by Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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 Ryan Schwantes | 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;...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jun 18, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Research, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Addiction and The Blame Game In today’s podcast, Episode 43, our team discusses Addiction and The Blame Game. Many addiction researchers and treatment facilities spend the bulk of their time looking for who or what to blame...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jun 10, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Holistic Recovery, Marijuana, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Research, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Cannabis: Panacea or Scourge In today’s podcast, Episode 42, our team discusses Cannabis use. For those struggling with heavy marijuana use, finding a solution to their problem can be challenging. The push for legalization,...
by Ryan Schwantes | May 28, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Solutions, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Research, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Calling Addiction a Disease Increases Stigma In today’s podcast, Episode 41, our team discusses one of the many crucial flaws in calling addiction disease. The addiction disease narrative goes like this: we must call...
by Ryan Schwantes | May 19, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Solutions, Alcoholics Anonymous, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Addictiveness? Is anything truly addictive? In today’s podcast, Episode 40, Steven, Mark and Michelle discuss an article written by Christine Byrne released on May 3, 2020 on Outsideonline.com called You Can’t Actually...
by Ryan Schwantes | May 12, 2020 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Alcoholics Anonymous, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Deprogramming from AA, 12 Step and Disease Ideology The authors of The Freedom Model for Addictions are members of a few closed Leaving AA and Deprogramming groups online, and one of our readers posted a great question in the...
by Ryan Schwantes | Apr 7, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast No One Needs to go to Drug Rehab Anymore – Learn Why This is a great time to find a real solution to a substance use problem. Support meetings are shut down, drug treatment programs are shut down, but you really can be OK!...
by Ryan Schwantes | Mar 31, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Stopping An Addiction is NOT About Willpower One of the most common misunderstandings of The Freedom Model approach to solving an addiction and making a lasting change is that it requires willpower. In this podcast Freedom Model...
by Ryan Schwantes | Mar 24, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Culture, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Key to Solving Addiction…It’s All in the Benefits All people make choices based on what they believe will make them happier in each moment. We call this reality of human behavior, the Positive Drive Principle, and...
by Ryan Schwantes | Mar 17, 2020 | Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Support Meetings
The Addiction Solution Podcast COVID-19 AND ADDICTION: Staying Sane in a Crazy World! This is not a drill! It’s exactly what The Freedom Model has been preparing you for! You don’t need meetings, support and connection with other “addicts” to stay sober...
by Ryan Schwantes | Mar 10, 2020 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Support Meetings
The Addiction Solution Podcast Rewriting Your History in Recovery When you go into addiction treatment and AA or NA you’re forced to only focus on the negative consequences of your substance use. The effect this has is actually detrimental as it forces...
by Ryan Schwantes | Mar 3, 2020 | 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Leaving the Cage of Addiction Recovery In Chapter 12 of The Freedom Model for Addictions we state: “The Freedom Model makes intuitive sense to so many people, yet they remain chained to the idea that they’ll have to...
by Ryan Schwantes | Feb 27, 2020 | 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, News, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast A Comprehensive Solution to Addiction: From Detox to Total Freedom If you’ve detoxed from alcohol, opiates or benzos you know how uncomfortable and dangerous it can be. And if you’ve sought medical help, you know how...
by Ryan Schwantes | Feb 18, 2020 | 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, News, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Another Celebrity Talks About Their Addiction: Jessica Simpson In this podcast, Steven, Mark and Michelle talk about a New York Times article My Battle with Addiction wherein they interviewed Jessica Simpson about her new book,...
by Ryan Schwantes | Feb 4, 2020 | 12 Step Programs, Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Is Moderation Possible for Everyone? The most often asked question we get here at The Freedom Model is regarding “moderation” — meaning can people who were once “addicted” use or drink in...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jan 21, 2020 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Introducing Danny Wike: Director of Private Instruction In this episode, we introduce a new member to our Freedom Model team. Danny Wike is our New Director of Private Instruction. Danny will head up our Freedom Model Private...
by Ryan Schwantes | Dec 10, 2019 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Culture, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Reviews
The Addiction Solution Podcast In this episode, Steven and Mark discuss and review the movie Judy, starring Renee Zellweger. The movie depicts the life of movie icon, Judy Garland, including her struggles, successes, and the trials and tribulations she faced...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 26, 2019 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast
The Addiction Solution Podcast In this episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, Mark and Steven discuss the playground effect and how it can hinder an individual from making a lasting change in substance use habits. Many parents, loved ones and even substance...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 13, 2019 | 12 Step Program, 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast
The Addiction Solution Podcast In today’s episode, Mark and Michelle discuss how taking on the identity of an addict or alcoholic keeps people stuck and struggling. They explain how people can completely shed that identity and leave struggles with...
by Ryan Schwantes | Oct 29, 2019 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Audio/Video, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast
The Addiction Solution Podcast In this episode, Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar discuss how 12 step programs can lead to ongoing struggles, dangerous binge usage and emotional problems. In order to fully move past both addiction and recovery people...
by Ryan Schwantes | Oct 10, 2019 | Addiction Help, Audio/Video, Podcast, Surprising Facts About Addiction, The Addiction Solution Podcast
The Addiction Solution Podcast In this episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, we discuss the Motivations behind why people choose to use drugs and alcohol in excess, but yet say “I Hate getting Drunk” so why do I keep doing it. It boils...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jul 19, 2019 | Audio/Video, Podcast, Surprising Facts About Addiction, The Addiction Solution Podcast
The Addiction Solution Podcast In this episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, we discuss the relationship between Trauma and Addiction. Many people believe in certain past traumatic events can cause addiction when in reality, nothing can CAUSE...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jun 26, 2019 | Audio/Video, Podcast, Surprising Facts About Addiction, The Addiction Solution Podcast
The Addiction Solution Podcast In this edition of the Addiction Solution Podcast, we discuss the theory that connection is the opposite of addiction. Is there a need for people to be close to one another to stave off addictions? Is there a causal...
by Mark Scheeren | Jun 10, 2019 | Audio/Video, Podcast, The Addiction Solution Podcast
In this latest episode of the Addiction Solution Podcast, we discuss the characteristics of a true Non 12 Step program. We also discuss how recovery is misleading and often traps people and ties them to the cycle of addiction.
by Ryan Schwantes | May 28, 2019 | Audio/Video, Podcast, The Addiction Solution Podcast
In the latest episode of the Addiction Solution Podcast, we are discussing labels and language surrounding addiction. Mark, Michelle and Steven address one of the most discussed topics related to addiction today.
by Mark Scheeren | May 14, 2019 | Audio/Video, Podcast, The Addiction Solution Podcast
In the latest episode of the Addiction Solution Podcast, we are answering a few of the questions we received at the end of our Facebook Live broadcast. Mark, Michelle and Steven answer these questions, tackling recovery, treatment and addiction myths....
by Mark Scheeren | Apr 29, 2019 | Audio/Video, Podcast, The Addiction Solution Podcast
In the latest episode of the Addiction Solution Podcast, we discuss the topic of Chemical Dependency. Are chemical dependency and addiction the same? Mark, Michelle and Steven discuss the common misconceptions and research-based facts surrounding chemical dependency...
