Sharon had been trying different treatment programs for her alcohol use. At age 34, she enrolled in an outpatient program. “Periodically, I get drunk,” she told her therapist. The therapist enlisted the help of Christina Veselak, a licensed psychotherapist and founder and director of the Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition, who specializes in chronic relapsing.
“You say periodically?“ Veselak asked Sharon. ”Do you know when?”





