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BY Louise Stanger ED.d, LCSW, CDWF, CIP (former faculty School of Social Work San Diego State University and Director of Alcohol and Other Drug Services University Of San Diego.)

Party Without Regrets

About 20 million college students descended on to college campuses this fall and faced a myriad of challenges related to alcohol and other drug problems. I’m reminded of John Belushi’s quintessential rally cry to get a college party going in the iconic movie Animal House: “this could be the greatest night of our lives, but […]

Freshman Year 101

How students can equip themselves to lean into the discomfort of growing up, remaining in good health of mind and body and moving out of the shadow of their parents

Adulting – It’s Hard To Do

The brilliant young writer, Marina Keegan, whose life was tragically cut short from a car accident five days after her graduation from Yale, wrote in her famous essay for the Yale Daily News what she coined as The Opposite of Loneliness: “It’s not quite love and it’s not quite community; it’s just this feeling that […]

Let’s Talk Porn

Creating a Culture of Awareness and Equality written by Louise Stanger ED.D, LCSW and Roger Porter “Do you wanna know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” If you were in college in the 1980s, you’d remember this famous tagline from the fashion brand Calvin Klein. The aim of the slogan for jeans was […]

When Using Digital Devices Becomes an Addiction

In the hit Pixar movie Inside Out, a character sorts through memories like books in a library; discarding the memories deemed no longer useful. One memory in particular – phone numbers – is thrown into a pit, lost for good. Why? Because in today’s world, phone numbers are stored in our digital devices, no longer […]

Review of FALLING UP: A Memoir of Renewal

After more than 30 years of work helping people with addictions, renowned intervention specialist Dr. Louise Stanger is sharing her own story in her book, FALLING UP: A Memoir of Renewal. After more than 30 years of work helping people with addictions, renowned intervention specialist Dr. Louise Stanger is sharing her own story in her […]