by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Sep 21, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Is Spirituality Needed to Solve Addiction? Is addiction a spiritual malady? Do you need to adopt a spiritual lifestyle to solve your addiction? Mark and Michelle provide the history behind this erroneous and problematic concept...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Sep 14, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Does Trauma Cause Addiction? The current popular thinking on addiction is that it’s caused by “underlying issues” including trauma, emotional problems, and mental health issues. This thinking is not supported by research and has...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Sep 9, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Feeling Shame is a Choice This topic is a listener request! Are there benefits to feeling shame? If shame is a choice why would people choose to feel it? Does feeling shame help you to change your life, or does it keep you stuck....
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Sep 2, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Changing the Addiction Treatment Paradigm Why do you have to bash the 12 step model and AA so much? You should just tell people what you do. Freedom Model co-developers Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar explain their 30+ years of...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Aug 24, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA) Saved My Life! According to AA’s internal data, approximately 5% of people who attend one AA meeting are still attending at the end of 1 year. Of those there are a certain percentage that have remained...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Aug 16, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Tragic Addiction Treatment Trap Addiction treatment and recovery can trap people for years and tragically, some people never make it out! This is an emotionally charge episode of The Addiction Solution as Mark and Michelle...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Aug 9, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast How Do You Know AA is a Cult? Is AA a cult? How about the addiction treatment system in the US? Is it possible the entire addiction treatment industry is built on a cult? Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar answer these questions...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Aug 5, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Scaring or Shaming Yourself into Abstinence Doesn’t Work – Here’s Why Fear and shame seem to be the default motivators that many people try to use to get themselves to stop drinking and using drugs, and other habits they want to...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jul 27, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Destigmatizing Intoxication No one gets addicted to doing something they don’t like to do but many people who struggle with heavy substance use become confused as to why they keep doing it. Mark and Michelle explain why...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jul 20, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Brain Disease Model of Addiction is Bunk Anytime we say that addiction isn’t a disease, it always ticks people off! The first few chapters as well as the appendices of our book The Freedom Model for Addictions compiles...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jul 14, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Allure of Support Group Meetings There is a strong belief in our society that people who’ve struggled with heavy substance use need support to stay abstinent; and that they need support specifically from others who have...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jul 8, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Are You Sidetracked by Indirect Processes of Change? Have you tried working out, going to meetings, doing yoga, joining a church, or one of the many things people do to try to stop their heavy substance use? Have you spent time...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jun 28, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast What’s in a Name? When we came up with the name of this podcast, The Addiction Solution, we thought that with all the recovery podcasts out there, someone must have already picked that name. We were shocked to find out no one had....
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jun 22, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Will You Keep Doing Something You Don’t Want to Do? When people come to believe they are “addicted” they begin to frame their substance use as something that they are still doing, but no longer want to do. This creates immense confusion...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jun 15, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast What If I Still Really Like Intoxication? If you’ve been trying to stop your heavy substance use but keep going back to it, then you still really like it, even if you totally hate the consequences. Mark and Michelle explain what you can...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jun 8, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Do You Have Control Over Your Emotions? In Chapter 18 of The Freedom Model for Addictions, it states that emotions don’t happen to you, they happen by you. Many readers question this statement and some summarily dismiss it and then...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jun 6, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Freedom Model is Changing the World! The ultimate goal of The Freedom Model Team is to change the way people with substance use problems are helped worldwide. Mark and Michelle talk about why this mission is so important and how The...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | May 25, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Finding the Courage to Move Forward Breaking out of substance use rut, or any rut, and moving forward can take a tremendous amount of courage. Mark and Michelle discuss how they have helped people to find the courage change their lives...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | May 18, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Having to Hit Rock Bottom is Bullsh**! There are infinite reasons people stop their addictions and they are all valid! The idea that heavy substances users have to “hit rock bottom” before they stop their addiction is not supported by...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | May 12, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Mind vs. the Brain: Where Does Addiction Actually Exist? Addiction treatment professionals believe that addiction exists in the brain, and they use all kinds of externals means to try to fix people struggling with addiction. These...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | May 3, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Dark Sides of Addiction Rehab and Treatment After spending more than 3 decades working with substance users and their families, Mark and Michelle witnessed firsthand the massive corruption and abusive practices in addiction rehabs...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Apr 21, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Leaving the Cult of Alcoholics Anonymous and 12 Step Recovery Leaving Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or another 12 step recovery program can be scary, confusing, and lonely, but you are actually in good company! Most people (95%) don’t stay...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Apr 8, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Stop Fighting Against Yourself and Choose In this episode, Mark and Michelle discuss the how the dramatization of addiction over the years has led to many believing they are fighting a battle within themselves between good and evil, Or...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Apr 6, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized
Mark Scheeren Interview with Lynn Cullen Listen as Chairman and Co-Founder, Mark Scheeren, is interviewed by Lynn Cullen, host of The Lynn Cullen Live Show Podcast, to discuss the falsity of the disease model and the ineffective of 12 Steps as a whole. Mark then...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 31, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Overcomplicating Addiction and Substance Use In this episode, Mark and Michelle discuss the topic of overthinking addiction and substance use. Throughout the years, many self proclaimed gurus, entrepreneurs, and bureaucrats have...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 23, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Introducing Freedom Model International Membership Beginning in April, 2022, The Freedom Model is launching a membership site you can join. You will be able to work through The Freedom Model Online Program and receive additional...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 17, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Do I Need to Go to Drug Rehab? Many people struggling with addiction find themselves asking the question. Do I need to go to drug rehab? To answer such a question, one must first know what drug rehab is, what it isn’t, and what...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 10, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Deconstructing the Loss of Control Myth The crux of the addiction disease theory is that substance users cross a line where their substance use becomes involuntary. In other words, they continue to drink or use drugs against their will....
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 4, 2022 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast How We Walked Out of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) In this episode Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar tell the story of how they slowly left the cult of Alcoholics Anonymous. Having grown up in AA, it took them several years to leave AA and...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 28, 2022 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
“Why do you guys have to bash AA so much?” For more than 30 years I’ve heard people say this, or something like it to me and my colleagues here at the Freedom Model. It’s an interesting question. Curiously, the wording of this inquiry is almost always the same, even...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 17, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Stop Calling Addiction a Battle! There are not too many things worse than feeling like you’re in a battle with yourself within your own mind. It’s time to stop calling addiction a battle! It isn’t but this belief that it is makes it...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 10, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Are You Waiting for Someone to Fix You? When people seek help for addiction, they usually have a belief that someone or something outside of themselves must fix them. They’ve been told they are powerless, they are disordered, and...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 2, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Focus on Figuring out What You Want Trying to solve a substance use problem can be challenging enough without having to constantly deal with the opinions and demands of others. Becoming overly concerned with what others think of you can...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 24, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast It’s OK If You Need More Help When people find The Freedom Model for Addictions and they read or hear us say that no one needs treatment and that they already have everything inside themselves to stop their addiction, this may lead them...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 14, 2022 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
For the past few years there has been a movement that began largely on social media called Dry January. This is where people pledge to remain abstinent from alcohol for the entire month of January. Certainly there are health benefits to not drinking, especially if you...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 13, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast It’s Time to Ditch the 1930’s Folklore Approach to Addiction Alcoholics Anonymous and treatment based on its illogical dogma have been successful only in creating a worldwide cult based on fear. Not only does AA not help tens of...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 30, 2021 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Escaping the Recovery Trap and Creating The Freedom Model Freedom Model co-authors Mark Scheeren, Steven Slate, and Michelle Dunbar once identified themselves as “addicts in recovery”. In this episode, Mark and Michelle talk about their...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 22, 2021 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holidays, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Maybe It’s Time to Just Be Yourself! How much time and energy do you spend worrying about what others think of you? Whether it’s your family, your co-workers, your friends, neighbors, or even people on social media, the stress and...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 13, 2021 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holidays, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Devalue Drugs and Alcohol and Solve Your Addiction “I need alcohol for ___________” “I need drugs for __________” You fill in the blanks. This is addiction; when you feel like you need substances. Our culture imbues drugs and alcohol...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 2, 2021 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addictions, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holidays, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Ditch the Alca-Thons and Stop Stressing About the Holidays! The recovery world paints the holidays in the most negative light possible. You’re supposed to fear this time of year because it’s a veritable trigger-palooza! The holidays can...
