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Brook McKenzie, LCDC

Brook McKenzie serves as Chief Operating Officer for Burning Tree Programs. He is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and a Member of The American Counseling Association (ACA), The National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Counselors (NAADAC), and The Texas Association of Addiction Professionals (TAAP). With compassion, understanding, and insight, Brook seeks to engage in the healing experience of every family Burning Tree serves. Happily married with two young boys, he enjoys fatherhood, sobriety, and all the wonders of living a whole life in recovery.

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    • Understanding Wet Brain Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

    Understanding Wet Brain Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

    Brook McKenzie, LCDC July 20, 2023

    Wet Brain Syndrome, also known as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, is a debilitating neurological disorder resulting from long-term alcohol abuse and thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency. This article aims to comprehensively understand Wet Brain Syndrome, exploring its causes, symptoms, and available treatment options. By shedding light on this complex condition, we can enhance

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    The Mental Effects of Alcoholism

    The Mental Effects of Alcoholism

    Brook McKenzie, LCDC July 19, 2023

    Alcoholism, a chronic and often progressive illness marked by a persistent pattern of excessive and compulsive alcohol consumption, poses a profound and multifaceted toll on an individual’s mental health. A 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reports that 29.5 million individuals aged 12 and upwards experienced Alcohol

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    How Alcoholics Anonymous Third Step Prayer Works

    Brook McKenzie, LCDC June 16, 2023

    “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as weunderstood Him.” ––– Step 3 When a newcomer is in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, the third step prayer can cause some confusion. Often people will say to do the third step prayer,

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    Alcoholics Anonymous Unmanageability List

    Brook McKenzie, LCDC June 14, 2023

    The first step of Alcoholics Anonymous states, “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable.” Unmanageable is only printed once in the first 164 pages of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, which in the first step. It’s left many people to interpret what

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    4 Reasons Alcoholism Could Run in Families

    4 Reasons Alcoholism Could Run in Families

    Brook McKenzie, LCDC May 24, 2023

    Whether you have been personally impacted by alcoholism and alcohol use disorder or not, you may have noticed that the misuse and overuse of this legal but highly dangerous drug tend to run in families.  Maybe you grew up in an alcoholic household and you are concerned about your own

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    Clean and Sober

    What’s the Difference Between Clean and Sober?

    Brook McKenzie, LCDC May 23, 2023

    Have you ever been around an alcoholic who isn’t drinking?  What is their demeanor? Are they nice? Are they grumpy? How do they react to you?  If you grew up in an alcoholic household, then you know that when mom or dad did not have something to drink they were

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    6 Ways Addiction Changes Your Personality

    6 Ways Addiction Changes Your Personality

    Brook McKenzie, LCDC April 19, 2023

    Addiction can affect your life in many ways. It can damage your health, your relationships, your career, and your finances. Perhaps the biggest impact is on your brain. Prolonged substance use changes your balance of neurotransmitters and can even change the structure of your brain. These changes affect your mood,

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