November 26th, 2023
Our addictions attempt to serve important emotional purposes. One of these is footing. Often our addictions develop to create an emotional footing when we. . .
October 15th, 2023
One way of describing the underlying motivations that drive addiction is as an attempt at mind control. There is a level at which addictions attempt to create and maintain. . .
October 8th, 2023
Changing established emotional patterns requires diligence, consistency, and follow-through. There is no single path to finding recovery, and we may need. . .
October 1st, 2023
Our addictions serve important purposes. They are not undisciplined frivolous indulgences nor are they simply the result of automatic reactions to neurological demands and. . .
September 24th, 2023
There are so many ways in which the use (and misuse) of our mind influences our experience of life. At their core, our addictions are used as short-cuts toward. . .
April 30th, 2023
Recovery is an imperfect process. There is often an expectation that recovery should be linear and move in a consistently positive direction, but it does not. Even if. . .
April 9th, 2023
The process of addiction recovery is one deep inner change. Often, we initially facilitate this inner process with changes made to the external structure of our lives. . .
March 27th, 2023
These are bold words. And more directly related to the process of addiction recovery, they could not be. Whenever we find ourselves trapped within a rigid emotional pattern. . .
February 12th, 2023
Recovering from our addictions is an imperfect process. If it were easy to transcend our addictions, then we would simply do so. There would be little need for. . .
January 22nd, 2023
Recovery means changing the very nature of the way we process discomfort. It means taking a closer look at both what has led to an underlying difficult experience of. . .