What if addiction isn't the root problem-but the symptom?
Root Cause Recovery challenges traditional approaches to addiction treatment by exploring the biological, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual factors that contribute to substance use and mental health disorders. Written for behavioral health professionals, counselors, recovery coaches, students, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of recovery, this guide moves beyond symptom management to uncover the "why" beneath addiction.
Drawing from evidence-based practices, trauma-informed care, neuroscience, nutrition, functional mental health, and lived experience, Matea Reed introduces a comprehensive whole-person framework for understanding healing. Readers will learn how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), nervous system dysregulation, attachment wounds, chronic stress, inflammation, nutritional deficiencies, and environmental influences shape addiction-and how addressing these root causes creates the opportunity for sustainable recovery.
Inside you'll discover:
- The science of addiction through a biopsychosocial-spiritual lens.
- Trauma-informed approaches to assessment and treatment.
- Practical clinical interventions for counselors and behavioral health professionals.
- The role of nutrition, sleep, movement, hormones, and the gut-brain connection in mental wellness.
- Case examples, worksheets, reflection questions, and treatment planning tools.
- The ROOTS™ Model, an integrative framework designed to support whole-person recovery.
Whether you're treating clients, supporting loved ones, or walking your own recovery journey, Root Cause Recovery offers a compassionate, practical roadmap that recognizes healing is about far more than abstinence-it's about rebuilding a life from the roots up.
Recovery begins where the symptoms end.
