by Ryan Schwantes | May 19, 2021 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
In The Freedom Model for Addictions, Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap, we discuss the erroneous, but common idea, that environmental and social factors cause addiction. The fact that both your environment (lifestyle, home, and career, etc.) and your social life...
by Ryan Schwantes | May 18, 2021 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
In addiction recovery, you have two options: heavy, uncontrolled substance use that leads to jails, institutions, and death, or complete abstinence from all substances whether you like it or not. And in treatment/recovery the primary motivator for abstinence is...
by Ryan Schwantes | May 14, 2021 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help, Substance Abuse
The Addiction Solution Podcast Making a Change Doesn’t Have to be Overwhelming While it may seem overwhelming to rebuild your life in addition to solving addiction, it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, Freedom Model...
by Ryan Schwantes | May 13, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
What do you do when you make a mistake? Do you ruminate on it for hours, days, or even weeks? Do you beat yourself up about it, feeling as if you must be a terrible, broken person to have done such a thing? Or do you fix it, if possible, and move on from it a bit...
by Ryan Schwantes | May 10, 2021 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Let Go of Guilt and Shame and Solve Your Addiction The addiction treatment and 12 step model heaps on guilt and shame for your heavy use as a means to get you to stop it, but it doesn’t work. Listen as Mark and Michelle explain...
by Ryan Schwantes | Apr 29, 2021 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Drug Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Solving Your Addictions with The Freedom Model Addiction is a cultural construct. It is everywhere in our society. So even if you are not a believer in the disease theory, if you have ever felt addicted, you have likely taken on certain...
