Category: Podcast Episodes

What is one of the most important aspects of lasting and meaningful recovery? It should be the singular imperative for anyone seeking recovery from alcohol, drugs or other addictive behaviors. Without knowing this one key aspect, lasting and meaningful recovery becomes extremely difficult at best and very nearly impossible at worst. Even for anyone who has never…

Regrets. Who doesn’t have regrets? Some people say they have no regrets. Really? None? I find it hard to believe there are people who have absolutely nothing in their past that they wouldn’t go back and change if given the chance. I for one have many regrets. For those of us who do have regrets,…

You have heard these statements before. Even I have said them before, statements uttered by alcoholics and addicts to be used as conclusive proof for themselves and others they have no addiction to alcohol or drugs. Statements are often trotted out by the suspected problem drinker or drug abuser such as, “I can quit any time. I just like…

They say that perception is everything. Is it? What about the common perceptions people have toward the alcoholic or addict? What are they and are they justified? Are the perceptions of non-addicted healthcare providers different toward other healthcare providers that are addicted and different than those of the general population? If so, what makes them different and why?…

Sometimes when people burn out they act out and sometimes that is with alcohol, drugs or other addictive behaviors. When someone becomes addicted, they will never be able to fully address the issue of burnout until the addiction is adequately treated and dealt with first. This is never easy. The addicted individual will tend to play…