Culture | The Freedom Model For Addictions

Do I Need to Go to Drug Rehab for Addiction?

Ryan Schwantes — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:28:34 +0000

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…

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Deconstructing the Loss of Control Myth in Addiction

Ryan Schwantes — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:16:10 +0000

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…

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How We Walked Out of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Ryan Schwantes — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:53:22 +0000

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…

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Stop Calling Addiction a Battle!

Ryan Schwantes — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:31:57 +0000

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…

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Are You Waiting for Someone to Fix You?

Ryan Schwantes — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:22:51 +0000

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…

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Focus on Figuring out What You Want

Ryan Schwantes — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:38:37 +0000

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…

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It’s OK If You Need More Help to Solve Addiction

Ryan Schwantes — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:54:19 +0000

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…

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It’s Time to Ditch the 1930’s Folklore Approach to Addiction

Ryan Schwantes — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:25:47 +0000

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 millions…

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Escaping the Recovery Trap and Creating The Freedom Model

Ryan Schwantes — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:53:34 +0000

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…

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Maybe It’s Time to Just Be Yourself!

Ryan Schwantes — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:01:51 +0000

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…

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