrated Treatment Looks Like for People Living With HIV

HIV care and addiction treatment belong in one place. See what integrated, judgment-free care looks like at Breathe Life in Los Angeles.
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  • Addiction

Intimacy, Attachment, and Addiction: Understanding the Connection

Why substances and sex get tangled in queer communities, and what healing intimacy and attachment wounds after chemsex really takes.
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Using Somatic Therapies to Treat Trauma Stored in the Body in Clients With Long-Term Substance Use Histories Featured Image
  • Trauma Integration
How Somatic Therapy Can Support Trauma and Addiction Recovery
Explore how somatic therapy for trauma and addiction supports nervous system healing to reduce cravings and improve long-term recovery outcomes.
Beck Gee CADC-II AMFT
Infographic, "Chosen Family: The Foundation of Queer Recovery," showing six ideas—bonds beyond blood and law, connection as a predictor of sobriety, safety over biology, including your real support people in treatment, the free Breathe Together 3-day workshop, and healing from rejection.
  • For the Family
Chosen Family and Recovery: Why Your Support System Does Not Have to Be Blood
For many queer people, chosen family is the primary support system in recovery. See how Breathe Life welcomes the people who matter most in treatment.
Shoshana Katz, LMFT
How Shame and Isolation Increase Suicide Risk in Adults With Histories of Trauma and Addiction Featured Image
  • Trauma-Informed Recovery
How Shame and Isolation Increase Suicide Risk in Adults With Histories of Trauma and Addiction
Explore how shame isolation and suicide risk intertwine in trauma and addiction, and learn strategies to reduce these dangers effectively.
Shoshana Katz, LMFT
What Happens to Your Body and Mind When You Stop Using Meth After Chemsex
  • LGBTQIA+
What Happens to Your Body and Mind When You Stop Using Meth After Chemsex
What meth withdrawal after chemsex really feels like, from the crash to sober intimacy, and how queer-specific chemsex recovery helps you heal. Learn more.
Beck Gee CADC-II AMFT
Grindr, Hookup Culture, and Substance Use- What Queer Men Should Know
  • LGBTQIA+
Grindr, Hookup Culture, and Substance Use: What Queer Men Should Know
Why chemsex and hookup apps are linked to substance use in queer men, and what sex-positive, shame-free treatment for chemsex actually looks like.
Beck Gee CADC-II AMFT
Why queer people deserve treatment that actually sees them
  • LGBTQIA+
Why Queer People Deserve Treatment That Actually Sees Them
Mainstream rehab fails queer people. Discover LGBTQIA+-affirming addiction and mental health treatment built for your full humanity.
Beck Gee CADC-II AMFT
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