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I’ll just quit cold turkey he said.

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 al...

Do You Know What it Means to Take Inventory? Look Here.

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...

Alcohol Addiction at Work – The Struggle is Real

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 ...

How much can your life change in just one year?

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 eve...

What is the best life advice you know?

https://steemitimages.com/DQmbzq9iCEsYkxpoP7whZJADFXihALcYhLe39REZvBvQSQx/image.png My 12 year old came into the home studio office we have in the middle of a r...

Are there famous people who have fetal alcohol syndrome?

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" a...

People call me weird

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 an...

Just don't tell me to go to rehab

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 appr...

Why are you drinking again?

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...

Guilt and Forgiveness During Recovery

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 in...

When You Are A High Functioning Alcoholic

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...

Burning out - a true story

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 6a...

Family, Social Networks, and Communities

Chemical Dependency Professionals must be very aware of how family, social networks, and community play a role in the recovery process. Taking these three thing...

Is porn ruining your sex life? From the Male Perspective

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 ab...

Why we need Steemit for Addiction and Recovery (400 followers celebration!)

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 O...

Simple Ideas to Keep Healthy in Recovery: Use an app!

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 h...

What is it about alcohol specifically? Ignoring the facts in front of us.

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...

What is the pomodoro method? How can you use it for video game addiction?

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...

6 Mistakes that are costing you your sobriety

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 enou...

The importance of regular...

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...