Hi! I am Dr. Donna Poppendieck, more commonly known in the college classroom as Dr. P. I have been involved in the addictions treatment and prevention community for the past 18 years and have been teaching mental health in universities for about 13 years. I have a licensure in chemical dependency treatment as well as certification in the prevention field. I am an educational psychologist and a health and wellness coach.

Having grown up in a family with drug abuse, and having successfully healed myself from autoimmune disease, I am always interested in exploring legitimate, evidence-based pathways to full and complete health and recovery - in thoughts, feelings, body, and spirit - for any and all interested people. This course explores some alternative, non-traditional strategies for creating excellent health and recovering from health problems, including the trap of substance use. I hope you enjoy the course!