by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 11, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Debunking Each of the 12 Step of Alcoholics Anonymous We have talked to thousands of people over the years who have genuinely tried to make the 12 step program work for them. Each time they’ve failed reinforced the idea that they...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 9, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
An Alliance between The Freedom Model for Addictions and The Hotze Health & Wellness Center I met Dr. Steven Hotze in the summer of 2019. He flew up here to Upstate New York from Houston, Texas to visit our residential retreat, The St. Jude Retreat. We help...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 5, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast You’re Not Broken and Don’t Need to Be Fixed The Freedom Model team takes on a tough but important topic, feeling and believing you’re broken which often turns into feelings of complete hopelessness. Addiction...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 26, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Harm Reduction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Why Moderation is Always an Option The concept of moderate substance use is heresy in the addiction treatment and recovery world. According to the addiction disease model, those struggling with addiction only have two options: heavy,...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 18, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Staying Abstinent After Leaving Recovery Many people who first learn about The Freedom Model think it’s a program with a goal of achieving moderate substance use, but that’s not exactly right. The goal of the Freedom Model...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 3, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Wanting to Want to Stop Many heavy substance users get to the point where they “want to want to stop”. This means they are still using heavily and still see value in intoxication, but the costs are getting higher and higher and...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 25, 2021 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
We hear this said all the time, “My depression causes me to use.” Or, “I have mental illness and I self-medicate to get through it.” Statements like this are common. While I’ve addressed this topic in many other articles and in The Addiction Solution Podcast, it bears...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 20, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Greatest Lie Told in Recovery There are so many lies told by well-meaning addiction treatment providers and recovery advocates, but there is one that stands out as being the most damaging. Freedom Model co-creators Michelle Dunbar...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 11, 2021 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
I was in my car this morning when I recorded one of my “On the Road” videos that I do occasionally when I’m inspired. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been hitting the “recovery is a trap” theme heavy through our Podcast (The Addiction Solution Podcast) as well as...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 7, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Stopping an Addiction Can Be Easy There, we said it! Stopping your addiction can be easy and that’s great news! Please understand we’re not dismissing the seriousness of a substance use problem — we have seen firsthand...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 31, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work, and What Does? Happy New Year Everyone! Whether you’re seeking a fresh start and want to completely reinvent yourself in 2021 or you just want to change one or two things, the...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 29, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast No One Ever Loses Control of Their Substance Use There is a certain reality with respect to addiction that many people quietly know, but won’t say — all substance use is always voluntary. The research has shown this over and...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 18, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Why You Might Have a Strong Preference for Intoxication Far too many people become frustrated and perplexed when they swear off booze and drugs and find themselves drunk or high the very next day. They say they don’t like it...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 10, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Escape the Depression-Addiction Trap Does depression cause addiction? Does heavy substance use cause depression? Do you have to solve one problem before you can solve the other, and if so, which must you solve first? Guess what —...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 9, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
I just talked with a woman on the phone whose son has been in and out of jail for drug related charges for the last 16 years. He is 31 years old, and as she put it, “No matter how many rehabs we’ve sent him to, he only seems to be getting worse. The last rehab he went...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 4, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
The following excerpt is from The Freedom Model For Addictions, Chapter 23, A Happier Vision. “I know I will never be an addict again.” That was an amazing thought that I (Steven Slate) had shortly after finishing my stay at the Saint Jude Retreat, having studied an...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 3, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Shed the Addict Identity Do you think of yourself as an addict or alcoholic? Even those who reject the disease theory and the 12 step program often still think of themselves as someone who loses control of their substance use at certain...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 25, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
Finding My Way to Freedom from Addiction, Part 1 – By Michelle Dunbar Some years ago I can remember sitting all alone in my college apartment. Everyone had already gone home for Christmas, but I stayed. My semester had gone seriously awry. I wasn’t sure if I...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 24, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast You Don’t Have to Stress Out for the Holidays! When we were in AA, there was a lot of negative talk about how stressful the holidays are. From strained familial relationships, to fear of accidentally ingesting booze in eggnog...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 17, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
We get the following question all the time: “How come I don’t stop drinking/getting high after I’ve crashed the car, lost my retirement, etc.?” Put another way, why don’t the consequences of heavy substance use stop someone from using? The answer lies directly in the...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 14, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Stop Banging Your Head Against a Wall, There is a Solution We hear every day from people who have been in and out of treatment programs and 12 step groups, who feel like complete failures. Each time they go back they think, this...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 10, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
The Binge Construct Learning How to Move Past a Drug or Alcohol Binging Habit People drink and drug in all kinds of various ways. Some use infrequently like the lady who occasionally gets too drunk at the nightclub or at her dinner parties, or the guy who gets high...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 3, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast You’re NOT Weak, and Substances are NOT Powerful! It’s all too common to hear people say that those who struggle with addiction are weak-willed and that the allure of drugs and alcohol is just too powerful. The Freedom...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Oct 27, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Expanding Your World Beyond Addiction Recovery Is there happiness after stopping your addiction? While treatment and 12 step groups would have you believe that staying abstinent is a struggle, one difficult day at a time, listen as...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Oct 20, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Relapse Prevention, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Fear Is Not a Good Motivator Addiction treatment uses fear of substances, fear of relapse, and fear of consequences of heavy use to motivate people to stay sober and drug free. The problem is, fear is not an effective motivator....
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Oct 16, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Relapse Prevention, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Addiction is NOT a Disease Is it more compassionate to call addiction a disease as disease proponents claim? Does it actually help the person struggling to solve their problems and move on with their life? Brace yourself –...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Oct 4, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Relapse Prevention, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast I Don’t Even Think About Drugs Anymore What does it mean to move past an addiction? How does it feel and how will you know when you’ve done it? The Freedom Team breaks it down for you in this episode of The Addiction...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Sep 17, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Family and Addiction, Help A Loved One, Holistic Recovery, Podcast, Relapse Prevention, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Practical Tips for Helping a Loved One Struggling with Addiction If you love someone who is struggling with an addiction, you may be feeling frustrated, fearful, helpless, and hopeless. In this episode, The Freedom Model team...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Sep 9, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Fallacies, Holistic Recovery, Podcast, Relapse Prevention, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast What Is Addiction, and How Do I Know if I’m Addicted? With so much talk about heavy substance use increasing as a result of the pandemic lockdowns, there are many people wondering if they may have crossed that imaginary line...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Sep 3, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Fallacies, Holistic Recovery, Podcast, Relapse Prevention, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Sobriety Isn’t a Superpower Changing your substance use habit, whether that is reducing it to non-problematic levels or abstaining completely, doesn’t require superpowers. And those who change their habits aren’t...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Aug 29, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Podcast, Relapse Prevention, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Addiction Aftercare: Unnecessary, Harmful, or Both? Do you need aftercare to maintain “addiction recovery”? The Freedom Model team tackles this myth with gusto! Learn how people effect lasting change without aftercare....
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Aug 19, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Podcast, Propaganda, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Awareness Campaigns, Social Contagions, and Addiction There has been much talk about how the COVID-19 lockdowns have negatively impacted the recovery community. You may remember treatment professionals and those in recovery...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Aug 12, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Why Do I Keep Getting Drunk and High In episode 50, we discuss one of the questions many substance users ask themselves: Why Do I Keep Getting Drunk and High? Addiction disease mythology has caused people to believe they use...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Aug 5, 2020 | 12 Step Program, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Understanding the Control Model of Addiction Treatment I’m sure you’ve heard advertising and public service messages that say: “Addiction treatment works.” Have you ever stopped to think about what these...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jul 31, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Things Can Always Get Better Many people who have struggled with substance use have done things they felt were unforgivable, or that irreversibly wrecked the rest of their life. And if they seek help to stop their addiction, but...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jul 22, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Surprising Facts About Addiction
The Addiction Solution Podcast Substance Use is Always Choice; Being “In Recovery” Denies You Choice When struggling with heavy substance use, most people seek help in addiction treatment and support group meetings such as AA and NA. The Freedom...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jul 9, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Surprising Facts About Addiction
The Addiction Solution Podcast Quitting Does Not Have to Include Recovery Struggling with substance use? Do you feel addicted? Have people told you that you need to get addiction treatment or go to support group meetings like AA or NA? Or maybe you’ve...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jul 2, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Surprising Facts About Addiction
The Addiction Solution Podcast Cravings Are Not What You Think They Are In episode 45, The Freedom Model team discusses the relationship between cravings and addiction. Many people believe drugs cause cravings when you stop using them but do drugs really cause...
by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jun 25, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Research, Self-Help, Support Meetings
The Addiction Solution Podcast What It Means to Be Free In Episode 44, What it Means to be Free, The Freedom Model team discusses what it means to truly escape the addiction, treatment, and recovery trap, and move on! The recovery lifestyle is rooted in fear;...
