Category: Addiction Recovery

The Passage of Time and Personal Evolution

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 28, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast The Passage of Time and Personal Evolution Time marches on irrespective of the choices you make. Are you fighting against the passage of time or evolving with it? “Addictions” are often a manifestation of holding onto “magical moments”...

Do You Have to Work on “Addiction Recovery”?

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 19, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast Do You Have to Work on “Addiction Recovery”? AA members will tell you “It works if you work it!” And even people that reject AA still hold the belief that solving an addiction takes consistent effort and “work”. Freedom Model creators...

Is Selfishness “at the Root of our Troubles”?

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 12, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast Is Selfishness “at the Root of our Troubles”? There is a popular line in the book Alcoholics Anonymous that says selfishness is the root cause of an addiction. Is this statement true and helpful to those struggling with...

Your Naturally Evolving Preferences

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 5, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast Your Naturally Evolving Preferences Most people agree that they don’t like to do the same activities at 40 years old that they liked to do at 10 years old. It’s common sense that our preferences change as a function of time and...

The Birth and Evolution of The Freedom Model

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 27, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast The Birth and Evolution of The Freedom Model For our 200th Episode Mark and Michelle tell the story of how The Freedom Model began in the late 1980s, how they met, and how they walked out of the cult of recovery and developed The...

Recognizing Autonomy is Key to Helping Someone

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 20, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast Recognizing Autonomy is Key to Helping Someone So you have found The Freedom Model and it changed your life, but someone you love is still struggling; how can you help them? What can you do for them? Mark and Michelle discuss more...