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Why Relapse Prevention & Coping Skills Won’t Keep You Sober

First of all, you should know that the very logic behind teaching relapse prevention techniques is misguided. What people need to realize is that the majority of the relapse prevention techniques you...

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Why Do Holistic Alcohol Treatment Programs Work So Well?

In my experience, holistic alcohol treatment is the best approach to treating alcoholism. Like most aspects of recovery, what works for some may not work for others.  But let me tell you why I think a...

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Can An Alcoholic Drink In Moderation Successfully?

Here’s a question I get on a pretty regular basis: “With proper precaution, can alcoholics drink in moderation?” The answer is complex, but I would say the answer is basically “no”, with a few **very...

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What Is The AA Success Rate?

What’s the success rate of alcoholics anonymous? Well frankly, it depends a lot on how you define “success”. The reported success rates of AA has varied from 75% in some studies, to negative success...

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5 Crucial Lessons The Recovering Alcoholic Must Learn

Living without alcohol requires learning – it takes new coping skills and a different perspective to build a life without alcohol. When alcohol has played such an important role in your life for years,...

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50 Essential Tips To Help You Stay Clean And Sober

Making the decision to get clean and sober is the easy part.  Actually staying clean and sober – that’s a different story altogether. Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned in recovery.  Hopefully...

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Overcoming Resentment (Or How A Secretary Stole Mark Cuban’s First $80,000)

Resentment is a destructive, unproductive emotion.  It’s toxic to healing and achievement.  It’s self-torture. Yet, its a common human emotion – especially where addiction or alcoholism is involved....

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Why New Relationships in Recovery Are a Major Threat to Sobriety

Alcohol and drug abuse and addiction are bad for relationships. That is the plain and simple of it. But perhaps more interestingly, new relationships themselves can put the recovering alcoholic’s or...

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How To Get A Natural High: 12 Natural Ways To Get Those Endorphins Flowing

One of the things I constantly stress on this blog is the importance of using personal growth as a tool to enable long term recovery.  Realizing achievement and striving to hit personal goals is a...

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How To Say No To Alcohol When It’s Offered To You

For many of us, the people in our social circles – whether we’re talking about close friends, co-workers, or acquaintances – enjoy drinking. Although hanging out with old drinking buddies and active...

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