In 1935, Bill Wilson and Bob Smith founded Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in Akron Ohio. In the intervening decades the movement spread across the globe, and its ideas became the prevailing way to look at addiction. If you’re reading this, you’re probably familiar with some of the ideas endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous and other groups in …
For the uninitiated, the word “meditation” may bring to mind images of monks sitting blissfully on mountains. Or quiet chanting in a candle-lit room. While the conventional picture of meditation is one of calm and composure, the practice has many benefits for those in the turbulent process of recovery and healing. Meditation, in particular mindfulness …
Trauma lies at the heart of addiction. It acts as a trigger for substance abuse and can continue long after we start our journey into recovery. Healing Beyond Recovery requires confronting the trauma that drove us to addiction, and examining the ways it continues to exist in our minds and bodies. Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing …
“Once an addict always an addict” During my first few years in the 12 steps program I heard this idea repeated to death. If you’ve spent meaningful time in programs like AA or NA, I’m sure you have too. The idea of addiction as a “life sentence” is not just a pithy saying, it’s a …
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