Learning to Let Go of Resistance and Attachments
The Law of Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery\” You TubeThis morning I had to re-read the chapter in my…
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Why Don’t We Embrace Change?
Recently, I read an impressive summation of the past 40 years of alcohol treatment research in Alcohol Research & Health. It notes…
The Law of Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery
The Law of Sobriety takes the principles of the Law of Attraction and puts them to work for the specific purpose –…
Getting to Our Goals
In a recent post, I talked about cognitive distortions—ways of thinking that are all about what’s inside your head rather than what’s…
Squabbling
Conflicts have always existed in our field. That’s not a bad thing. If handed well, the conflicts are resolved and growth results.…
The Ups and Downs of Writing a Book
I had the opportunity yesterday to participate in the panel of the television news show Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell to talk about…
Remembering Michael Jackson: The Dangers of Pain Medication Addiction and Teens
After realizing it marks the one year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, I felt it important to put out this blog once…
Ideas – When To Reject Them
Our field is full with ideas on how one should best conduct the process of recovering, or how best to understand the…
Psychotherapy vs Life Coaching: The Controversy Revealed Between Two Professions
Yesterday at my media coaching class we were practicing how to do a panel interview. These are the interviews you see when…
The Need For More Efficacy and Motivation Tips
While writing a recent Research to Practice column, I reviewed a meta-analysis of positive addiction treatment outcome indicators that was related to…