Writing | Texts
Writing came before psychotherapy. When we were publishing the brutally satirical magazine RUM in high school, the idea of me as a therapist specializing in addiction could easily have been a funny topic for one of the articles. Below I offer a selection of texts from recent years, RUM is not among them :-).
THE BIG BOOK IS COMING OUT IN AUGUST 2025
The Routledge International Handbook of Postmodern Therapies
(Edited by Olga Smoliak, Eleftheria Tseliou, Tom Strong, Saliha Bava, Peter Muntigl)
and in it also the chapter that we wrote with Tanya Mudry
Empowering families and networks struggling with substance use and addictions through an open dialogue approach
Books
Recovered without Treatment: The Process of Abandoning Crystal Meth Use without Professional Help
Case Management with Recovering Drug Users
It's possible without treatment: Quitting methamphetamine without professional help
Qualification: Authentic Experience. A Guide for Lay and Peer Members of Multidisciplinary Teams
Without conditions: Psychosocial support methods for people who use drugs
Multidisciplinary teams: Relational support for families in challenging times and situations
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Interviews
Interview for A2 magazine: https://www.advojka.cz/archiv/2019/18/kocirovat-spasitelske-ego
Interview for the book Piko: https://a2larm.cz/2022/11/pestra-pratelska-a-soucitna-spolecnost-je-nejlepsi-prevenci-destruktivnich-typu-zavislosti-rika-pavel-nepustil/
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Interviews
Interview for A2 magazine: https://www.advojka.cz/archiv/2019/18/kocirovat-spasitelske-ego
Interview for the book Piko: https://a2larm.cz/2022/11/pestra-pratelska-a-soucitna-spolecnost-je-nejlepsi-prevenci-destruktivnich-typu-zavislosti-rika-pavel-nepustil/
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Every website has a story, and your visitors want to hear yours. This space is a great opportunity to give a full background on who you are, what your team does and what your site has to offer. Double click on the text box to start editing your content and make sure to add all the relevant details you want site visitors to know.
If you're a business, talk about how you started and share your professional journey. Explain your core values, your commitment to customers and how you stand out from the crowd. Add a photo, gallery or video for even more engagement.
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Every website has a story, and your visitors want to hear yours. This space is a great opportunity to give a full background on who you are, what your team does and what your site has to offer. Double click on the text box to start editing your content and make sure to add all the relevant details you want site visitors to know.
If you're a business, talk about how you started and share your professional journey. Explain your core values, your commitment to customers and how you stand out from the crowd. Add a photo, gallery or video for even more engagement.
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(I will send the full texts upon request)
Living with Addiction (with P. Detersová)
Addiction as a relational phenomenon (with P. Detersová)
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Gingerbread EXIT: Cannabis as an exit drug
If you're naughty, I'll test you!
Into the depths of student urine
I don't do drugs, just heroin sometimes.
The Shine and Misery of Methadone
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SOCIAL SERVICES
CLIENTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE series
- Part 1: Drugs as a sensitive topic
- Part 2: Safe Uncertainty
- Part 3: Witnessing Recovery
SOCIAL WORK
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs SLOVAKIA
Opinion for the inspection report of the Slovak Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family pointing out human rights violations in some social service homes.