Category: Non 12 Step Programs

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...

How I Let Go of My Fears and Anxieties

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Dec 11, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized

How I Let Go of My Fears and Anxieties I learned how to worry when I was a young child living in a home where bad things were happening to me frequently that were completely out of my control. As a child, you are at the mercy of those around you who are older and...

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...

Your End-of-Year Assessment: Breaking the Cycle of Broken Promises

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Nov 29, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction Help, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Treatment, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized

Your End-of-Year Assessment: Breaking the Cycle of Broken Promises Whether you like it or not, as we come to the end of another year, we can’t help but assess, have I made progress? Am I ending the year in a better place than I started it, or do I have the same...

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...