San Diego Society of Addiction Professionals

07/16/2026

🧠What actually changes in the brain when someone gets stuck in addiction, and what has to change for recovery to stick?🤓

Join us on July 30th to find out. FREE, thanks to Monarch Diagnostics 🙏 (please RSVP so we can plan refreshments).

It's going to be a good one!

What actually changes in the brain when someone gets stuck in addiction, and what has to change for recovery to stick?

07/09/2026

🧠What has to change in the brain for recovery to stick?

💡Come to July's SOAP Meeting on Thursday 7/30th and learn from John St. Claire, the Director of Research and Development at the Neural Science Institute. He is one of the world's foremost neuroplasticity experts.

It's going to be a great presentation, and thanks to our generous donors, it's free (but please RSVP so we can plan our refreshments).

RSVP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sd-soap-july-john-st-claire-from-the-neural-science-institute-tickets-1993575631379?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

06/23/2026

This Thursday 6/25 RSVP Here!!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sd-soap-june-meeting-tickets-1991250178888?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

03/25/2026

Tomorrow (3/26) is SD SOAP Day!

See you there, RSVP and get the details below!

Come hear the riveting stories of Charlie's 55 years in the mental Health space!

03/18/2026

The SOAP Board Discusses "Why Addiction Treatment is Broken"

My "Your Crisis Coach" Podcast had some esteemed guests this week:

*Grace Rogers*
*Megan Schneid*
*Taylor Bagmanian*
*Jay Wylie*
*Stephane Trawalter*

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd8VHnRiLbM

Free SOAP Meeting tomorrow (Thurs 1/29 @ 10 AM), RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/january-soap-featuring-eating-disorder-specialist-dr-christine-wood-tickets-1979922913733

03/05/2026

See you on March 26th for Charlie Nelson!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-soap-featuring-charles-e-nelson-phd-tickets-1984443147875?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/19/2025

🙌Come one, come all!

Final SOAP Meeting of the Year is tomorrow (Thurs. Sep 20th) at La Jolla Village Square, and is about veterans and recovery. We network before and after the formal presentation which is from 10:30-11:30.

SD SOAP (San Diego Society of Addiction Professionals) is a networking and educational meeting where we keep abreast of topics that affect our field.

There is food, and best of all it's FREE thanks to our sponsors. Learn more and RSVP here:

Celebrate our Veterans at the next SOAP meeting. Please note: meeting is one week early due to the Thanksgiving holiday!

07/30/2025

Come one come all! Tomorrow (Thurs. July 31st) is the July SD SOAP Meeting (San Diego Society of Addiction Professionals) at La Jolla Village Square.

As usual, we will network before and after the presentation from 10:30-11:15. This month's presenter is Ms. Jessica Yaffa, a healthy relationship expert, former President of The San Diego Domestic Violence Council, and someone who really impressed me when she explained how to best help those in dysfunctional relationships when I had her on my podcast recently.

There will also be coffee and food, and it's all FREE thanks to our generous sponsors! Everything you need to know is in this link, including how you can RSVP, we look forward to seeing you there!

Come join us at the San Diego SOAP JULY meeting to hear from the amazing Ms. Jessica Yaffa in person!

05/16/2025

🧑‍🏫 Join us next week (Thurs, 5/22) for a meeting that is "not" on the last Thursday (which is our usual day/time). 🏃‍♀️ RSVP Here:

Join us at the San Diego SOAP May meeting with guest speakers, George Mullen and Colonel Patrick J. Gough from Sunbreak Ranch.