The Unseen Influence: How Family Shapes the Journey of Addiction and Recovery

By: Mathew Kunnath John MSW, MPhil. Addiction is often viewed as an individual’s battle, but the reality is far more complex. The family unit, the very foundation of our social learning, plays a profound and often unseen role in the initiation, continuation, and recovery from addictive disorders. This intricate relationship, woven from a combination of […]
Navigating the Digital Drift: How Social Media is Reshaping Family Life

By: Mathew Kunnath John, MSW, MPhil Are We Adrift in the Digital Stream? Consider a scene now common in households everywhere: a family shares a room, but not a conversation. Each member is captive to the glow of a personal screen, an island in a sea of shared space. This quiet, isolating […]