by Ryan A. Schwantes | Sep 16, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized
“Relapse is Part of Recovery” Or is it? We hear this statement made all the time from counselors, rehab professionals, interventionists, AA members, and people “in recovery” alike. But is it true? Is relapse a part of recovery, or is it just another fear-based...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Sep 13, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Running the INFORMED Experiment When learning The Freedom Model, there can be a tendency to get some of the information and begin your experimentation with abstinence and moderation. You spend a bit of time abstinent and feel...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Sep 7, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Science and The Mind Can pleasure and addiction be explained with neuroscience? Can thought, behavior, habit, change, and all matters of the mind be shown on a brain scan? What about your likes and dislikes? Where do they...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Aug 30, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast What About “Sex Addiction”? Can The Freedom Model Help? We often get this question from people in the recovery society; “How does The Freedom Model help people?” Mark and Michelle discuss why it’s so difficult for people in the recovery...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Aug 24, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast The Control Model vs. The Freedom Model We often get this question from people in the recovery society; “How does The Freedom Model help people?” Mark and Michelle discuss why it’s so difficult for people in the recovery society to...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Aug 15, 2023 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Audio/Video, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help
The Addiction Solution Podcast Who is Actually Preying On Vulnerable “Addicts” for Profit? Addiction disease proponents often accuse The Freedom Model of preying on vulnerable “addicts” for a profit. Ironically these critics all point to Alcoholics Anonymous (which...
