by Ryan A. Schwantes | Jul 25, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized
Are You a Chronic Relapser? No, You’re Not! Are you a chronic relapser? Did a treatment professional or fellow AA member saddle you with this label? Do you feel hopeless every time someone refers to you in this way? Have you taken on this identity, even though it...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Oct 28, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized
The Undeniable Numbers of Addiction Recovery **Written by Freedom Model Online Coach, Matthew Sparks** In this post, we will be going over both some of the most important large studies tracking problematic drug users, as well as academic papers discussing their...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Oct 21, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized
The Time That AA Stole From You **Written by Freedom Model Online Coach, Matthew Sparks** Time is the most precious resource. It is the only thing that you can never get back. Often, when people discover The Freedom Model and learn that everything taught to them in...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Oct 13, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized
Forcing People Into Rehab Doesn’t Work Within the US, virtually every inpatient rehab, outpatient clinic, or other form of often compulsory treatment for drug use is based on the 12-step model or some strange deviation of it. These models teach you that you are...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Apr 6, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized
Mark Scheeren Interview with Lynn Cullen Listen as Chairman and Co-Founder, Mark Scheeren, is interviewed by Lynn Cullen, host of The Lynn Cullen Live Show Podcast, to discuss the falsity of the disease model and the ineffective of 12 Steps as a whole. Mark then...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Feb 28, 2022 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized
“Why do you guys have to bash AA so much?” For more than 30 years I’ve heard people say this, or something like it to me and my colleagues here at the Freedom Model. It’s an interesting question. Curiously, the wording of this inquiry is almost always the same, even...
