Matt Bradley Of ‘Deadliest Catch’ Shows That Recovery From Addiction Is Possible No Matter What
The former heroin user recovered under impossible conditions and is now sharing the message that others can, too…
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The Benefits of Family Therapy for Addiction
It is often suggested that individuals struggling with addiction consider therapy as a resource for their treatment and recovery. Individual therapy offers tremendous benefits in processing past, present, and potential future events, uncovering unconscious defenses and working to change negative behaviors. Individual therapy builds itself upon openness and compassion- it is a dynamic process that entails deep trust and intimacy between the client and therapist. Family therapy, however, offers a different angle to addiction issues. This kind of work activates and engages each member, defines individual parts within the addiction cycle, and creates a recipe for familial, rather than just individual, change.
Read moreThe Inventory – Finding out who and what you’re really not. – The 4th Step Process
With the firm warning from my sponsor and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous – “Nothing counted but thoroughness and honesty.” He handed me a notebook to write in and a couple pens. He asked if I had a quiet place I could spend the time I would need to get it done. Of course, I had the time and place. He had made it very clear to me that my very life was on the line. Knowing how many times I had been face to face with the “Reaper”, I certainly did not have any doubts about that. Guys like me don’t get to knock on death’s door as many as I had. I should have been dust years ago.
Read moreIs There A One Size Fits All For Different Treatment Modalities
Effective treatment for substance abuse disorder takes the whole person into account. After all, alcoholism and addiction are complicated issues, with a physical component as well as a psychological one. Sometimes described as a “spiritual malady” because of its complexity, substance abuse disorder is a spectrum disorder that responds to a combination of different treatment modalities.
Read moreThe Inventory and the Accent of Mt. Everest – Insights from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and Great Sponsorship
There is a great promise in our literature. It is one of those statements that can be good news for some and terrible news for others.
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