How can addicts become motivated to change?
Propelling yourself, motivating yourself, is not an easy thing to do. Let’s start talking about motivating ourselves to change by acknowledging something called ambivalence. Okay, you have an addiction, or you’ve decided you think you have an addiction, and you know it’s not good for you, you know you’re spending too much money or spending [...]
What is “recovery” from addiction?
First of all, the term “recovery” comes out of the 12-Step disease model notion. Recovery, of course, comes out of the medical model, where you’re in a healthy state, you catch a disease, and you recover from the disease. Now, that fits very nicely within the disease model of the 12-Step community. Within the cognitive-behavioral [...]
Alternative Addiction Treatment Recovery Strategies
Alternative Addiction Treatments and Recovery Options There are a number non-12-Step recovery options available for people who want to stop drinking, stop taking drugs and take control of their lives. After 30 years as an addiction specialist, I focus on strategies that have proven to be the most effective, empowering and long lasting.