I’ll just quit cold turkey he said. He made the decision right there and then. In his mind, he knew what he was doing and how he would solve this mess. After all, isn’t that why he was in this situation

Taking inventory In all of our courses, we talk a lot about taking inventory and how to do that early on. The reason I like to talk about this is because I want you to know exactly where you stand and

The struggle is real. Earlier this week I was reminded of what its like to deal with addiction at work. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve had to deal with it. But… Something reminded of what it was

As much as you can imagine! But seriously though… A year ago I was living in Seattle, working for a government agency enjoying life. Our family was thriving even. And then the call came. “I got the job.

My 12 year old came into the home studio office we have in the middle of a recording session and needed my help right away. I was instantly not thrilled about the interruption. After all, I was right in

I was browsing through Quora today when I read this question. I thought to myself, "I wonder what possible good knowing this information would do for someone" and started to investigate anyway.

Aren’t you going to just have one? “Come on you can have just one drink” I hear this over and again. Ever since I stopped drinking people don’t invite me out anymore, call me weird and just can’t understand

It makes my blood boil when people tell others that traditional rehab is the way to go. People from the older generation have no idea about non-traditional approaches to addiction and recovery. I can't

It was absolutely brutal. I sat there completely dismayed at myself. I had failed yet again at maintaining my sobriety. Why was this case? How come every single time I had vowed to quit, something had

This is a topic I've wanted to write about for a while now. When we used to lead group sessions this was a topic that would come up quite frequently. Reentry into a normal kind of life, takes a lot of

High functioning alcoholics are hard to spot. They are the ones who have a job or career, take care of their outward appearances and from the outside, you would never know. The psychological impacts of

I sat there staring at the screen. I was hoping inspiration would find itself. The room was dark and it was about 2am in the morning. I'd already woken up at 6am to run, worked all day and put in some

Chemical Dependency Professionals must be very aware of how family, social networks, and community play a role in the recovery process. Taking these three things into consideration when making a treatment

Is porn ruining your sex life? From the Male Perspective Male porn actors are speaking out about the pressures of the adult entertainment industry. We talked about the history of porn already but that

Why we need Steemit for Addiction and Recovery (400 followers celebration!) We’ve been here writing on the platform and blockchain now since the early part of October. There has been a lot of ups and downs

Simple Ideas to Keep Healthy: Use an app! One of the hardest things about recovery and sobriety is to build new routines and healthy habits. For most of us we haven't led particularly healthy lives. Because

Alcohol permeates almost every single aspect of Western Culture. It is used as a celebratory vehicle for all kinds of occasions. Television shows and movies all incorporate scenes of drinking for one reason

When you are dealing with a video game addiction it is very easy for hours to pass by without even noticing or moving away the screen/device you are using. This makes the process of recovery extremely

Sobriety is hard - there is simply no other way to put it. Finding the strength to make the right moves in your life to become free from addiction is tough enough but there some things you might be doing

Health check-ups. Right now for the majority of the Western World we're living in a pretty dark and dingy winter month: January. This means that most of us will be dealing with a vitamin D deficiency.