August 1st, 2021
This story describes the self-driven downward spiral of addiction. It describes the pattern of emotional consequences created by the addiction itself, requiring. . .
July 18th, 2021
At their center, the drives for both active addiction and for successful recovery are the same. In both cases, it is the pursuit of fulfillment and contentment. . .
July 11th, 2021
The path to successful recovery from addiction is necessarily one of change. The process of freeing ourselves from addictive patterns resists itself. . .
July 4th, 2021
Addiction is distraction—be it a powerful psychoactive substance, the thrill of placing a bet, the feeling of wholeness that merging with another seems to promise, or. . .
June 27th, 2021
The process of recovery is necessarily one of change. If we were simply attracted to what is healthiest and best for us, our addictions would not last for long. . .
June 20th, 2021
The process of recovery is necessarily imperfect. Without using this fact to justify missteps, it’s important to remember and honor the imperfect nature. . .
June 13th, 2021
Our addictions arise out of a need for comfort. But it is only parts of our psyche that require this comforting. To borrow the language from today’s quotation, we could call these parts. . .
June 6th, 2021
Today’s quotation is an important reminder that life does not just unfold automatically. It suggests that we work hard to create the general trajectory of. . .
May 30th, 2021
Our addictions are created. While they may not be created deliberately, what may be deliberate is an underlying attempt to regulate our conscious experience. . .
May 23rd, 2021
One important root of addiction is the desire for protection. Protection, like addiction, can take many forms. Today’s quotation reminds us. . .